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POLS 5490 Democracy, Development, and Human Rights

A graduate seminar in comparative politics asking how regime type, economic development, and human rights actually interact in practice, whether democracy causes growth, whether wealth stabilizes freedom, and why oil, inequality, and globalization keep complicating the story. You'll read original journal articles each week, debate competing theories and their measurement problems in class, and write two short essays plus midterm and final essays that stake out positions on the evidence. It assumes you can read empirical political science critically, and it pairs well with methods coursework since most of the readings hinge on cross-national data and causal inference about cases from Latin America to the Middle East.

Kredi 3 ECTS 5 Fakülte İktisadi, İdari ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi Bölüm Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi Koordinatör Aida Just

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Son 11 dönemde dersin ortalaması 3,73 (41 öğrencinin notu, 4,00 üzerinden), yani sınıf ortalaması A- civarında. Zorluk hocaya ve şubeye göre değişir; ölçülebilir olan bu sayı. Diğer derslerle karşılaştır →

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İzlencede 1 midterm var, ağırlığı %30. Final %30. Kalan %40 dersin öteki kalemlerinde. Tam dağılım aşağıda.

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POLS 5490 bu dönem kim veriyor?

2026-2027 Güz döneminde 1 şube açık, dersi Aida Just veriyor. Şube saatleri ve kontenjanlar aşağıda.

POLS 5490 dersinde hangi kitap okunuyor?

İzlencede zorunlu kitap: original research articles (see the course Moodle page).

POLS 5490 kaç kredi?

3 Bilkent kredisi, 5 AKTS.

Haftalık müfredat 14 hafta

Hafta 114–20 Eyl

Derse Giriş ve Genel Bakış

Course Introduction and overview

course introductionoverview

Hafta 221–27 Eyl

Siyasi rejimlerin ekonomik refaha etkisi

How Political Regimes Influence Economic Prosperity

political regimeseconomic prosperity

Hafta 328 Eyl – 4 Eki

Demokrasinin ön koşulları

Requisites of Democracy

democracy

Hafta 45–11 Eki

Demokratikleşme ve rejim istikrarı

Democratization and Regime Stability

democratizationregime stability

Hafta 512–18 Eki

Petrol zenginliğinin siyasi ve ekonomik sonuçları

The Political and Economic Consequences of Oil Wealth

petrol zenginliğisiyasi sonuçlarekonomik sonuçlar

Hafta 619–25 Eki

Gelir Eşitsizliği ve Yeniden Dağıtım Tercihleri

Income Inequality and Preferences for Redistribution

income inequalityredistributionpreferences

Hafta 726 Eki – 1 Kas

Gelir Eşitsizliği ve Yeniden Dağıtım (Devam)

Income Inequality and Preferences for Redistribution (cont.)

income inequalityredistributionpreferences

Hafta 82–8 Kas

Ara Sınav

Midterm Exam

Hafta 99–15 Kas

İnsan hakları

Human Rights

insan hakları

Hafta 1016–22 Kas

Diktatörlük türleri ve sonuçları

Varieties of Dictatorships and Their Consequences

dictatorshiprejim türlerisonuçları

Hafta 1123–29 Kas

Seçimli otokrasiler

Electoral Autocracies

electoral autocracyotoriter rejim

Hafta 1230 Kas – 6 Ara

Yurttaşların siyasal davranışı

Citizen Political Behavior

citizen political behavior

Hafta 137–13 Ara

Uluslararası göç

International Migration

international migrationgöç

Hafta 1414–20 Ara

Siyaset, Piyasalar ve Mutluluk Arayışı

Politics, Markets and the Pursuit of Happiness

marketspursuit of happinesssiyaset

Değerlendirme 100% · 4 adım

20%

30%

In-class participation Based on class attendance, participation, and class presentation 20%

Short essay Two short critical essays (10% each) 20%

Midterm: Essay/written Comprehensive, closed-book, in-class exam 30%

Final: Essay/written Comprehensive, closed-book, in-class exam 30%

en büyük tek kalem %30 · sınav ağırlığı %60 · 11 dönem ortalaması 3.73 (41 öğrenci) nasıl hesaplanıyor

Notunu hesapla

Kalem	Ağırlık	Notun (100 üzerinden)
Based on class attendance, participation, and class presentation	%20
Two short critical essays (10% each)	%20
Comprehensive, closed-book, in-class exam	%30
Comprehensive, closed-book, in-class exam	%30

Hedef toplam puanın

Bildiğin notları gir; girmediklerin hesaba katılmaz.

Ağırlıklar POLS 5490 izlencesinden. Hocanın bu dönemki dağılımı farklı olabilir; bağlayıcı olan ders izlencesidir. Harf notu sınırlarını hoca belirliyor, o yüzden hedefi sen giriyorsun. İzlencede FZ şartı var, sayfanın sonundaki kutuda.

Önerilen kaynaklar 1 kitap

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Zorunlu

original research articles (see the course Moodle page)

Bu dersi alınca · 16 öğrenme çıktısı

Develop field-related conceptual knowledge in Social and Behavioral Sciences and of relationships between concepts; ability to consider the reflections conceptual knowledge in practice (K1 and K2)Based on class attendance, participation, and class presentation, Two short critical essays (10% each), Comprehensive, closed-book, in-class exam, Comprehensive, closed-book, in-class exam
Have basic knowledge on causes and consequences of transformations of societies (K4)Based on class attendance, participation, and class presentation, Two short critical essays (10% each), Comprehensive, closed-book, in-class exam, Comprehensive, closed-book, in-class exam
Have command of statistical knowledge and logical reasoning processes required by Social and Behavioral Sciences (K6)Based on class attendance, participation, and class presentation, Two short critical essays (10% each), Comprehensive, closed-book, in-class exam, Comprehensive, closed-book, in-class exam
Have the skill of improving and deepening the updated and advanced knowledge from the field and sub-fields, and of providing original definitions that can innovate the field through original thinking and/or research at expert level (K7)Based on class attendance, participation, and class presentation, Two short critical essays (10% each)
Analyze theoretical knowledge and evaluate its reflections in practice (S1)Based on class attendance, participation, and class presentation, Two short critical essays (10% each), Comprehensive, closed-book, in-class exam, Comprehensive, closed-book, in-class exam
Have command of basic concepts in the field and have the knowledge of producing works compatible with academic rules by using these concepts (S2)Based on class attendance, participation, and class presentation, Two short critical essays (10% each), Comprehensive, closed-book, in-class exam, Comprehensive, closed-book, in-class exam
Evaluate the knowledge acquired in the field with a critical approach by investigating causal relationships (L1)Based on class attendance, participation, and class presentation, Two short critical essays (10% each)
Identify deficiencies in knowledge and in practice related to the field (L2)Based on class attendance, participation, and class presentation, Two short critical essays (10% each), Comprehensive, closed-book, in-class exam, Comprehensive, closed-book, in-class exam
Show capacity to keep interest and motivation in the field continuous and alive (L3)Based on class attendance, participation, and class presentation
Develop new ideas in the field through using advanced level of intellectual processes such as creative and critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making (L5)Based on class attendance, participation, and class presentation, Two short critical essays (10% each)
Communicate the field-related knowledge and skills in writing and speaking (C1)Based on class attendance, participation, and class presentation, Two short critical essays (10% each), Comprehensive, closed-book, in-class exam, Comprehensive, closed-book, in-class exam
Share field-related solutions supported by scientific data with competent peers (C2)Based on class attendance, participation, and class presentation
Defend original views during the discussions with experts about the subjects in the field and establish effective communication to show competence in the field (C5)Based on class attendance, participation, and class presentation
Monitor the developments in the field and communicate with peers by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio C1 (C6)Based on class attendance, participation, and class presentation
Have sufficient awareness about the issues of universality of social rights, social justice, quality and cultural values, together with environmental protection and occupational health and safety (F3)Based on class attendance, participation, and class presentation
Have an open attitudes towards change and innovation (F4)Based on class attendance, participation, and class presentation, Two short critical essays (10% each)

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Geçmiş GPA dağılımı 11 dönem · ort. 3.73

Dönem	Ders ort.
2025-2026 Fall	3.85	1 şube · 4 öğr
2024-2025 Fall	3.67	1 şube · 3 öğr
2023-2024 Fall	3.30	1 şube · 2 öğr
2022-2023 Fall	3.66	1 şube · 6 öğr
2021-2022 Fall	3.66	1 şube · 5 öğr
2019-2020 Fall	3.60	1 şube · 4 öğr
2018-2019 Fall	3.88	1 şube · 5 öğr
2017-2018 Fall	4.00	1 şube · 2 öğr
2016-2017 Fall	3.68	1 şube · 4 öğr
2015-2016 Fall	4.00	1 şube · 1 öğr

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⚠️ FZ engelleyen şartlar

Class attendance of at least 70% of all class sessions and one in-class presentation of the course readings.

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Bu dönem (2026-2027 Fall) · 1 section

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