Academic Catalog

ADM5144 CONTEMPORARY THEORIES OF POLITICAL SCI.

Course Code:	3105144
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	3(3-0)
ECTS Credit:	8.0
Department:	Political Science And Public Adm.
Language of Instruction:	English
Level of Study:	Graduate
Course Coordinator:	Assoc.Prof.Dr. MEHMET OKYAYUZ
Offered Semester:	Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

This course primarily focuses on modern theoretical debates within the confines of political science. Its main topics are structuralism, functionalism, systems approach, theories of underdevelopment, modernization theory, and the modern debates on the state.