Political science

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POLITICAL SCIENCE
Spring 2024
Saken Mukan/PhD,
Department of Media Communications & KZ History
[email protected]

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Basic Stages of Formation and Development of Political Science
The Genesis of political ideas in human history civilization.
Periodization the history of formation and political development
thoughts;
The Elements of Political Science in ancient teachings (Confucius,
Plato, Aristotle). Political medieval ideas (Augustine, Aquinas, Al
Farabi);
Development of political ideas in the Renaissance and Reformation.
Interpretation by Machiavelli, the essence of politicians. Theory of
sovereignty state power J. Bodin. Ideal social order in utopian ideas
socialism. (T. Mor, T. Campanella);

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Basic Stages of Formation and Development of Political Science
Theories of natural law and social contract as the main political era
doctrines Enlightenment (G. Grotius, T. Hobbes, J. Locke). Radical
Democracy J.-J. Rousseau. Theory of state and civil society in
concepts by I. Kant and G. Hegel.
Political views by Kazakh educators;
Formation of concepts “conservatism”, “liberalism”, “Marxism”. Main
directions of contemporary Political Science.

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Homework
The history of development of political thought of Kazakhstan
How to prepare?
1. Google it or find a textbook at IT University Library in English the topic mentioned
above;
2. You may take notes in your Copy book and retell the material in the Class;
3. You may print 1-2 pages A4 format material and come to Class with papers to retell
the material in the Class;
4. You may use your personal Laptop to retell the material in the Class;
5. Minimum 5 English-Kazakh-Russian words you should write that you got to know
during the preparation.
NO SMARTPHONE AND NO IPAD ARE USED IN THE CLASS TO RETELL THE
MATERIAL IN THE CLASS.