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| Code | UİY739 |
| Name | Gender and Politics |
| Term | 2022-2023 Academic Year |
| Term | Spring |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 5 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Yüksek Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Doç. Dr. MARELLA BODUR ÜN |
| Course Instructor |
1 |
Course Goal / Objective
The course aims to increase knowledge of the complex relationships between gender and politics through study of the concepts and theories developed by political scientists working from a woman-centred or a feminist perspective. The course also aims to encourage comparative work on women and politics which contextualizes the diversity of circumstances of women.
Course Content
This course explores the key aspects of political activism of women in a way that reflects a broader notion of the political. It points to the diversity of sites and practices of political activism of women. It also pays particular attention to feminist debates on citizenship, representation, nationalism, and the role of the state in constructing, maintaining and altering gendered relations of power.
Course Precondition
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Resources
Anne Phillips, Introduction in Phillips (ed), Feminism and Politics, 1998.
Notes
Feminism and Politics; J Vickers, Reinventing Political Science, A Feminist Approach; bell hooks, Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center, South End Press, 1984
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Identify concepts and theories developed by political scientists working from a woman-centered or a feminist perspective. |
| LO02 | Develop the ability to critically engage with the malestream concepts, theories and methods developed and employed in the study of politics and international relations. |
| LO03 | Identify and analyze the complex relationship between gender and politics. |
| LO04 | Identify the diversity of political activism of women in different regions of the world. |
| LO05 | Identify and analyze involvement of women in nationalist, religious and other social movements in the world. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Has the conceptual and theoretical competence to explain the phenomena in the disciplines of Political Science and International Relations. | 5 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Has sufficient knowledge about basic conceptual approaches used in the field of social sciences. | 4 |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Develops skills of defining and analyzing the international, regional and national oriented issues, producing appropriate conflict-resolution techniques and negotiation skills. | |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Uses the collected data to explain social phenomena. | |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Analyzes the interactions between concepts, phenomena and events in the field of social sciences in an interdisciplinary context. | 4 |
| PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Learns taking responsibility, leading and working effectively individually and/or in a team. | 5 |
| PLO07 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Being aware of the significance of lifelong learning, follows current developments in their field and improves herself/himself. | |
| PLO08 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Gains the ability to benefit from various sources within the framework of academic rules in a field of study, to synthesize the information he/she has obtained, and to effectively present it. | |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Questions traditional approaches, practices and methods. | 5 |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Recognizes and applies social, scientific and ethical values. | 4 |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Develops critical thinking skills. | 5 |
| PLO12 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Identifies the international and national issues by methodologies used in the disciplines of Political Science and International Relations; chooses the appropriate analysis techniques across the issues and applies the appropriate empirical studies. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction: Gender and Politics | Anne Phillips, Introduction in Phillips (ed), Feminism and Politics, 1998; V. Sapiro, Feminist Studies and Political Science-and Vice Versa in Phillips (ed.), Feminism and Politics; J Vickers, Reinventing Political Science, A Feminist Approach, chp,2 | |
| 2 | Gender and Feminism(s) | Anne Phillips (ed), Feminism and Politics; bell hooks, Sisterhood: Political Solidarity Between Women in Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center, South End Press, 1984 | |
| 3 | Feminism and Patriarchal State | Rosemary Pringle and Sophie Watson, Womens Interests and the Post-Structuralist State in Michele Barrett and Anne Phillips (eds), Destabilizing Theory: Contemporary Feminist Debates, Stanford University Press, 1992, pp.53-73. | |
| 4 | Women, Nation and Nationalism | Jan Jindy Pettman, Women, Gender and Nationalism in Worlding Women: A Feminist International Politics, New York: Routledge, 1996, pp.45-63. Deniz Kandiyoti, Identity and its Discontents: Women and the Nation, Millennium 20, 3 (1991): 429-443. | |
| 5 | Women and Political Representation | Anne Phillips, Democracy and Representation: Or, Why Should it Matter Who our Representatives Are in Phillips (ed.) Feminism and Politics; K. Celis et al. Rethinking Women s Substantive Representation, Representation (2008) | |
| 6 | Women, Democracy and Democratization | G. Waylen, Democratization in Gender in Third World Politics, 1996, pp. 115-134;A. Phillips, Democracy and Representation in Phillips (ed.) Feminism and Politics. | |
| 7 | Women's Movements | K. Beckwith, Beyond Compare Womens Movements in Comparative Perspective, European Journal of Political Research, pp.431-468. M. Bodur and S. Franceschet, Movements, States and Empowerment in Rethinking Empowerment, pp.112-132. | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | N/A | |
| 9 | Student Presentations-1 | Research | |
| 10 | Student Presentations-2 | Research | |
| 11 | Student Presentations-3 | Research | |
| 12 | Student Presentations-4 | Research | |
| 13 | Student Presentations-5 | Research | |
| 14 | Student Presentations-6 | Research | |
| 15 | Review | Review | |
| 16 | Term Exams | N/A | |
| 17 | Term Exams | N/A |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 114 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 4,56 | ||
| ECTS | 5 ECTS | ||