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 Banu Eligür
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learn the concept of civil society and its relationship with democracy. 2) Examine the civil society concept within the framework of the Middle East and North Africa. 3) On a comparative basis analyze the relationship between civil society and democracy and apply it to the Middle East and North Africa countries (Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Iran, Algeria, Tunis, Morocco, the Palestinian Authority, and Israel). 4) By applying the aforementioned comparative politics concepts in no. 1 to the countries of the Middle East and North Africa improve their analytical and critical thinking and discussion abilities. 5) Attain the necessary knowledge for pursuing an internship and a career planning in the field of the Middle East and North Africa.
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	Democratization of the Middle East has been a highly contested issue since the end of the Cold War, in particular. This course focuses on the extent to which civil society in the Middle East is comparable to its Western counterpart and whether civil society can trigger democratization in the region. The course has three primary goals: First, it introduces students to the concept of civil society and its relation with democracy; second, it examines civil society in the Middle Eastern context; and finally, it analyzes on a comparative basis cases of civil society and democracy in the Middle East and North Africa (Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Iran, Algeria, the Palestinian Authority, and Israel).
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction: What is Civil Society? 2nd Week The Relationship between Civil Society and Democracy 3rd Week Theoretical Views I: Civil Society is a concept which is stranger to the Middle East. 4th Week Theoretical Views II: Civil Society is a concept which is a part of the Middle East. 5th Week Turkey 6th Week Egypt I 7th Week Egypt II, Jordan 8th Week Midterm Exam 9th Week Iran I 10th Week Iran II 11th Week Algeria 12th Week Tunis ve Morocco 13th Week The Palestinian Authority 14th Week Israil. Civil Society's Future in Middle East.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Required Reading Amyn Sajoo (ed.), Civil Society in the Muslim World (London: I.B. Tauris, 2004). Recommended Readings Don E. Eberly (ed.), The Essential Civil Society: The Classic Essays (Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield, 2000), 1. Bölüm, ss. 3-29. Edward Shils and Steven Grosby, The Virtue of Civil Society: Selected Essays on Liberalism, Tradition, and Civil Society (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1997), 9. Bölüm, ss. 320-355. Larry Diamond, "Rethinking Civil Society: Toward Democratic Consolidation," Journal of Democracy 5, no. 3 (July 1994), ss. 4-17. Elisabeth Özdalga and Sune Persson (eds.), Civil Society, Democracy, and the Muslim World (Istanbul: Swedish Research Institute, 1997), 1., 2., 6., 7. ve 9. Bölümler, ss. 1-7, 9-15, 45-53, 55-61, 73-84. Barry Rubin, "Pushback or Progress? Arab Regimes Respond to Democracy's Challenge," Policy Focus no. 75 (Washington D.C.: The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, September 2007), ss. 1-15. Eva Bellin, "The Robustness of Authoritarianism in the Middle East," Comparative Politics 36, no. 2 (January 2004), ss. 139-157. Eva Bellin, "Reconsidering the Robustness of Authoritarianism in the Middle East," Comparative Politics 44, no. 2 (January 2012), ss. 127-149. Ernest Gellner, Conditions of Liberty: Civil Society and Its Rivals (New York: Penguin Books, 1994), 3., 6. ve 25. Bölümler, ss. 15-29, 50-52 ve 190-196. John Hall (ed.), Civil Society: Theory, History, Comparison (Cambridge: Polity Press, 1995), 12. Bölüm, ss. 278-300. Laith Kubba, "Arabs and Democracy: The Awakening of Civil Society," Journal of Democracy 11, no. 3 (July 2000), ss. 84-90. Mehran Kamrava, "The Middle East's Democracy Deficit in Comparative Perspective," Perspectives on Global Development and Technology 6 (2007), ss. 189-213. Augustus R. Norton (ed.), Civil Society in the Middle East Vol 2, 3. Bölüm, ss. 87-118. Mattei Dogan and Ali Kazancıgil (eds.), Comparing Nations: Concepts, Strategies, Substance (Oxford: Cambridge University Press, 1994), 5. Bölüm, ss. 213-238. Ali Çarkoglu and Cerem Cenker, "On the Relationship between Democratic Institutionalization and Civil Society Involvement: New Evidence from Turkey," Democratization 18, no. 3 (June 2011), ss. 751-773. Augustus R. Norton (ed.), Civil Society in the Middle East, vol. 1, 4., 5., 8. ve 9. Bölümler, ss. 120-147, 148-185, 243-268 ve 269-293. Maha Abdelrahman, Civil Society Exposed: The Politics of NGOs in Egypt (London: I. B. Tauris, 2004), 4. Bölüm, ss. 76-119. Deniz Sullivan and Sana Abed-Kotob, Islam in Contemporary Egypt: Civil Society vs. the State (Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 1999), 1., 2. ve 6. Bölümler, ss. 1-17, 19-39 ve 121-138. Sheri Berman, "Islamism, Revolution, and Civil Society," Perspectives in Politics 1, no. 2 (June 2003), ss. 257-272. Vickie Langohr, "Too Much Civil Society, Too Little Politics: Egypt," Comparative Politics 36, no. 2 (2004), ss. 181-204. Maha Abdel Rahman, "The Politics of 'unCivil' Society in Egypt," Review of African Political Economy 91 (2002), ss. 21-36. Samuel Tadros, "The Coptic Winter," National Review 63, no. 21 (November 14, 2011), ss. 25-26. Richard Antoun, "Civil Society, Tribal Process, and Change in Jordan: An Anthropological View," International Journal of Middle East Studies 32, no. 4 (November 2000), ss. 441-463.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 1 5 Project 1 25 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1,5 1,5 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 2 28 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 1,5 1,5 Homework 1 7 7 Project 1 20 20 Total Workload 150 Total Workload / 30 5 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No