Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
6PSIR328Political Sociology3+0+03609.04.2026

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Political Science and İnternational Relations (English)
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The objective of this course is to present the students with the basic concepts, theories, and issue areas in political sociology.
The students will be first introduced to theories, basic terms and notions of the founding fathers of modern sociology, then structures and institutions of modern society within the relationship between politics and sociology.
Course Content This course focuses on key terms, theories, key thinkers and fundamental matters of Political Sociology and elaborates various aspects of social-political life and institutions. This includes micro and macro actors. It also examines basic theories of Political Sociology.
For each session, students are expected to read the relevant chapter of the textbooks and other sources, as the course requires high level of participation.
Course Methods and Techniques Lecture, discussions, case studies, presentations, debate and homework.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. Selim Sezer
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Thomas Janoski et al, ed. (2005). The Handbook of Political Sociology: States, Civil Society, and Globalization. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Documents Anthony Giddens and Philip W. Sutton, Essential Concepts in Sociology, Polity Press, 2014; and Anthony Giddens, Sociology, 5th edition, Polity Press, 2006
Assignments esponsible for writing a 2-Essay on the following question: “What is the relationship between civil society and political citizenship from Anthony Giddens’s perspective on the duality of structure (and structuration theory)? Why is this relationship important in modern society?”

Course Category
Social Sciences %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 30
Assignment 1 % 10
Attendance 1 % 10
Project 1 % 10
Final examination 1 % 40
Total
5
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 2 28
Assignments 2 20 40
Mid-terms 1 15 15
Final examination 1 25 25
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 6 150

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Understand several theoretical approaches of the Political Sociology
2 Know the main aspects, institutions and mechanisms of politics
3 Have more familiarity about the academic texts of the field
4 Apply theoretical knowledge to the old and new issues of the Political Sociology
5 Analyze the political phenomena of their own country with the background that they obtained

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction: Basic concepts, and framework of the course
2 Conflict theories in political sociology
3 Institutionalist and state-centric theories of political sociology
4 Theories of race and state
5 Nationalism in comparative perspective
6 Political parties
7 Social movements and social change
8 Democracy
9 Revolutions and revolutionary movements
10 Public policy and welfare state
11 Gender and state policies
12 States and war
13 Globalization
14 Politics of immigration and national integration

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
C1 5 5 4
C2 5 4
C3 5 5 4 4
C4 3 4
C5 5

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