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PSIR 300 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Current Issues in European Politics
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
PSIR 300
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
6

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course -
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s)
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;
  • to understand the EU governance after the Lisbon treaty
  • to identify the EU's foreign policy strategies
  • to explain current EU debates in various policy areas
  • to summarize the debate on the future of the EU
  • to propose future scenarios about current issues.
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.

 



Course Category

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

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 Introduction https://europarlamentti.info/en/European-union/organisation-of-the-EU/ Michelle Cini and Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán,“Introduction” in European Union Politics (Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2009).
2 The New EU governance? “Theories and Conceptual Frameworks” in European Union Politics eds. Michelle Cini and Nieves Perez,Solorzano Borragan (Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010): 69-122. Ian Bache, Stephen George, Simon Bulmer, Politics in the European Union, (Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2011): 211-222. The Treaty of Lisbon, EU website, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/LSU/?uri=celex:12007L/TXT
3 Is European Union a foreign policy actor in International relations? Karen E. Smith "The European Union: A distinctive actor in international relations." The Brown Journal of World Affairs 9, no. 2 (2003): 103-113. Schmidt, J. (2009). Common Foreign And Security Policy And European Security And Defence Policy After The Lisbon Treaty: Old Problems Solved?. Croatian Yearbook of European Law & Policy, 5(1), 239-259. Kateryna Koehler, " European Foreign Policy after Lisbon: Strenghtening the EU as an International Actor”, Caucasian Review of International Affairs 4, no. 1 (2010). “Common foreign and security policy”, Fact Sheets on the European Union, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/factsheets/en/sheet/159/common-security-and-defence-policy
4 Europe and the Middle East/ Europe’s Response to Arab Uprisings Raymond Hinnebush, "Europe and the Middle East: from imperialism to liberal peace." Rev. Eur. Stud. 4 (2012) Sergio Fabbrini, "The European Union and the Libyan crisis." International politics 51, no. 2 (2014): 177-195. Çiğdem Nas, "The EU’s Approach to the Syrian Crisis: Turkey as a Partner?" Uluslararası İlişkiler Dergisi 16, no. 62: 45-64.
5 Europe and the Middle East/ Europe’s Response to Refugee Crisis Ana-Maria Bolborici, From the Arab Spring to the Arab Exodus in Europe, Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov Series VII: Social Sciences • Law , Vol. 8 (57) No. 2 – 2015 Peter Seeber, "The Arab uprisings and the EU's migration policies—The cases of Egypt, Libya, and Syria." Democracy and security 9, no. 1-2 (2013): 157-176. “How to manage the migrant crisis,” The Economist, Feb. 6, 2016, pp. 1-4. Elizabeth Collet (2017), The Paradox of the EU-Turkey Refugee Deal https://www.migrationpolicy.org/news/paradox-eu-turkey-refugee-deal “EU-Turkey statement, 18 March 2016”, European Council Press Release, https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2016/03/18/eu-turkey-statement/ European Stability Initiative (2015) The devil in the detail Why the EU-Turkey deal will fail and how to get to a deal that works (http://www.esiweb.org/rumeliobserver/2015/11/29/the-devil-in-the-detail-eu-turkey-refugee-summit-in-november-2015/)
6 Europe and the Middle East / Europe’s Policies toward the Nuclear Deal Lynne Dryburgh, "The EU as a global actor? EU policy towards Iran." European security 17, no. 2-3 (2008): 253-271. Moritz Pieper,"The transatlantic dialogue on Iran: the European subaltern and hegemonic constraints in the implementation of the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran." European Security 26, no. 1 (2017): 99-119. Cronberg, Tarja. "No EU, no Iran deal: the EU's choice between multilateralism and the transatlantic link." The Nonproliferation Review 24, no. 3-4 (2017): 243-259.
7 Midterm Exam
8 The Eurozone Crisis and Europe’s Economic Future Amy Verdun, "Economic and monetary union” in European Union Politics eds. Michelle Cini and Nieves Peres-Solorzano Borragan (Oxford:Oxford University Press, 2003). “A decade on from the crisis: main responses and remaining challenges”, the European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2019/642253/EPRS_BRI(2019)642253_EN.pdf The Eurozone Crisis, CIVITAS Report 2010, http://www.civitas.org.uk/content/files/TheEurozoneCrisisOct2010.pdf Shimon Stein. " The European Union: Going the Way of the Titanic?" Institute for National Security Studies (2011). Andrew Glencross, The EU response to the eurozone crisis: Democratic contestation and the New Fault Lines in European Integration, Discussion Paper, No. 3/13, 2013. Ben Clements, Kyriaki Nanou, and Susannah Verney. "‘We no longer love you, but we don’t want to leave you’: the Eurozone crisis and popular Euroscepticism in Greece." Journal of European Integration 36, no. 3 (2014): 247-265.
9 The Rise of Euroscepticism and Populism Nathalie Brack and Nicholas Startin. "Introduction: Euroscepticism, from the margins to the mainstream." (2015): 239-249. Marianne Kneuer, "The tandem of populism and Euroscepticism: a comparative perspective in the light of the European crises." Contemporary Social Science 14, no. 1 (2019): 26-42.
10 Euroscepticism and Brexit Simon Bulmer & Lucia Quaglia (2018) The politics and economics of Brexit, Journal of European Public Policy, 25:8, 1089-1098. Corbett Steve Corbett. "The social consequences of Brexit for the UK and Europe: Euroscepticism, populism, nationalism, and societal division." The International Journal of Social Quality 6, no. 1 (2016): 11-31. Paul Taggart and Aleks Szczerbiak. "Putting Brexit into perspective: the effect of the Eurozone and migration crises and Brexit on Euroscepticism in European states." Journal of European Public Policy 25, no. 8 (2018): 1194-1214. Matthias Matthijs "Europe after Brexit: A less perfect union." Foreign Affairs 96 (2017)
11 Europe’s International Politics /EU-US Relations Tim Oliver and Michael John Williams (2016) "Special relationships in flux: Brexit and the future of the US—EU and US—UK relationships." International Affairs 92, no. 3 (2016): 547-567. Yakoviyk, I. V., O. Y. Tragniuk, and D. S. Boichuk. "Strategic Autonomy of the European Union: On the Way to" European Sovereignty" in Defense?." Probs. Legality 149 (2020): 223. Effie GH Pedaliu. "The Biden era: what can Europe expect from America’s new President?." LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) blog (2020). Relations with Turkey Başak Alpan (2019) The Impact of EU-based Populism on Turkey-EU Relations, The International Spectator, 54:4, 17-31. Beken Saatçioğlu (2019): The European Union’s refugee crisis and rising functionalism in EU-Turkey relations, Turkish Studies,1-19. Özer, Yonca. "External differentiated integration between Turkey and the European Union: the customs union and its revision." Turkish Studies 21, no. 3 (2020): 436-461.
12 Student Presentations
13 Student Presentations
14 Student Presentations
15 Review of the Semester
16 Final Exam

 

Course Notes/Textbooks

Stated Above.

All course readings are available online as open sources at IUE databases.

Following book are available at IUE library.

Michelle Cini and Nieves Perez Solorzano Borragan (ed) European Union Politics, (Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010).

Ian Bache, Stephen George, Simon Bulmer, Politics in the European Union, (Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2011)

 

Suggested Readings/Materials

News articles published in the national and international press, institutional webpages of the EU.

 

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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. ​

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
1
10
Project
1
20
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
1
20
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

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Theoretical Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
16
0
Study Hours Out of Class
14
3
42
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
0
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
0
Presentation / Jury
1
10
10
Project
1
15
15
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
1
12
12
Final Exam
1
24
24
    Total
151

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
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.

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

 


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