Course Contents

1: TURKEY I) Political Conditions in the early 10th Century II) Constitutional, Political and Administration changes under Kamal Atta Turk III) Development of Parliament System IV) Parties and Pressure Groups V) Military and Politics in Turkey( Role of the army) 2: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA I) Political and Cultural Heritage II) Establishment of People Republic of China III) Political and Constitutional Development IV) Socio-Economic Development and Cultural Revolution VI) Post Mao Development V) The Communist Party; Ideology, Organization, and Its Role

Course Synopsis

Course description: This course mainly focuses on the approaches to studying constitutions. It mainly highlights the importance of the lawmaking system in developing countries such as Turkey and China. This course is designed to enable the students for a comparative study of the political systems of China and Turkey. This study will provide the students with basic knowledge about the actual functioning of these political systems under their constitutions.

Course Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course, the students will enable • To acquaint themselves with the major concepts and themes of Comparative Constitutions of China and Turkey. • To analyze the constitution's development and significance at the broader level. • To do a meaningful comparison among any of the countries and find out the reasons for malfunctioning if any.