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| Code | POLS311 |
| Name | Gender and Politics |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Semester | 5. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 5 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | İngilizce |
| Level | 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.
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 (ed), Feminism and Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998.
Notes
Jan Jindy Pettman, Worlding Women: A Feminist International Politics, New York: Routledge, 1996.
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. | 4 |
| PLO02 | 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. | 4 |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Becomes skilful at following and interpreting different social areas in international and national levels and also applies the problem-solving oriented practices. | |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Collects, reviews and analyzes the data obtained which necessary for modelling applications in the Social Science. | |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Individually and/or in a team, takes responsibility, leadership, and works effectively. | 3 |
| PLO06 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | In recognition of the need for lifelong learning, follows the latest developments in the field and improves himself/herself. | |
| PLO07 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Uses Turkish, and at least one more foreign language, in accordance with the requirements of academic and work life. | |
| PLO08 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Understands and interprets the feelings, thoughts and behaviors of related persons correctly; and expresses himself/herself in written and oral forms accurately. | |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Improves his/herself constantly by defining educational requirements considering interests and talents in scientific, cultural, art and social fields besides career development. | 3 |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Questions traditional approaches, practices and methods; and develops and applies new study methods if necessary. | 4 |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Recognizes and implements social, scientific and professional ethical values. | 4 |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Develops skills of defining and analyzing the international, regional and national oriented issues, producing appropriate conflict-resolution techniques and negotiation skills. | |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Develops critical thinking skills. | 5 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | Anne Phillips, Introduction in Anne Phillips (ed), Feminism and Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998, pp.1-20. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 2 | Gender and Feminism(s) | Jill Vickers, Reinventing Political Science, A Feminist Approach, chp,2 | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 3 | Gender and Politics | Virginia Sapiro, Feminist Studies and Political Science-and Vice Versa in Anne Phillips (ed.), Feminism and Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998, pp.67-89. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 4 | Feminism and the 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. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 5 | Women 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. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 6 | Women and Political Representation | Anne Phillips, Democracy and Representation: Or, Why Should it Matter Who our Representatives Are in Phillips (ed.) Feminism and Politics, pp. 224-240. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 7 | Women and Democracy | G. Waylen, Democratization in Gender in Third World Politics, Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 1996, pp. 115-134. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Jane Parpart, Shirin Rai and Kathleen Staudt, Rethinking em(power)ment, gender and development in Parpart, Rai and Staudt (eds.), Rethinking Empowerment: Gender and Development in a Global/Local World, London and New York: Routledge, 2002, pp.3-21. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 9 | 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. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 10 | Women in Religious and Nationalist Movements | Deniz Kandiyoti, Identity and its Discontents: Women and the Nation, Millennium 20, 3 (1991): 429-443. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 11 | Presentations-1 | Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Grup Çalışması |
| 12 | Presentations-2 | Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Grup Çalışması |
| 13 | Presentations-3 | Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Grup Çalışması |
| 14 | Presentations-4 | Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Grup Çalışması |
| 15 | Presentations-5 | Research | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Grup Çalışması |
| 16 | Term Exams | Exam | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap |
| 17 | Term Exams | Exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
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 | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 134 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 5,36 | ||
| ECTS | 5 ECTS | ||