COURSE DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION
| Course Name | Code | Semester | T+A+L (hour/week) | Type (C / O) | Local Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market State and Society | PSIR 357 | Spring | 03+00+00 | Elective | 3 | 6 |
| Academic Unit: | Political Science and Public Administration |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Prerequisites: | None |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Course Unit: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | - - |
| Course Objectives: | The purpose of this course is to analyze the relations between the market, state, and society in Turkey. The compartmentalization of social sciences into political science, economics, and sociology disciplines has undermined the holistic analysis of the state, market, and society. The political economy approach adopted in this course attempts to remedy this by uncovering the internal connections between market, state, and society. The course is divided into three parts: Theory, history, and dynamics. Firstly, students are going to be introduced to the main theoretical approaches of political economy such as the classical political economy, neo-classical economics, Marxian, and Keynesian paradigms. Secondly, key transformations of market-state-society relations from the late Ottoman Empire to contemporary Turkey are going to be analyzed. This long history is divided into periods according to the developments in the political system as well as in the regime of accumulation. Turkey’s political-economic history is going to be discussed in relation to international contextual dynamics like Keynesianism, national developmentalism, neo-liberalism, globalization, financialization, and crises. Thirdly, the current dynamics of Turkey’s political economy including welfare regime, class, labour, poverty, gender, and development are going to be analyzed. This course contributes to the holistic thinking of the students by debating the evolution of Turkey’s political economy through an interdisciplinary conversation with history, economics, political science, sociology, and international relations. Teaching philosophy underpinning this course values alternative sources of acquiring knowledge. While reading academic articles and books constitute the core of the student learning experience, it is supplemented by various activities and resources. Watching and discussing a movie, visiting a museum, attending an academic conference, familiarizing with scholarly journals, browsing websites and official reports are essential activities to understand Turkey’s political economy. |
| Course Contents: | Part I: Theory 1 | Introduction 2 | Foundations of Political Economy Part II: History 3 | Legacy of the Ottoman Empire 4 | Young Republic, 1923-1945 5 | Post-War Liberalization, 1946-1960 6 | Planned Development, 1960-1980 7 | Neo-Liberal Transformation, 1980-2000 8 | Financialization, 2001-2013 9 | Turkey’s Political Economy Today Part III: Current Dynamics 10 | Welfare Regime 11 | Class and Labour 12 | Gender, Development and Poverty 13| Relations with International Organizations 14 | Overview |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit (LO): |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: | Lecture, presentations, homework, final project |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATIONS
| Week | Subjects | Related Preperation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | -Hill, R., and Myatt, T. (2010). The economics anti-textbook: A critical thinker’s guide to microeconomics. Halifax: Fernwood Publishing, pp. 1-26. |
| 2 | Foundations of Political Economy | -Wolff, R. D., and Resnick, S. A. (2012). Contending economic theories: Neoclassical, Keynesian, and Marxian. Cambridge: The MIT Press, pp. 1-49. -Wood, E. M. (1981). The Separation of the Economic and the Political in Capitalism. New Left Review, 127, 66-95. |
| 3 | Legacy of the Ottoman Empire | -Pamuk, Ş. (2004). Institutional Change and the Longevity of the Ottoman Empire, 1500-1800. Journal of Interdisciplinary History, XXXV(2), 225-247. -Mardin, Ş. (1973). Center-Periphery Relations: A Key to Turkish Politics? Daedalus, 102(1), 169-190. -Heper, M. (1980). Center and Periphery in the Ottoman Empire: With Special Reference to the Nineteenth Century. International Political Science Review, 1(1), 81-105. |
| 4 | Young Republic | -Keyder, Ç. (1979). The Political Economy of Turkish Democracy. New Left Review, 115, 3-44. -Yalman, G. L. (2002). “State and Bourgeoisie in Historical Perspective: A Relativist Paradigm or A Panoply of Hegemonic Strategies?” In N.Balkan & S. Savran (Eds.), The Politics of Permanent Crisis: Class, State and Ideology in Turkey, New York: Nova Science Publishers. |
| 5 | Post-War Liberalization | -Öniş, Z., and Şenses, F. (2007). Global dynamics, domestic coalitions and a reactive state: Major policy shifts in post-war Turkish economic development. ODTÜ Gelişme Dergisi, 34, 251-286. |
| 6 | Planned Development | -Milor, V. (1990). The Genesis of Planning in Turkey. New Perspectives on Turkey, 4, 1-30. -Pamuk, Ş. (2008). Economic change in twentieth-century Turkey: Is the glass more than half full? In R. Kasaba (Ed.), The Cambridge History of Turkey (pp. 266-300). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. |
| 7 | Neoliberal Transformation | -Tünay, M. (1993). “The Turkish New Right’s Attempt at Hegemony” in A. Eralp, M. Tünay, and B. Yeşilada (Eds.) The Political and Socioeconomic Transformation of Turkey (pp. 11-30). Westport: Praeger. -Öniş, Z. (2004). Turgut Özal and His Economic Legacy: Turkish Neo-Liberalism in Critical Perspective, Middle Eastern Studies, 40(4), 113-134. -Cizre-Sakallıoğlu, Ü., and Yeldan, E. (2000). Politics, Society and Financial Liberalization: Turkey in the 1990s. Development and Change, 31, 481-508. -Bedirhanoğlu, P., and Yalman, G. L. (2010). “State, Class and Discourse: Reflections on the Neoliberal Transformation in Turkey.” In A. Saad-Filho and G. Yalman (Eds.), Economic Transitions to Neoliberalism in Middle Income Countries (pp. 107-127). London: Routledge. |
| 8 | Financialization | -Bahçe, S., et al. (2016). “Financialisation and the Financial and Economic Crises: The Case of Turkey.” In E. Hein, D. Detzer, and N. Dodig (Eds.), Financialisation and the Financial and Economic Crises (pp. 275-298). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. -Yeldan, E., and Ünüvar, B. (2016). An Assessment of the Turkish Economy in the AKP Era. Research and Policy on Turkey, 1(1), 11-28. -Akyüz, Y. and Boratav, K. (2003). The Making of the Turkish Financial Crisis. World Development, 31(9), 1549-1566. -Karaçimen, E. (2014). Financialization in Turkey: The Case of Consumer Debt. Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, 16(2), 161-180. |
| 9 | Turkey’s Political Economy Today | -Buğra, A., and Savaşkan, O. (2012). Politics and class: The Turkish business environment in the neoliberal age. New Perspectives on Turkey, 46, 27-63. -Öniş, Z. (2019). Turkey under the challenge of state capitalism: the political economy of the late AKP era. Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, 19(2), 201-225. -Orhangazi, Ö. (2019). Türkiye Ekonomisinin Yapısal Sorunları, Finansal Kırılganlıklar ve Kriz Dinamikleri. Mülkiye Dergisi, 43(1), 111-137. -Akçay, Ü., and Güngen, A. R. (2019). The Making of Turkey’s 2018-2019 Economic Crisis. Institute for International Political Economy Berlin Working Paper, No. 120/2019. -Madra, Y. M., and Yılmaz, S. (2019). Turkey’s Decline into (Civil) War Economy: From Neoliberal Populism to Corporate Nationalism. The South Atlantic Quarterly, 118(1), 41-59. -Taymaz, E., and Voyvoda, E. (2012). Marching to the Beat of a Late Drummer: Turkey’s Experience of Neoliberal Industrialization since 1980. New Perspectives on Turkey, 47, 83-113. |
| 10 | Welfare Regime | -Buğra, A., and Keyder, Ç. (2006). The Turkish welfare regime in transformation. Journal of European Social Policy, 16(3), 211-228. -Aybars, A. İ., and Tsarouhas, D. (2010). Straddling Two Continents: Social Policy and Welfare Politics in Turkey. Social Policy & Administration, 44(6), 746-763. -Eder, M. (2010). Retreating State? Political Economy of Welfare Regime Change in Turkey. Middle East Law and Governance, 2(2), 152-184. |
| 11 | Class and Labour | -Orhangazi, Ö. (2019). 2000’li Yıllarda Yapısal Dönüşüm ve Emeğin Durumu. Çalışma ve Toplum, 60(1), 325-348. -Ercan, F., and Oğuz, Ş. (2015). From Gezi Resistance to Soma Massacre: Capital Accumulation and Class Struggle in Turkey. Socialist Register, 51, 114-135. -Uzgören, E. (2014). Globalisation and trade unions in Turkey: Two class strategies in countering neo-liberal restructuring. METU Studies in Development, 41, 441-464. -Adaman, F., Buğra, A., and İnsel, A. (2009). Societal Context of Labor Union Strategy: The Case of Turkey. Labor Studies Journal, 34(2), 168-88. -Yalman, G. L., and Topal, A. (2019). Labour Containment Strategies and Working Class Struggles in the Neoliberal Era: The Case of TEKEL Workers in Turkey. Critical Sociology, 45(3), 447-461. |
| 12 | Gender, Development and Poverty | -Altan-Olcay, Ö. (2014). Entrepreneurial Subjectivities and Gendered Complexities: Neoliberal Citizenship in Turkey. Feminist Economics, 20(4), 235-259. -İlkkaracan, İ. (2012). Why so Few Women in the Labor Market in Turkey? Feminist Economics, 18(1), 1-37. -Dildar, Y. (2015). Patriarchal Norms, Religion, and Female Labor Supply: Evidence from Turkey. World Development, 76, 40-61. -Dedeoğlu, S. (2010). Visible Hands-Invisible Women: Garment Production in Turkey. Feminist Economics, 16(4), 1-32. -Şenses, F. (2008). Missing links in poverty analysis in the age of neoliberal globalization: some lessons from Turkey. New Perspectives on Turkey, 38, 61-81. |
| 13 | Relations with International Organizations | -Yalman, G. L., and Göksel, A. (2017). Transforming Turkey? Putting the Turkey-European Union Relations into a Historical Perspective. Uluslararası İlişkiler, 14(56), 23-37. -Öniş, Z., and Kutlay, M. (2013). Rising Powers in a Changing Global Order: the political economy of Turkey in the age of BRICS. Third World Quarterly, 34(8), 1409-1426. -Öniş, Z., and Bakır, C. (2007). Turkey’s Political Economy in the Age of Financial Globalization: The Significance of the EU Anchor. South European Society and Politics, 12(2), 147-164. |
| 14 | Overview |
At Kadir Has University, a Semester is 14 weeks; The weeks 15 and 16 are reserved for final exams.
REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED READING
| Recommended Reading: Boratav, K. (2018). Türkiye İktisat Tarihi: 1908-2015. Ankara: İmge Kitabevi. Berkes, N. (2018). Türkiye İktisat Tarihi. İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları. Orhangazi, Ö. (2020). Türkiye Ekonomisinin Yapısı. Ankara: İmge Kitabevi. Kepenek, Y., and Yentürk, N. (2016). Türkiye Ekonomisi. İstanbul: Remzi Kitabevi. Şenses, F. (2017). İktisada Farklı Bir Giriş. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları. Aydın, Z. (2005). The Political Economy of Turkey. London: Pluto Press. Keyder, Ç. (1987). State and Class in Turkey. London: Verso. Heper, M. (1985). The State Tradition in Turkey. North Humberside: Eothen Press. Yeldan, E. (2006). Küreselleşme Sürecinde Türkiye Ekonomisi: Bölüşüm, Birikim ve Büyüme. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları. Buğra, A. (1994). State and Business in Modern Turkey: A Comparative Study. Albany: State University of New York Press. Bora, T., Bora, A., Erdoğan, N., and Üstün, İ. (2011). “Boşuna mı Okuduk?” Türkiye’de Beyaz Yakalı İşsizliği. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları (selections). Erdoğan, N. (Ed.) (2016). Yoksulluk Halleri: Türkiye’de Kent Yoksulluğunun Toplumsal Görünümleri. Istanbul: İletişim Yayınları. Akça, İ., Bekmen, A., and Özden, B. A. (Eds.) (2014). Turkey Reframed: Constituting Neoliberal Hegemony. London: Pluto Press. Mütevellioğlu, N., and Sönmez, S. (Eds.) (2009). Küreselleşme, Kriz ve Türkiye’de Neoliberal Dönüşüm. İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları. Heper, M., and Sayarı, S. (Eds.) (2012). The Routledge Handbook of Modern Turkey. New York: Routledge. Yalman, G. L., Marois, T., and Güngen, A. R. (Eds.) (2016). The Political Economy of Financial Transformation in Turkey. Routledge: London. Yalman, G. L. (2009). Transition to Neoliberalism: The Case of Turkey in the 1980s. İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi University Press. Bağımsız Sosyal Bilimciler (2007). IMF Gözetiminde On Uzun Yıl, 1998-2008: Farklı Hükümetler Tek Siyaset. İstanbul: Yordam Kitap. Bağımsız Sosyal Bilimciler (2009). Türkiye’de ve Dünyada Ekonomik Bunalım, 2008-2009. İstanbul: Yordam Kitap. Bağımsız Sosyal Bilimciler (2015). AKP’li Yıllarda Emeğin Durumu. İstanbul: Yordam Kitap. Kolektif (2012-2018). İş Cinayetleri Almanağı. İstanbul: 1 Umut Yayınları. |
OTHER COURSE RESOURCES
| International Scholarly Journals: Review of International Political Economy | New Political Economy | Contributions to Political Economy | European Journal of Political Economy | International Journal of Political Economy | Socio-Economic Review | Capital and Class | Economy and Society | Finance and Society | Journal of Cultural Economy | Third World Quarterly | Millennium: Journal of International Studies | Business and Politics Academic Journals in Turkey: BU Journal: Review of Social, Economic and Administrative Studies | METU Studies in Development | Ankara Üniversitesi SBF Dergisi | Mülkiye Dergisi | Siyasal: Journal of Political Sciences | Journal of Economy, Culture and Society | Uluslararası İlişkiler Dergisi | Çalışma ve Toplum | Toplum ve Bilim | Eğitim Bilim Toplum | Toplum ve Hekim | Praksis | Birikim | Emek Araştırma Dergisi | Politik Ekonomik Kuram | Fiscaoeconomia | İktisat, İşletme ve Finans | İktisat Dergisi Museums: Cibali Tobacco Factory, Cibali, İstanbul | Osmanlı Bank Museum, Karaköy, İstanbul | Rahmi M. Koç Museum, Hasköy, İstanbul | İş Bank Museum, Eminönü, İstanbul | İş Bank Economic Independence Museum, Ulus, Ankara | Ziraat Bank Museum, Ulus, Ankara | Türasaş Museum, Tepebaşı, Eskişehir Websites, Reports, and Data: State Grand National Assembly of Turkey: www.tbmm.gov.tr/ Turkish Court of Accounts: www.sayistay.gov.tr/ Presidency of Strategy and Budget: www.sbb.gov.tr/ Ministry of Treasury and Finance: www.hmb.gov.tr/ Central Bank of Republic of Turkey: www.tcmb.gov.tr/ Official Gazette: www.resmigazete.gov.tr/ Turkish Statistical Institute: www.tuik.gov.tr/ International Organizations IMF Turkey: https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/TUR World Bank Turkey: https://www.worldbank.org/tr/country/turkey OECD Turkey: http://www.oecd.org/turkey/ UNDP Turkey: http://www.tr.undp.org/content/turkey/en/home.html European Commission Reports: https://www.ab.gov.tr/regular-progress-reports_46224_en.html Labour Unions DİSK: https://disk.org.tr/category/diskten/yayinlar/ Türk-İş: http://www.turkis.org.tr/Kitaplarimiz-dy39 Business Associations TİSK: https://www.tisk.org.tr/ TÜSİAD: https://tusiad.org/tr/yayinlar/raporlar MÜSİAD: http://www.musiad.org.tr/tr-tr/musiad-kitapligi ASKON: https://www.askon.org.tr/ |
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
| Semester Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance / Participation | 14 | 10 |
| Project | 1 | 40 |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 20 |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Total: | 17 | 100 |
WORKLOAD
| Events | Count | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload (hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Project | 1 | 35 | 35 |
| Homework Assigments | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Preparation for Presentation / Jury | 1 | 22 | 22 |
| Extra-Class Activities (reading,individiual work, etc.) | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Total Workload (hour): | 150 | ||
1 ECTS = 25 Hours Workload
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO) AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS (PQ)
| # | PQ1 | PQ2 | PQ3 | PQ4 | PQ5 | PQ6 | PQ7 | PQ8 | PQ9 | PQ10 |
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| LO4 |
Contribution: 1 Low, 2 Average, 3 High