Political Science and International Relations

The aim of this course is to introduce students to the fundamental concepts, theories, and methods of comparative politics and to enable them to compare political institutions, processes, and regimes across different countries systematically. The course also aims to develop students’ ability to identify similarities and differences among political systems, evaluate the historical, social, and economic factors underlying these differences, and analyse political phenomena from a comparative perspective.

There is no pre-requisite for this course.

Patrick H. O’Neil, Karl Fields ve Don Share, Cases in Comparative Politics, 5. Baskı, New York: W. W. Norton & Company.

Students are expected to comply with the principles of academic integrity in all course-related work. Plagiarism, cheating, unauthorized collaboration, fabrication of information or sources, and presenting another person’s work as one’s own are strictly prohibited. Artificial intelligence tools may be used only in accordance with the guidelines established by the course instructor. Any use of such tools must be clearly disclosed, and students are responsible for verifying the accuracy of all AI-generated information and sources. Presenting AI-generated content as a student’s original work constitutes a violation of academic integrity.