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Language of Instruction
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English
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Level of Course Unit
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Bachelor's Degree
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Department / Program
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Political Science and Public Administration (English)
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Type of Program
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Formal Education
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Type of Course Unit
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Compulsory
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Course Delivery Method
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Face To Face
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Objectives of the Course
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The purpose of a course “Contemporary State Systems” is generally to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of how modern states are organized, governed, and interact within the global system with their examination on a state-by-state basis. It explores the political, economic, and social structures that define states today, examining their functions, challenges, and variations across different regions. The course explores the characteristics and functions of state systems, including sovereignty, governance, political institutions, and the rule of law in particular country settings. It in the meantime compare different types of state systems (democracies, authoritarian regimes, hybrid states, federal systems, etc.) to understand their similarities, differences, strengths, and weaknesses.
The course investigates how states interact with their citizens, manage diversity, maintain order, and deliver public services. And it examines how states engage with international organizations, participate in global governance, and respond to globalization and transnational challenges. It also analyzes current challenges facing states such as nationalism, populism, corruption, authoritarian resurgence, decentralization, and state failure.
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Course Content
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A course titled Contemporary State Systems typically covers a broad range of topics that examine the nature, organization, functions, and challenges of modern states globally on a state-by-state basis. Here’s a summary of the themes included in the course: Historical evolution of state systems; concepts of sovereignty, legitimacy, and authority; the nation-state and multi-national states. The case study parts of the lesson include the examination of individual countries with reference to the themes of parliamentary, presidential, and semi-presidential systems; federalism and unitarism; democratic, authoritarian, and hybrid regimes; totalitarian and fascist state practices; executive, legislative, and judicial branches; bureaucracy and public administration; electoral systems and political parties; governance and policy-making processes; citizenship and political participation; civil society and interest groups; ethnicity, religion, and regionalism; differences in economic management like capitalism, socialism, mixed economies; welfare state and social policy; globalization and its impact on state; nationalism, populism, and political polarization; corruption, governance deficits, and state fragility.
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Course Methods and Techniques
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Prerequisites and co-requisities
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None
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Course Coordinator
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None
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Name of Lecturers
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Asist Prof.Dr. HAKAN KÖNİ
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Assistants
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None
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Work Placement(s)
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No
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Recommended or Required Reading
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Resources
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Roskin, Michael G. Countries and Concepts: Politics, Geography, Culture. Pearson, 2015.
Ekiert, Grzegorz, and Stephen E. Hanson (eds.) Capitalism and Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe: Assessing the Legacy of Communist Rule. Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Held, David. Models of Democracy. Stanford University Press, 2006.
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