This course focuses on contemporary politics and culture in Turkey while providing a historical perspective on state-formation and nation-building processes that carry the legacies of late-Ottoman/early republican era. Zooming in and out of different moments in recent Turkish history and through interrelated themes, the course explores the influential ideas and concepts that shape state politics as well as everyday politics today such as secularism, militarism, nationalism. The role of local, regional and global dynamics that inform domestic and foreign policy will be analysed. Students will be encouraged to think beyond the state and society binary and gain a more holistic understanding of multiple and diverse actors that contribute to a dynamic social and political life in Turkey. The course will provide students with fundamental knowledge and skills to interpret current affairs in or concerning Turkey.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- analyse, discuss and explain the impact of long state tradition and influence of political and military institutions on politics and culture in modern Turkey;
- critically evaluate the role of non-government actors such as media and civil society organisations in shaping Turkish political culture;
- demonstrate an advanced ability to appraise social change and the vibrant and diverse cultural life that characterise contemporary Turkish society;
- assess and apply concepts from the disciplines of history, politics, social sciences and cultural studies in a case study about contemporary Turkey; and
- utilise modern political concepts such as nation-building, political Islam, minority movements, legitimacy, and sovereignty to critically analyse cases from contemporary Turkish history and current affairs.
Indicative Assessment
- Participation (10) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- E-portfolio (20) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- E-portfolio analysis (2000 words) (40) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
- Final report (2000 words) (30) [LO 1,2,3,5]
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:
a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of tutorials; and
b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
Inherent Requirements
No
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
None
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 14
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $3840 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $5700 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3752 | 20 Feb 2023 | 27 Feb 2023 | 31 Mar 2023 | 26 May 2023 | In Person | View |
