At the end of this course, the students; 1) develop a perspective on the issue of citizenship, and the role and impact of the state and society over the citizenship issues. 2) analyze and assess the issues and problems of Turkish citizenship. 3) analyze the current state of citizenship in a global setting.
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 focuses on the issue of citizenship in Turkey together with the roles, impacts, and views of the state and society with respect to citizenship. Firstly, different theories of citizenship and approaches will be introduced. The process of the construction of citizenship in Turkey, its interaction with the nation-building process, the developments-constitutional, legal, political, and social- throughout the Republican history and current debates on Turkish citizenship comprise the content of the course.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Origins of Citizenship
2nd Week
Modern citizenship; national Identity and Citizenship
3rd Week
Republican and Liberal Understandings
4th Week
New Debates: Identity, Human Rights, Group Rights
5th Week
Turkish Citizenship
6th Week
Nation-Building and Citizenship in Turkey
7th Week
Mid-Term Exam
8th Week
Migration
9th Week
Gender
10th Week
Identity Claims and Citizenship
11th Week
Post-1980 Period and Emerging Problems
12th Week
Impacts of Globalization over Citizenship
13th Week
Turkish Citizenship and the European Union
14th Week
Presentations
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Işın, "Who is the New Citizen? Towards a Genealogy" Citizenship Studies, v.1, No.1, 1997. Brubaker, "Immigration, Citizenship and the Nation-state in France and Germany: a Comparative Analysis," International Sociology, v. 5, 1990. Oldfield, "Citizenship: An Unnatural Practice," The Political Quarterly, v.61, 1990. Turner, "Outline of a Theory of Citizenship," Sociology, v.24, 1990. Smith, M. Rogers, "Modern Citizenship," in Handbook of Citizenship Studies, Isin, E.F., and Turner, B.S. (eds.), London, Thosand Oaks, New Delhi: Sage, 2002. Schuck P.H., "Liberal Citizenship," in Handbook of Citizenship Studies. Dagger, R., "Republican Citizenship," in Handbook of Citizenship Studies. Joppke, C. "Transformation of Citizenship: Status, Rights, Identity," Citizenship Studies, v. 11, No. 1, 37-48, Feb. 2007. İçduygu, Çolak, Soyarık, "What is the Matter with Citizenship? A Turkish Debate," Middle Eastern Studies, v.35, No.4, Oct. 1999. Keyman and İçduygu, "Introduction: citizenship, identity, and the question of democracy in Turkey" in Citizenship in a Global World: European questions and Turkish experiences. London and New York: Routledge: 2005. Kahraman, H.B. "The cultural and historical foundation of Turkish citizenship: moderntiy as Westernization," in Citizenship in a Global World. Soyarık Şentürk, N., "Legal and constitutional foundations of Turkish citizenship: Changes and continuities" in Citizenship in a Global World. İçduygu, A., "The international migration and citizenship debate in Turkey: the individual level of analysis," in Citizenship in a Global World. Kaya, A., "Citizenship and the hyphenated Germans: German-Turks" in Citizenship in a Global World. Sirman, N. "The making of familial citizenship in Turkey," in Citizenship in a Global World. Kadıoğlu, A. "Aydınlanma, Vatandaşlık ve Kadın: Türkiye Örneği," in Keyman, F. (ed.), Aydınlanma, Türkiye ve Vatandaşlık, İstanbul: Osmanlı Bankası Arşiv ve Araştırma Merkezi, 2008. Yumul, A. "Bir Adam Yaratmak," in Aydınlanma, Türkiye ve Vatandaşlık. Yeğen, M. "Prospective-Turks" or "Pseudo-Citizens": Kurds in Turkey," The Middle East Journal, v. 63, No. 4, 2009. Soner, B.A., "Citizenship and the minority question in Turkey," in Citizenship in a Global World. Çolak, Y. "Citizenship between secularism and Islamism in Turkey," in Citizenship in a Global World. Vardar, D., "European Union-Turkey relations and the question of citizenship," in Citizenship in a Global World. Kadıoğlu, A., "Denationalization of Citizenship? The Turkish Experience," Citizenship Studies, v. 11, No. 3, July 2007. Köker, L., " A Key to the "Democratic Opening":Rethinking Citizenship, Ethnicity and Turkish Nation-State," Insight Turkey, v. 12, No. 2, 2010.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
30
Project
1
30
Attendance
1
5
Total(%)
65
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
65
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
35
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
21
21
Course hours
14
3
42
Preparation for Midterm exam
1
19
19
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
1
1,25
1,25
Homework
Project
1
25
25
Total Workload
151,5
Total Workload / 30
5,05
ECTS Credits of the Course
5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
