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POLS 598 Comparative Local Government
3 Credits
A major structural change has taken place in Turkish
society with the urban population surpassing the rural
population for the first time in the Ottoman-Turkish
continuum. The first rate of urbanization has not resulted
in a parallel process of urban integration, creating serious
problems in both tangible (infrastructure, housing, services
and intangible (identity, participation, civic engagement)
aspects of urban space. This dual character of urban
settlements in Turkey has been compounded by a strained
relationship between central and local govenment in
sharing of competences and resources. The strategic decision
of Turkey to join the European Union (EU); the need to
harmonize policies; the prevalent trends and principles in
the EU in the field of local govenment have created a new
urgency to critically reappraise the administrative system
in Turkey. The general tendency in the EU for
decentralization, deconcentration and devolution, true to
the spirit of local and regional governance, has
necessitated local government reform to top the reform
agenda in Turkey. Within the confines of the Course,
a comparative analysis of existing institutions and
processes will be taken up, followed by trends and
evolving patterns of local governance in both the EU
and Turkey.
Last Offered Terms
Course Name
SU Credit
Spring 2018-2019
Local Government in Turkey and the European Union
3
Spring 2017-2018
Local Government in Turkey and the European Union
3
Spring 2016-2017
Local Government in Turkey and the European Union
3
Spring 2015-2016
Local Government in Turkey and the European Union
3
Spring 2014-2015
Local Government in Turkey and the European Union
3
Spring 2013-2014
Local Government in Turkey and the European Union
3
Spring 2012-2013
Local Government in Turkey and the European Union
3
Spring 2011-2012
Local Government in Turkey and the European Union
3
Fall 2010-2011
Local Government in Turkey and the European Union
3
Fall 2009-2010
Local Government in Turkey and the European Union
3
Fall 2007-2008
Local Government in Turkey and the European Union
3
Fall 2006-2007
Local Government in Turkey and the European Union
3
Fall 2005-2006
Local Government in Turkey and the European Union
3
Fall 2004-2005
Local Government in Turkey and the European Union
3
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Corequisite: __
ECTS Credit: 10 ECTS (10 ECTS for students admitted before 2013-14 Academic Year)
General Requirements:
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| A major structural change has taken place in Turkish society with the urban population surpassing the rural population for the first time in the Ottoman-Turkish continuum. The first rate of urbanization has not resulted in a parallel process of urban integration, creating serious problems in both tangible (infrastructure, housing, services and intangible (identity, participation, civic engagement) aspects of urban space. This dual character of urban settlements in Turkey has been compounded by a strained relationship between central and local govenment in sharing of competences and resources. The strategic decision of Turkey to join the European Union (EU); the need to harmonize policies; the prevalent trends and principles in the EU in the field of local govenment have created a new urgency to critically reappraise the administrative system in Turkey. The general tendency in the EU for decentralization, deconcentration and devolution, true to the spirit of local and regional governance, has necessitated local government reform to top the reform agenda in Turkey. Within the confines of the Course, a comparative analysis of existing institutions and processes will be taken up, followed by trends and evolving patterns of local governance in both the EU and Turkey. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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