Academic Catalog

ADM6183 IDEOLOGY AND POLITICAL BEHAVIOR

Course Code: 3106183
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(2-2)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Political Science And Public Adm.
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
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Offered Semester: Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

This course aims to clarify how ideologies are used in politics with respect to different approaches to political behaviour. Its focus is how and why individuals develop certain ideologies and how these ideologies are reflected on their political behaviour. Main political and sociological approaches to ideology and political behaviour are also examined. The course also includes discussions on such concepts as modernity, post-modernity, and globalism.