ADM4189 THEORIES OF FASCISM
| Course Code: | 3104189 |
| 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. MEHMET OKYAYUZ |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
- Enabling the students to understand ideology and practice of fascism in order to develop a notion of sensitivity concerning current political developments
- Enabling the students to understand the relation of fascism to socio-political structures having begun to dominate within the framework of the outcome of contemporary nation states since the French Revolution
- Enabling the students to understand differences and common grounds between world views and ideologies.
Enabling the students to understand political, social, economic and cultural reasons for the emergence and rise of authoritarian/totalitarian movements, and furthermore to understand, analyze and evaluate specific reasons for their coming into power in certain countries
Course Content
The objective of this course is to give an overview of the actual theories of fascism. With a specific discussion of the twenties and thirties, the course also deals with certain attempts to analyze this phenomenon scientifically in order to develop effective antifascist strategies in this period especially in Italy and Germany.
Course Learning Outcomes
After a successful completion of the course the students should be able to:
- Understand reasons why individuals sometimes are relatively open for right-wing/fascist propaganda
- Make as sort of self-reflection concerning individual tendencies to behave exclusively to certain groups in society.
Develop effective strategies against fascism(s), both on individual and social levels
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