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11111

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;
  • Students will be able to describe the concept of legitimacy as a preconditon of EU governance
  • Students will be able to apply the concept of legitimacy in order to classify different frames and current discussions about the appropriate institutional architecture of the EU
  • Students will be able to use the concept of legitimacy in order to analyze EU governance
  • Students will be able to report the content and funtioning of EU policies and analyze the interaction of the the involved actors
  • Students will be able to compose a well structured presentation in which they evaluate a specific research question
  • Students will be able to compose a well structured essay on a specific research question
Course Description

 



Course Category

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

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Introduction
2 Federalism Caramani, D. (2008), Chapter 11
3 The political system of the EU Trechsel, Alexander H. "How to federalize the European Union… and why bother." Journal of European Public Policy 12.3 (2005): 401-418. 4. EU vs the US
4 EU vs the US Menon, A. and Schain, M. 2006. Comparative Federalism: The European Union and the United States in Comparative Perspective. Chapters 2, 5 and 6.
5 Midterm I
6 The Institutional Structure Schmidt, Susanne K. "Only an agenda setter? The European Commission's power over the Council of Ministers." European Union Politics 1.1 (2000): 37-61.
7 Interest Groups and the EU Dür, Andreas, and Gemma Mateo. "The Europeanization of interest groups: Group type, resources and policy area." European Union Politics (2014): 1465116514532556.
8 Tackling the Democratic Deficit I Hix, Simon (2005): The Political System of the European Union, chapter 6: Democracy, Parties and Elections
9 Tackling Democratic Deficit II Hobolt, Sara B. "Citizen Satisfaction with Democracy in the European Union*." JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies 50.s1 (2012): 88-105.
10 Midterm II
11 European Union-skepticism Hooghe, Liesbet, and Gary Marks. "Calculation, community and cues public opinion on European integration." European Union Politics 6.4 (2005): 419-443.
12 Second-order elections Marsh, Michael. "Testing the second-order election model after four European elections." British journal of political science 28.04 (1998): 591-607.
13 European Identity Kohli, Martin. "The battlegrounds of European identity." European Societies 2.2 (2000): 113-137.
14 Review of the Semester
15 Review of the Semester  
16 Review of the Semester  
Course Notes/Textbooks The literature above, power point presentations, reports taken from EU website
Suggested Readings/Materials Newspaper articles, further reading list for presentations

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
1
15
Project
1
15
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
2
40
Final Exam
1
20
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
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
10
3
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
1
7
Project
1
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
3
25
Final Exams
1
    Total
160

 

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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