THEORIES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE

Description

Course Title	Course Code	Semester	Required/Elective	Theory + Practice	ECTS
Theories of Social Justice	GZT342	VI. SEMESTER	Area Elective Courses	3+0	5.0

Language of Instruction	İngilizce
Course Type	Area Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s)	DOÇ. DR. MUSTAFA ONUR ARUN
Mode of Delivery	The mode of delivery of this course is face to face
Prerequisites	There is no pre- or co-requisite for this course
Courses Recommended	The Capability Approach and Human Development
Reading List	Arun, M.O. and Basilio, J.L. (Eds.) (2023). A Quest for Justice: Theoretical Insights, Challenges, and Pathways Forward. Ankara: Nobel.Arun, M.O. (2023). “Luck in the Just Society – Sociology of Individual’s Choices and a Justification for Egalitarian Social Policies”. Anadolu University Journal of Social Sciences, 23(3), 751-770.Arun, M.O. (2022). “Back to the Theory: Re-Considering Social Policies as Egalitarian Pre-Conditions of the Liberal Meritocracy”. The Journal of Labour and Society, 73(2), 1017-1042.Arun, M.O. (2022). “Three Flaws in One Justification – A Critical Examination of Nussbaum’s Reasoning Behind Her List of Capabilities”. The Journal of Humanity and Society, 12(2), 1-24.Arun, M.O. and Suğur, N. (2018) (Eds.). Political Thought. Eskisehir: Anadolu University Publication.Arun, M.O. (2018). “Beyond the Conventional – A Sociological Criticism of Sen’s Capability Approach”. Journal of Economy, Culture and Society, 58, pp. 229-245.Heywood, A. (2004). Political Theory – An Introduction. 3rd Edition, New York: Palgrave Macmillan.Miller, D. (1999). Principles of Social Justice. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.Nussbaum, M. (2011). “Capabilities, Entitlements, Rights: Supplementation and Critique”. Journal of Human Developments and Capabilities, 12(1), pp. 23-37.Nussbaum, M. (2011). Creating Capabilities – The Human Development Approach. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press.Robeyns, I. (2005). “The Capability Approach: A Theoretical Survey”. Journal of Human Development, 6(1), pp. 93-117.
Assessment Methods	1 Mid-Term Exam (Written), 1 End-of-Semester Exam (Written)
Work Placement	Not Applicable