At the end of this course, the students; 1) discover the political nature of the concept of "the Third World" by learning the mostly Eurocentric definitions of the non-Western societies in the post-WWII period. 2) learn how non-Western societies and modernization is conceptualized in the conventional modernization school, its radical criticisms, globalization and postcolonial perspectives. 3) develop an understanding of modernization based on the critique of different explanations of the underdevelopment problem. 4) consider the risk of relativism in criticizing Euro-centricism.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
COURSE DEFINITION
The problematization of the traditional classification between the developed and underdeveloped countries within modernization literature delineates the scope of the course. Analysis of the developments in political science terminology that accompanied the changes in international system is among the aims of the course.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Introduction: Themes and Questions of the Course
2nd Week
The Idea of Progress and Development
3rd Week
Definition(s) of Modernity
4th Week
Theories of modernization and the Question of Agency
5th Week
Theories of modernization and the Question of Agency
6th Week
Materialist Perspectives: Marx, Neo-Marxism and Dependency School
7th Week
The Question of Culture in (Political) Development
8th Week
Midterm Exam
9th Week
The Question of Culture in (Political) Development
10th Week
The Issue of Cultural and Ideological Bias.
11th Week
Monetarism and Marketization as Modernization
12th Week
Development of Theory in the 1990s
13th Week
Globalization and its Impact on Development, Democracy and Politics
14th Week
Globalization and its Impact on Development, Democracy and Politics. Wrapping Up
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Books Piotr Sztompka, The Sociology of Social Change (Blackwell: Oxford, UK, 1993) David Hulme and Mark M. Turner, Sociology and Development: Theories, Policies and Practices (St. Martin's Press: New York, 1990) Papers David Slatter, "The Political Meanings of Development: In Search of New Horizon," in Frans J Schuurman, ed., Beyond the Impasse: New Directions in Development Theory (Zed Books: London, 1993), pp. 93-113. Anthony Brewer, Marxist Theories of Imperialism: A Critical Survey (London, RKP, 1980), chp 7 "Frank, Wallerstein and the 'Dependency Theorists', pp.158-180. Fareed Zakeria, "Culture is Destiny: A conversation with Lee Kuan Yew, Foreign Affairs, 73, 2 (1994): 109-126. Kam Dae Yung, "Is CultureDestiny: The Myth of Asia's Anti-Democratic Values," Foreign Affairs, 73, 2 (1994): 189-194. Timur Kuran, "Islam and Underdevelopment: An Old PuzzleRevisited," Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, 153, (1997): 41-71. Howard J. Wiarda, "The Ethnocentrism of Social Science," in Roy C. Macridis and Bernard E. Brown, eds., Comparative Politics: Notes and Readings (Dorsey Press: Chicago, IL, 1986), pp. 465-480. James Petras, "Cultural Imperialism in the late 20th Century," Journal of Contemporary Asia, 23, 2 (1993): 139-148. John Brohman, "Universalism, Eurocentrism, and Ideological Bias in Development Studies: From Modernization to Neoliberalism," Third World Quarterly, 16, 1 (1995): 121-140. Development Theory in the 1990s Jan N. Pieterse, "Dilemmas of Development Discourse," Development and Change, 22, 1 (1991): 5-29. Ben Fine, "Ideology and Markets: Economic Theory and the 'New Right'," The Socialist Register, (1987), pp. 365-389. Ben Fine, "The Developmental State is Dead: Long Live Social Capital," Development and Change, 30 (1999): 1-19. Frans J Schuurman, "Introduction: Development Theory in the 1990s," in idem, ed., Beyond the Impasse: New Directions in Development Theory (Zed Books: London, 1993), pp. 1-49. Mark T. Berger, "The End of the 'Third World'," Third World Quarterly, 15, 2 (1994), pp. 257-275. Robin Cohen, Contested Domains: Debates in International Labour Studies (Zed Books: London, 1991), chp.8, pp. 123-149 Susan Strange, "Limits of Politics," Government and Opposition, 30, 3 (1995): 292-311. Bogdan Denitch, "Democracy and the New World Order: Dilemmas and Conflicts," Social Justice, 23, 1-2, (1995): 21-38. Pablo Gonzales Casanova, "Globalism, Neoliberalism, and Democracy," Social Justice, 23, 1-2, (1995): 39-48. Arif Dirlik, Postkolonyal Aura: Küresel Kapitalizm Çağında Üçüncü Dünya Eleştirisi, (Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınevi: İstanbul, 2005), pp. 13-43, 86-134.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
40
Total(%)
40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
60
Total(%)
100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities
Number
Hours
Workload
Midterm exam
1
1
1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
14
4
56
Preparation for Final exam
1
30
30
Course hours
14
3
42
Preparation for Midterm exam
1
20
20
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
1
1
1
Homework
Total Workload
150
Total Workload / 30
5
ECTS Credits of the Course
5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
