Academic Catalog

PSIR413 COMPARATIVE POLITICAL CULTURES: GREECE, TURKEY, CYPRUS

Course Code:	3540413
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	3(3-0)
ECTS Credit:	6.0
Department:	Political Science And International Relations
Language of Instruction:	English
Level of Study:	Undergraduate
Course Coordinator:	Prof.Dr. ZÜLKÜF AYDIN
Offered Semester:	Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

This course provides a comparative introduction to political cultures in the eastern Mediterranean, with a specific focus on Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus. The course will explore the ways in which citizens in a nation-state, or those who aspire to build a nation-state, legitimize politics, define inclusion in the nation, and formulate the rights and responsibilities of citizens. We will draw upon the anthropological and sociological literature on the region to examine the norms, symbols, and practices of politics, including the formation and often contradictory practices of nationalist ideologies.