Conventions of academic writing, content, organization, and style. Appropriate standards for acknowledging and citing scholarly sources. Skills are reinforced through different course themes which encourage critical reading, analysis, and the acquisition of informed opinion.

Building on skills developed in ACWR 101, ACWR 104 presents more advanced reading and writing tasks while introducing students to the types of writing, research, and analysis used in the Social Sciences. Prerequisite: ACWR. 101

Building on skills developed in ACWR 101, ACWR 107 presents more advanced reading and writing tasks while introducing students to the types of writing, research, and analysis used by practicing lawyers and researchers. Prerequisite: ACWR. 101

Examination of current issues of importance for the field of comparative politics such as: the expansion and problems of democracy as a political system, democratic consolidation, politics of economic restructuring, governance in an era of economic globalization, and nationalism and inter-cultural conflict. Review of the scope and methods of the field, and of alternate theoretical approaches such as historical sociology, rational choice, political culture and institutionalism.

An overview of Türkiye's political economy in the light of the broader debates in political economy; Turkish development experience in historical and comparative perspective; Turkish neo-liberalism in retrospect; the impact of globalization and regionalization; crises and relations with the IMF and the USA; foreign direct investment and Türkiye's external economic relations with special reference to the EU; State-society relations and income distribution issues.

Building on basic academic writing skills. Advanced reading and writing tasks, critical analysis, accurate summary, paraphrase, and appropriate methods of citation. The major course component is a scholarly research paper. Prerequisite: ACWR. 101

Building on skills developed in ACWR 101, ACWR 105 presents more advanced reading and writing tasks while introducing students to the types of writing, research, and analysis used in the Humanities. Prerequisite: ACWR. 101

Introduction to the fundamental research methods in social science, covering issues and methods shared by all of the social sciences and by many of the natural sciences. Particular emphasis on contemporary work in the fields of international relations and political science, elaborating on both quantitative and qualitative methods and highlighting the steps in identifying a problem worthy of study and developing testable hypotheses, designing a research strategy, gathering data, analyzing data, research and publication ethics and interpreting the results.

Current significant issues in the transition to and the consolidation of democracy in Türkiye. Issues to be covered will be determined each semester the course is offered.

Turkish economy and Turkish economic institutions: Recent history of the economy; the role of the state and other political actors in the economic processes of Turkish society; current policy issues and external economic relations of the Turkish economy.