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GRADUATE INSTITUTE of SOCIAL SCIENCES / DEPARTMENT of ECONOMICS
Economic Theory-Masters with Thesis
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ITEO5023State and Economy3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseSecond Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of ECONOMICS
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerProf. Dr. Adem KALÇA
Co-LecturerNone
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The primary objective of this course is to equipt the students with a historical and analytical understanding of political economy
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : Explain and know the State and its role in modern societies.2,3,51,3,5,
PO - 2 : Explain the meaning of political economy which draws upon the role of government /state and /or power relationships in resource allocation in various economic systems.2,3,51,3,5,
PO - 3 : Learn and discuss different types of modern State in capitalist societies 2,3,51,3,5,
PO - 4 : Learn and discuss the information about the crisis of the Welfare State and solution proposals.2,3,51,3,5,
PO - 5 : Be able to analyze the economic policies, economic crisis in modern times from the perspective of the role of the State.2,3,51,3,5,
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Notion of state, state and sociocultural structure relations, state and capital accumulation in Turkey, different types of state organizations and effects on structure of daily life (country cases)
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Discussing Requirements of Lesson
 Week 2State Analysis: How should we comprehend?
 Week 3What is State? Different approaches on the Role of the Modern State
 Week 4What is State? Dynamics of Capitalism
 Week 5Discussions on Modern State: Nation State
 Week 6Discussions on Modern State: Welfare State
 Week 7Discussions on Modern State: Crisis of Welfare State and Reconstruction of the World System
 Week 8Mid-term exam
 Week 9Neo-liberalism, Neo-liberal state and International Institutions
 Week 10Globalization: Governance and Democracy
 Week 11Different organization types of state: Country Cases
 Week 12Paper
 Week 13Paper
 Week 14Paper
 Week 15Paper
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Przeworski, A. (2014). Kapitalizmde Devlet ve Ekonomi (Çev Eren Kırmızıaltan;). Heretik Yayınları, Ankara
 
Recommended Reading
1Keyder, Ç.;. (1989). Türkiye'de devlet ve sınıflar. İletişim Yayınları ,İstanbul.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 8 11/2021 2 30
Presentation 12 12/2021 3 20
End-of-term exam 16 01/2022 2 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 8 14 112
Arasınav için hazırlık 12 2 24
Arasınav 2 1 2
Ödev 3 2 6
Kısa sınav 1 1 1
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 12 3 36
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Total work load225