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Course Information

Course Title	Code	Language	Type	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
Comparative Politics	POLS408	English	Compulsory	8. Semester	3 + 0	3.0	5.0

Prerequisite Courses
Course Level	Undergraduate
Mode of delivery	Face-to-face
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Goals	The aim of this course is to examine the development of a comparative field of political analysis since the beginning of a search for a model that can explain different political systems.
Course Content	This course includes the comparison of democratic and autocratic regimes, the relationship between democracies and the level of economic development, the study of different forms of government.

Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)

Week	Topics/Applications	Method
1. Week	Introduction
1. Week	Introduction
2. Week	Comparative politics: definitions and objectives
2. Week	Comparative politics: definitions and objectives
3. Week	Analysis methods of comparative politics
3. Week	Analysis methods of comparative politics
4. Week	Case study
4. Week	Democracy
5. Week	Non-Democratic Regimes
5. Week	Comparative study
6. Week	Global comprasion
6. Week	Transitional Regimes
7. Week	Developmentalist approach
7. Week	Developmentalist approach
8. Week	Developmentalist approach
8. Week	Midterm
9. Week	Dependency Approach
9. Week	Dependency Approach
10. Week	Institutionalist Approach
10. Week	Institutionalist Approach
11. Week	Political Culture
11. Week	Political Culture
12. Week	State
12. Week	State
13. Week	Bureaucracy
13. Week	Bureaucracy
14. Week	Democraticization
14. Week	Democraticization

*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.

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