TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Ceren Doğru
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Informed about the issue of government form. 2) Recognize relationship between forms of government and democracy.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	The concept of government, the theory separation of powers and its evolution, the characteristics of assembly government, parliamentary government, presidential government and the concept of semi-presidentialism in comparison with dual executive bodies; the characteristics of Westminister type of democracy; consensus democracy, consociational and deliberative democracy will be examined.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction: The Concept of Government 2nd Week The Theory of Separation of Powers and The Evolution of Parliamentarism 3rd Week Parliamentarism-I 4th Week Parliamentarism-II 5th Week Presidentialism-I 6th Week Presidentialism-II 7th Week The Concept of Semi- Presidentialism 8th Week Midterm Exam 9th Week A New Approach: Dual Executive Bodies 10th Week The concepts of stability and effectiveness; advantages and disadvantages of different forms of government-II 11th Week General characteristics of Westminister Model of Democracy and Consensual Democracy 12th Week Electoral Systems 13th Week Party Systems 14th Week Evaluation: The Variables Effecting the Performance of Democracies and Their Applicability
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Nur ULUŞAHİN, Anayasal Bir Tercih Olarak Başkanlık Sistemi (Ankara: Yetkin Yayınları, 1999). Nur ULUŞAHİN, Saf Hükümet Sistemleri Karşısında İki Başlı Yürütme Yapılanması (Ankara: Yetkin Yayınları, Ocak 2007). Giovanni SARTORI, Karşılaştırmalı Anayasa Mühendisliği (çev. Ergun Özbudun) (Ankara: Yetkin Yayınları, 1997). Arend LIJPHART, Çağdaş Demokrasiler: Yirmibir Ülkede Çoğunlukçu ve Oydaşmacı Yönetim Örüntüleri (Çev: Ergun Özbudun - Ersin Onulduran) (Ankara: Yetkin Yayınları, 1996)
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion
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
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No