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COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


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Course Name
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
Fall/Spring
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
-
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s) -
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • To explain the relationship between regional policies and regionalization
  • To analyze the historical development of regional policies
  • To define, analyze and propose alternative solutions to issues of EU regional policy
  • To explain the role played by the subnational level in EU governance
  • To conduct interdisciplinary analysis by relating regionalization to other administrative and public sector reforms
Course Description

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Introduction
2 Political economy of regionalism Keating, M. and Loughlin, J. (2004) The Political Economy of Regionalism (London: Routledge), Ch 1
3 State traditions and administrative reform Keating, M. and Loughlin, J. (2004) The Political Economy of Regionalism (London: Routledge), Ch 2
4 EU governance and regional policy Keating, M. and Loughlin, J. (2004) The Political Economy of Regionalism (London: Routledge), Ch 3
5 Regionalism in IR perspective Keating, M. and Loughlin, J. (2004) The Political Economy of Regionalism (London: Routledge), Ch 5
6 Regional policy in EU policymaking Wallace, H. and Wallace, W. (2000) Policymaking in the European Union (Oxford: Oxford University Press), Ch 3
7 Aims, objectives and instruments of EU structural funds Leonardi, R. (2005) Cohesion Policy in the European Union (Basingstoke: Palgrave), Ch 2
8 Mid term exam
9 The impact of EU regional policy on the regions RodriguezPose, A. and Fratesi, U. (2004) “Between Development and Social Policies: The Impact of European Structural Funds in Objective 1 Regions”, Regional Studies 38 (1), pp. 97113.
10 Multilevel governance Hooghe, L. and Marks, G. (2001) MultiLevel Governance and European Integration (Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield), Ch 6
11 National responses to EU regional policy Leonardi, R. (2005) Cohesion Policy in the European Union (Basingstoke: Palgrave), Ch 3
12 The impact of EU regional policy on Turkey
13 Multiple and territorial identities Hooghe, L. and Marks, G. (2001) MultiLevel Governance and European Integration (Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield), Ch 3
14 Does regionalization matter for better policy outcomes? Purcell, M. and Brown, J. C. (2005) “Against the local trap: scale and the study of environment and development”, Progress in Development Studies 5 (4), pp. 279297.
15 Review
16 Review of the Semester  
Course Notes/Textbooks Book chapters and journal articles (see above), power point presentations
Suggested Readings/Materials Databases on socioeconomic indicators by various international organisations (e.g. Eurostat, OECD)

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
1
25
Project
2
25
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
25
Final Exam
1
25
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
2
75
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
25
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
12
1
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
1
1
Project
2
20
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
25
Final Exams
1
40
    Total
166

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1 To be able to use the advanced theoretical and practical knowledge that the graduates have acquired in the areas of international relations X
2 To be able to examine, interpret data and assess concepts and ideas with the scientific methods in the area of international relations/political science X
3 To take the responsibility as a group team member and as an individual to solve unforeseen and multidimensional problems that are unforeseen in practice X
4 To be able to recognize regional and global issues/problems, and to be able to develop solutions based on research and scientific evidence X
5 To be able to assess the acquired knowledge and skills in the area of international relations/political science critically and to detect learning requirements and to guide learning. X
6 To be able to inform authorities and institutions in the area of international relations; to be able to transfer ideas and proposals supported by quantitative and qualitative data about the problems verbally and in writing to experts and nonexperts. X
7 To be able to interpret theoretical debates regarding relations among factors in global politics such as structures, institutions and culture, to be able to pinpoint the continuities and changes of main dynamics of international relations, X
8 To be able to distinguish the differences between the classical and contemporary theories and to assess their relationship, X
9 To be able to make use of other disciplines that international relations are based upon (political science, law, economics, sociology, psychology, etc.) and to have the basic knowledge of these disciplines. X
10 To be able to keep abreast of current news on international relations, learn a foreign language and to communicate with one’s peers (European language portfolio global scale, level B1) X
11 To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently
12 To have ethical, social and scientific values in the stages throughout the processes of collecting, interpreting, disseminating and implementing data related to international relations. X
13 To be able to improve the acquired knowledge, skills and qualifications for personal and social reasons X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 

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