| Course Name | Current Issues in European Politics |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| PSIR 300 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Course Coordinator | - | |||||
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| Course Objectives | To identify, analyze and bring alternative solutions to current issues relating to the EU’s politics, policies, and polity. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course is designed to enhance students’ understanding of the contemporary politics of the European Union (EU). It deals with the current issues of the EU by discussing the historical, theoretical, and contemporary developments in European politics. To this end, it provides a general framework of the most salient issues affecting the EU’s current position and analyzes the main challenges that the EU faces in the 21st century. |
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| Major Area Courses | X | |
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| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | History of Integration | Cini and Borragan, 2022, Ch. 2: The EU-Establishment and Development Cini and Borragan, 2022, Ch. 3: Carrying the EU Forward- The Era of Lisbon |
| 3 | Theories of Integration | Bulmer, et al. 2020, Ch. 1: Theories of European Integration Hooghe, L. and Marks, G. 2019. ‘Grand Theories of European Integration in the Twenty-First Century’. Journal of European Public Policy. 26. |
| 4 | Institutions and Decision-making | Bulmer, et al. 2020, Ch. 12: The Institutional Architecture |
| 5 | EU-Turkey Relations | Oğurlu, E. 2024, ‘Changing Nature of the EU-Turkey Relations: From Civilizational Project to Transactional Cooperation. HBV İİSB Dergisi. 26:1. Müftüler-Baç, M. 2017. ‘Turkey’s Future with the EU: An Alternative Model of Differentiated Integration’. Turkish Studies. 18:3. |
| 6 | Democracy and Populist Crisis | Cini and Borragan, 2022, Ch. 9: Democracy and Legitimacy in the EU |
| 7 | Democracy and Populist Crisis 2 | Holesch and Kyriazi. 2022. ‘Democratic Backsliding in the European Union: the Role of the Hungarian-Polish Coalition’, East European Politics, 38:1 |
| 8 | Midterm | |
| 9 | Foreign Policy, Security and Geopolitical Crises | Bulmer, et al. 2020, Ch. 25: Common Foreign and Security Policy |
| 10 | Foreign Policy, Security and Geopolitical Crises 2 | Bulmer, et al. 2020, Ch. 25: Common Foreign and Security Policy |
| 11 | Migration and Refugee Crisis | Cini and Borragan, 2022, Ch. 26: The Migration and Refugee Crisis |
| 12 | Enlargement | Cini and Borragan, 2022, Ch. 18: Enlargement |
| 13 | Climate policy and European Green Deal | Bulmer, et al. 2020, Ch. 22: Environment and Climate Rosamond, 2023, The slow burning climate emergency and the European Green Deal, in Roos and Schade (eds.) Europe Under Strain, De Gruyter. |
| 14 | Future of the EU | Cini and Borragan, 2022, Ch. 29: The Future of the EU |
| 15 | Review of the Semester | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks |
Both books are available at the IEU Library. |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | News articles published in the national and international press, institutional webpages of the EU.
-- EU Studies Certificate: The program is open for all 3rd grade students of any undergraduate programs of the IUE. Students with an average of minimum 2.00 GPA in four EU-related courses, including one compulsory course (PSIR 201 - History and Institutions of the EU) and 3 elective courses will receive the Certificate. |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weighting |
| Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 1 | 10 |
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 10 |
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 4 | 60 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| 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 | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 1 | 12 | |
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | |||
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 10 | |
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 23 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 35 | |
| Total | 170 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to use the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the areas of Political Science and International Relations. | X | ||||
| 2 | To be able to have the basic knowledge of, and make use of other disciplines which contribute to the areas of Political Science and International Relations. | |||||
| 3 | To be able to distinguish the differences between classical and contemporary theories and to assess their relationship. | |||||
| 4 | To be able to recognize regional and global issues, and develop solutions based on research. | X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to assess the acquired knowledge and skills in the areas of Political Science and International Relations critically. | |||||
| 6 | To be able to transfer ideas and proposals on issues in the areas of Political Science and International Relations to other people and institutions verbally and in writing. | X | ||||
| 7 | To be able to identify the historical continuity and changes observed in the relations between the actors and institutions of national and international politics. | X | ||||
| 8 | To be able to examine concepts, theories, and developments with scientific methods in the areas of Political Science and International Relations. | |||||
| 9 | To be able to take responsibility as an individual and as a team member. | X | ||||
| 10 | To be able to act in accordance with the scientific and ethical values in studies related to Political Science and International Relations. | |||||
| 11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of Political Science and International Relations and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). | |||||
| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to their field of experience. | |||||
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