ADM3101 APPROACHES TO STATE-SOCIETY RELATIONS
| Course Code: | 3103101 |
| 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: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. İPEK EREN VURAL, Assoc.Prof.Dr. NİLAY YAVUZ |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the student will learn:
- Various theoretical frameworks explaining state-society relations, including classical and contemporary perspectives.
- The historical development of state-society relations and the key factors that have shaped these interactions.
- The dynamic interactions between the state and society, and the institutional structures and mechanisms governing these interactions.
- Comparative perspectives on state-society relations, understanding how different political systems and cultural contexts influence these relationships.
- Critical analysis of contemporary issues and challenges in state-society relations, such as governance, democracy, civil society, and public policy.
Course Content
This course is a critical survey of the major theories and literature in comparative politics, the logic of cross-national inquiry, and the major concepts and approaches. It attempts to deal with the question of how to analyse state-society relations within a historical-comparative perspective. In the first part of the course, alternative methodological approaches will be introduced and key conceptual issues will be examined. The second part of the course focuses on three main approaches to state-society relations. Finally, the third part deals with the main conceptual issues in comparative analysis on state-society relations.
Course Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:
- Understand Theoretical Frameworks: Explain various theoretical frameworks that describe state-society relations, including classical and contemporary perspectives.
- Analyze Historical Development: Analyze the historical development of state-society relations and identify key factors that have shaped these interactions over time.
- Evaluate Institutional Structures: Evaluate the institutional structures and mechanisms through which states engage with and govern societies, including legal, political, and social institutions.
- Compare Political Systems: Assess state-society relations from a comparative perspective, understanding how different political systems and cultural contexts influence these relationships.
- Critically Analyze Contemporary Issues: Critically analyze contemporary issues and challenges in state-society relations, such as governance, democracy, civil society, and public policy.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Ability to reach the information they need in their daily lives, and to interpret it | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Being in command of the basic concepts of law | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Understanding the political, economical, and social transformations that occur in a wide range of areas including local and international levels | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Defining and solving problems encountered in political, social, and economic life | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Being conscious, effective and rational citizens who can comprehend the transformations taking place in Turkey and in the world today | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Being professionals who can operate as productive participants in any public organization | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Having the knowledge about how public organizations function and how their decision making processes and mechanisms work | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Developing original solutions to the problems faced in relation to their own area of interest | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Critical thinking ability | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Being in command of the interdisciplinary approaches | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution