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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;
  • Students will be able to describe the basics of European integration theories and concepts of preference formation and interaction
  • Students will be able to report the content and functioning of EU policies and analyze the interaction of the the involved actors
  • Students will be able to apply these theories and concepts in order to analyze the evolution of the political system of the EU and its policies
  • Students will be able to transfer their theoretical/analytical knowledge to other areas of international relations or domestic politics
  • Students will be able to compose a well structured presentation in wich they assess 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/How to make a good presentation? Online material about presentation techniques and guideline for power point presentations
2 Policy Making in the EU: The Institutional Triangle Michelle Cini (2005): European Union Politics, ch. 9, 10,11
3 Theories of Policy Making Helen Wallace, William Wallace and Marck A. Pollack (2005): Policy Making in the EU, ch. 2
4 Analyzing Executive Politics: European Commission Introduction - Simon Hix (2005): The political system of the European Union, ch. 2 Relationship with Council - Bocquillon, P. and Dobbels, M. (2014) ‘An elephant on the 13th floor of Berlaymont? European Council and Commission relations in legislative agenda setting’, Journal of European Public Policy 21(1): 20-38. Decision-making dynamics inside the Commission - Hartlapp M., Metz, J. and Rauh, C. (2013) ‘Linking Agenda Setting to Coordination Structures: Bureaucratic Politics inside the European Commission’, Journal of European Integration 35(4): 425-41. - Kassim et al. (2013) The Barroso Presidency in Focus, in Kassim et al., pp. 166-180
5 Analyzing Executive Politics: Council Introduction - Tallberg: Bargaining Power in the European Council (2008) Journal of Common Market Studies 46(3) Role of Council Presidencies - Dinan, D. (2013) The Post-Lisbon Council Presidency: An interim Assessment, West European Politics 36(6) Role of member states’ seize - Panke, D: (2012) Being small in a big union: punching above their weights? How small states prevailed in the vodka and the pesticides cases, Cambridge Review of International Affairs 25(3).
6 Analyzing Legislative Politics: European Parliament Introduction - Simon Hix (2005): The political system of the European Union, ch. 3 Reason for empowerment - Rittberger, Berthold (2003): The Creation and Empowerment of the European Parliament, in: Journal of Common Market Studies, vol 41, no. 2, 203 -225 Election of Commission President - Grabbe, H. And Lehne, S (2013) The 2014 European elections. Why a partisan Commission president woud be bad for the EU, Centre for European Reform
7 Single Market Introduction - Simon Hix (2005): The political system of the European Union, ch. 6 Explaining the establishment of the Single Market - Moravcsik, Andrew (1991): Negotiating the Single European Act: National Interests and Conventional Statecraft in the European Community; in: International Organization, vol. 45, no. 1: 19 – 56 (for the intergovernmentalist view) - Fligstein, Neil (1996): How to make a market: Reflections on the attempt to create a Single Market; in: The American Journal of Sociology, July, pg. 1ff (for the supranationalist view)
8 Midterm Exam 8 April 2016
9 Economic and Monetary Union Introduction - Helen Wallace, William Wallace and Mark A. Pollack (2005): Policy Making in the EU, ch. 6 Explaining the establishment of EMU - Baun, Michael J. (1995): The Maastricht Treaty as High Politics: Germany, France and European Integration; in: Political Science Quarterly, vol.110, no:4 Explaining the management of the Eurocrisis - Vilpišauskas, R. (2013) Eurozone Crisis and European Integration: Functional Spillover, Political Spillback? Journal of European Integration 35(3).
10 Eastern Enlargement of the EU Introduction - Helen Wallace, William Wallace and Marck A. Pollack (2005): Policy Making in the EU, ch. 16 Explaining Eastern Enlargement - Schimmelfennig Frank (2001):The community trap: Liberal norms, rhetorical action, and the Eastern enlargement of the European Union; in: International Organization 55,1 Explaining the opening of accession talks with Turkey - Schimmelfennig, F. (2008) Entrapped again: the way to EU membership negotiations with Turkey, UCD Dublin European Institute, working paper 8.
11 Foreign and Security Policy Introduction - Helen Wallace, William Wallace and Marck A. Pollack (2005): Policy Making in the EU, ch. 17 Coordination of national foreign policies at EU level - Vannhoonacker and Pomorska (2013): The European External Action Service and agenda-setting in European foreign policy, Journal of European Public Policy 20(9). - Blockmans, S. (2014) Ukraine, Russia and the need for more flexibility in EU’s foreign policy making, CEPS Policy Brief, No. 320.
12 Justice and Home Affairs Introduction - Helen Wallace, William Wallace and Marck A. Pollack (2005): Policy Making in the EU, ch. 18 Visa Policy and the role of supranational agency - Bürgin, A (2013) Salience, Path Dependency and the Coalition between the European Commission and the Danish Council Presidency: Why the EU opened a visa liberalisation process with Turkey, European Integration Online Papers 17(1), Asylum Policy and the role of supranational agency - Ripoll, S.A. and Trauner, F. (2014) Do supranational EU institutions make a difference? EU asylum law before and after 'communitarization' , Journal of European Public Policy 21(8).
13 Europeanization Introduction - Michelle Cini (2005): European Union Politics, ch. 21 Has the EU still transformative power in Turkey ? - Börzel, T. and D. Soyaltin, (2012) Europeanization in Turkey: Stretching a Concept to its Limits? Working Paper Series, No. 36, Free University Berlin.
14 Final Exam
15 Review of the Semester
16 Review of the Semester  
Course Notes/Textbooks The literature above, power point presentations
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
1
25
Final Exam
1
35
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
4
65
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
35
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
16
3
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
10
Presentation / Jury
1
10
Project
1
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
18
Final Exams
1
26
    Total
150

 

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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