ADM5176 COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES TO OTTOMAN AND EUROPEAN HISTORY
| Course Code: | 3105176 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | Political Science and Public Adm. |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. ERDEN ATTİLA AYTEKİN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This graduate course aims to familiarize the students with key issues and debates regarding the urban life and local government in the Ottoman Empire and important European countries. The course employs a rigorously comparative perspective and the weekly topics are arranged accordingly. The reading materials deal with European cities in different parts of the continent (namely, major urban centers in Western, Central and Eastern Europe) and Ottoman cities in different regions of the Empire (Anatolia, Balkans, Arab lands). The goal is not only to provide a general panorama of European and Ottoman urban development in historical context, but also to map key themes around which European and Ottoman cities can be meaningfully and fruitfully compared. While some of the discussions will cover earlier or later periods, the focus throughout the semester will be on the nineteenth century and early twentieth century developments.
Course Content
This course aims to familiarize the students with key issues and debates regarding the Ottoman Empire and certain European countries such as England, France and Germany. The course employs a rigorously comparative perspective and the weekly topics are arranged accordingly. The readings about European history are mostly seminar works whereas those on Ottoman history are selected so as to introduce the students to latest trends and recent advances in historiography. The themes to be discussed throughout the semester include mode of production, early modern era, state formation, the working class question, commonalty vs. exceptional in historical paths, and state violence.
Course Learning Outcomes
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | The ability to interpret and assess the ways in which power is generated and used socially, institutionally, economically and culturally at the local, national and international levels. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | The ability to conduct interdisciplinary studies and research when assessing the social phenomena in the field of Political Science and Public Administration. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | To attain a sound formation regarding the basic topics, like state-society relations, history of political thought, organisational theory, Turkish politics and comparative politics, in the field of Political Science and Public Administration. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | The ability to use the classical and new approaches in social sciences comprehensively and critically. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | To acquire the methodological knowledge and scientific skills which would enhance the capacity to conduct scientific research and produce publications including a M.S. thesis. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | The ability to evaluate the different dimensions of the problems in the policy areas which are studied through the use of different theoretical perspectives and to develop strategies on this basis. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | To uphold ethical principles in science, academy and life. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | To approach the issues by an independent, critical and inventive cognitive orientation, which could also support the professional career development. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution