Bureaucracy and Turkish Bureaucracy

Course content

The aim of this course is to help the students examine bureaucracy in a broader political, social and economic context, and within their probable relationship patterns. To understand bureaucracy means to understand what it is, where it stands in the formulation and implementation of public policies, and what kind of problems it encounters in its operations. In this regard, the course will both focus on theoretical approaches to bureaucracy, and practical implications of its daily functioning in different contexts. The course will also have a special focus on bureaucracy in Turkey, especially reflecting the characteristics and changes it has experienced throughout the 2000s and 2010s.