GIRNE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
2012-2013 ACADEMIC YEAR FALL SEMESTR
POLS 412 THEORIES OF DEMOCRACY COURSE SYLLABUS
Instructor: Dr. Ozan Örmeci
Telephone:
Email: ozanormeci@gau.edu.tr
Office Hours: Tuesday 13.00-17.00, Thursday 13.00-17.00
Weekly Course Hours: Friday 14.00-17.00
Classroom: TP 207
Grading Policy: The students are expected to attend % 60 of the courses and to
participate into discussions during lessons. Higher attendance and participation will be
rewarded. There will be one midterm (% 40 of the final grade) and one final exam (% 60
of the final grade).
WEEK 1: Introduction (05.10.2012)
- Introduction and the explanation of the aims and materials of the course.
WEEK 2: Democracy and Autocracy (12.10.2012)
- Shively, W. Phillips. 2008. Power & Choice An Introduction to Political Science.
McGraw-Hill International Edition, pp. 149-181.
WEEK 3: Why Compare? (19.10.2012)
- Landman, Todd. 2000. Issues and Methods in Comparative Politics An Introduction.
London: Routledge, pp. 1-16.
WEEK 4: Meanings and Measures of Democracy (26.10.2012)
- Dahl, Robert Alan. 1971. Polyarchy Participation and Opposition. New Haven: Yale
University Press, pp. 1-16.
- Schmitter, Philippe C. & Karl, Terry Lynn. 1991. “What Democracy is and is not”.
Journal of Democracy, vol. 2, issue 3, pp. 75-88.
WEEK 5: Democracies, Autocracies, Totalitarian Regimes (02.11.2012)
- Linz, Juan José & Stepan, Alfred. 1996. Problems of Democratic Transition and
Consolidation Southern Europe, South America and Post-Communist Europe. Baltimore:
Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 55-65.
- Linz, Juan José. 1975. “Totalitarian and Authoritarian Regimes” in Greenstein, Fred
I./Polsby, Nelson W. (eds.) Handbook of Political Science. Addison-Wesley Publishing
Company, pp. 175-411.
WEEK 6: Transition (09.11.2012)
- Munck, Gerardo L. & Skalnik Leff, Carol. 1997. “Modes of Transition and
Democratization: South America and Eastern Europe in Comparative Perspective”.
Comparative Politics, vol. 29, issue 3, pp. 343-362.
- Przeworski, Adam. 1992. “The Games of Transition” in Mainwaring, Scott &
O'Donnell, Guillermo A. & Valenzuela, Samuel (eds.) Issues in Democratic
Consolidation The New South American Democracies in Comparative Perspective. Notre
Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, pp. 105-152.
WEEK 7: Pacts (16.11.2012)
- Karl, Terry Lynn & Schmitter, Philippe C. 2002. “Concepts, Assumptions &
Hypotheses About Democratizations: Reflections on 'Stretching' From South to East”.
Prepared for workshop on Regime Transitions: Transitions from Communist Rule in
Comparative Perspective, Stanford University, November 15-16.
- Bunce, Valerie. 1998. “Regional Differences in Democratization”. Post-Soviet Affairs,
vol. 14, pp. 187-211.
WEEK 8: Consolidation (23.11.2012)
- Schedler, Andreas. 2001. “Measuring Democratic Consolidation”. Studies in
Comparative International Development, vol. 36, issue 1, pp. 66-92.
- Schneider, Carsten Q. & Schmitter, Philippe C. 2004. Liberalization, Transition and
Consolidation Measuring the Components of Democratization. Democratization, vol. 11,
issue 5 (special issue).
WEEK 9: Midterm (30.11.2012)
- Midterm exam (% 40).
WEEK 10: Democratization: Different Approaches (07.12.2012)
- Örmeci, Ozan. 2010. “Democratization”. Caspian Weekly.
- Örmeci, Ozan. 2010. “Democratization of Western Europe: Different Perspectives”.
Caspian Weekly.
WEEK 11: Introduction to Turkey’s Democratization History (14.12.2012)
- Zürcher, Erik J. 1997. Turkey A Modern History. I.B. Tauris.
- Örmeci, Ozan (2012), “Turkish Constitutions in Comparative Perspective (1921, 1924,
1961, 1982)”. Uluslararası Politika Akademisi.
WEEK 12: Turkey’s Democratization: Fundamental Rights and Liberties
(21.12.2012)
- Özbudun, Ergun & Yazıcı, Serap. 2004. Democratization Reforms in Turkey 19932004, pp. 15-27.
WEEK 13: Turkey’s Democratization: Political Rights (28.12.2012)
- Özbudun, Ergun & Yazıcı, Serap. 2004. Democratization Reforms in Turkey 19932004, pp. 27-31.
WEEK 14: Turkey’s Democratization: Civil-Military Relations (04.01.2013)
- Özbudun, Ergun & Yazıcı, Serap. 2004. Democratization Reforms in Turkey 19932004, pp. 32-42.
WEEK 15: Movie & Discussion (11.01.2012)
- Movie: Eve Dönüş (2006), Ömer Uğur.
WEEK 16: Final (18.01.2012)
- Final exam (% 60).