Course Details Language of Instruction English Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree Department / Program PSYCHOLOGY Type of Program Formal Education Type of Course Unit Elective Course Delivery Method Face To Face Objectives of the Course This is one of course in the compulsory departmental categories at fundamental level, allowing participants to explore essential discussions in political psychology. Instead of providing a straightforward classical lecture format, it is designed to cover the main theories of political psychology by encouraging participants to involve discussions, demonstrations, and even some small applications in and out of the class time. Participants who complete this course successfully will be able to gain the following learning outcomes, corresponding to the AGU Psychology Program aims: equip students with the general and specific psychological and basic research knowledge in political psychology acquire basic skills regarding conducting research and on the applications on political behaviours devising technologies for human well-being, and following global and psychology-specific ethical codes and values in psychological applications and research by using knowledge of political psychology Course Content The world has been the site of many bloody conflicts for centuries as if the psychological theories are manifesting that violence is seen as the nature of humans (e.g., Berkowitz, 1990; Fiske, 2012). While intergroup relations are established under all unique circumstances, many conflicts arising in various geographies are centered around territorial claims and political conflicts between groups with marked social, cultural and religious identities. In other words, divisions between ethnically, religiously and sectarian identities are seen as conflicting groups in a society, but their nature are political disagreements and territorial demands (Çoymak, Gheorghiu, Niens & Lyons, 2015; Wallensteen, 2002). However, questions are that we should understand their political behaviour to improve harmony among humans and human group: What does psychology know about social conflict and its role in peacebuilding??? ? What are the psychological foundations of social conflict??? ?Is conflict in human nature??? ? What forms of conflicts harm humanity?? Why do people behave the way they do in politics??? Why do political leaders make the decisions they do?? ?? Why does an individual involve a mass killing and genocide??? ? What are the roles of emotions in politics??? ? How does psychology help to understand invisible social conflicts in society?? This course will address theories and debates on these questions -and many more- through the lens of psychological research on understanding human political behaviours. Course Methods and Techniques Prerequisites and co-requisities ( PSYC101 ) and ( PSYC102 ) and ( PSYC103 ) and ( PSYC104 ) Course Coordinator Associate Prof.Dr. Ahmet ÇOYMAK Name of Lecturers None Assistants None Work Placement(s) No Recommended or Required Reading Resources All sources will be handed out on CANVAS Canvas Portal Course Category Social Sciences %100

 





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