TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Menderes Çınar
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) develop a perspective of the globalization process. 2) examine the impact of globalization over the nation-state, economy, and society. 3) develop a perspective of Turkey's experiences in the globalization process.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No recommended optional programme components.
COURSE DEFINITION	This course aims at assessing Turkey's experiences with globalization that became a worldwide phenomenon, and the transformations Turkey experienced in this process. Different views, the negative and positive approaches will be assessed in order to understand what globalization is (or is not, or what is aspires to be). The reflections of the main topics, namely conceptualization, nation-state, economy, culture and identity, on the Turkish experience will be analyzed and discussed in parallel with theoretical discussions. In this course the students meet with basic concepts and approaches to globalization and they can interagrate thie backgrounds in political science and international relations with globalization studies.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Conceptualizing Globalization 2nd Week Conceptualizing Globalization 3rd Week Nation-State and the International Order 4th Week Economy and Inequalities 5th Week Economy and Inequalities 6th Week Economy and Inequalities 7th Week Identity, Gender and Citizenship 8th Week Midterm Week 9th Week Culture 10th Week Culture 11th Week Alternatives 12th Week Current Discussions 13th Week Current Discussions 14th Week General Overview
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Modelski, G. 2000 "Globalization" Held D. And A. Mc Grew (eds.) The Global Transformations Reader: an introduction to the Globalization Debate, GTR Cambridge: Polity Press, 47-49. Giddens, A. "The Globalizing of Modernity" ibid., Harvey, D. "Time-Space Compression and the Postmodern Condition" ibid.. Scholte, J.A., 2000 "What is 'Global' about Globalization?" Globalization: a Critical Introduction New York: Palgrave Macmillan Turner, B.S. , 2010 "Theories of Globalization: Issues and Origins," Ch. 1. in Turner , B.S. (ed)The Routledge International Handbook of Globalization Studies, RIHGS Oxon: Routledge, pp. 3-22. Aspers, P. and S. Kohl, 2010, "Economic Theories of Globalization" Ch.3. in, RIHGS, pp.42-61. Castells, M., "The Global Economy," in GTR Hirst P. ve G. Thompson, "Globalization and the History of the International Economy", in ibid. Karadag, Roy 2010 Neoliberal restructuring in Turkey: From state to oligarchic capitalism, MPIfG Discussion Paper, No. 10/7 Emrence, C. 2008 "After Neo-Liberal Globalization: The Great Transformation of Turkey," Comparative Sociology, 7. Cizre-Sakallıoğlu Ü. And E. Yeldan, 2000 "Politics, Society and Financial Liberalization: Turkey in the 1990s" Development and Change, 31 (1). Kirby, P. 2010. "Vulnerability and Globalization: the Social Impact of Globalization" Ch.7. in RIHGS, pp.114- 134. Blackburn, R. 2010. "The Global Drive to Commodify Pensions," Ch.19 in RIHGS, 367-391. Krause, J. 1996. "Gender Inequalities and Feminist Politics in a Global Perspective" in Kofman E. and G. Youngs (eds.), Globalization: Theory and Practice, (GTP)London and New York: Pinter, Fukuda-Parr, S., 2004. "Gender, Globalization and New Threats to Human Security," Peace Review, vol. 16, i: 1. Dinler, Ç. Ve Ş. Toktaş, 2010 "Waves of feminism in Turkey: Kemalist, Islamist and Kurdish women's movements in an era of globalization," Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, v: 12, no. 1, March. Cushman, T. 2010. "The Globalization of Human Rights," Ch. 30 in RIHGS, 589-603. Salter, M. B. 2010. "Borders, Passports and the Global Mobility," ch. 26 in RIHGS, 514-530. Mennell, S., 2010. "Globalization and Americanization," Ch. 28 in RIHGS, 554-567. Sandvoss, C., 2010. "Popular Culture, Fans, and Globalization," Ch. 20 in RIHGS, 395-411. Teo, S. 2010. "Film and Globalization: from Hollywood to Bollywood," Ch.21 in RIHGS, 412-428. Karlıdağ, S. and S. Bulut, 2014 "The Transnational Spread of Turkish Television Soap Operas," İstanbul Üniversitesi İletişim Fakültesi Dergisi, II:47. Yarar, B. 2005 "Hegemonic struggle, the state and popular culture: the case of football in Turkey," European Journal of Cultural Studies, 8. Mertes, T. "Anti-Globalization Movements: from Critiques to Alternatives," Ch. 5 in RIHGS, 77-95. Woodiwiss, A., "Global Civil Society and the World Social Forum," Ch. 31 in RIHGS, 571-588. Gümrükçü, S.B., 2010 "The rise of a Social movement: The emergence of Anti-Globalization Movements in Turkey," Turkish Studies, v. 11, no.2, June.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 35 Project 1 20 Total(%) 55 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 55 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 45 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1,25 1,25 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 3 42 Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 18 18 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1,25 1,25 Homework Project 1 30 30 Total Workload 154,5 Total Workload / 30 5,15 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No