INT659 - ISSUES IN EUROPEAN INTEGRATION
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISSUES IN EUROPEAN INTEGRATION | INT659 | 1st Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Prequisites | none | |||||
| Course language | English | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Staff | |||||
| Course objective | This course aims to analyse the current political,social, economic and institutional developments in the process of European integration. It explores the evolution of the process of integration from a historical perspective and explains the institutional structure of and policy making processes within the European Union. The course also seeks to assess whether the European Union can be defined as a new type of international actor and order and the current debates regarding Europeanisation, governance and political participation in Europe. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Historical evolution of the process of European integration. Institutional structure of the European Union. Decision making in the European Union. The European order and the European Union as a global actor. Europeanisation and European governance. | |||||
| References | Mette Eilstrup-Sangiovanni, ed., Debates on European Integration, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006. Simon Hix and Bjorn Hoyland, The Political System of the European Union, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. Helen Wallace, Mark A. Pollack, and Alasdair R. Young, eds., Policy-Making in the European Union, New York: Oxford University Press, 2010. Marlene Wind, Sovereignty and European Integration: Towards a Post-Hobbesian Order, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2001. Anders Wivel, Explaining European Integration, Copenhagen: Political Studies Press, 1998. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | A Common Purpose: From Economic to Political Integration |
| Week 3 | Deepening and Widening |
| Week 4 | The Rise and Fall of the Constitutional Treaty |
| Week 5 | The Lisbon Treaty |
| Week 6 | From Nation States to a Supranational Order? |
| Week 7 | Institutional Development and European Governance |
| Week 8 | Midterm exam |
| Week 9 | Making Policy in the European Union |
| Week 10 | Making Policy in the European Union |
| Week 11 | Europeanisation |
| Week 12 | Turkey and the European Union at a Crossroads? |
| Week 13 | Europe in the World I |
| Week 14 | A Common Destiny for Europe? |
| Week 15 | Study Week |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 25 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 25 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 31 | 76 | 180 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Defines international security, political, social and economic issues in their historical and legal aspects, with an interdisciplinary approach. | X | ||||
| 2. Tells theoretical and applied knowledge of International Relations discipline in depth. | X | ||||
| 3. Interprets main international issues and developments with an interdisciplinary approach. | X | ||||
| 4. Uses the most suitable research methods in defining and analyzing international issues, and develops independent analyses. | X | ||||
| 5. Follows scientific literature and sources in the field of International Relations. | X | ||||
| 6. Develops strategy and policy proposals regarding international issues by relying on theoretical approaches and research. | X | ||||
| 7. Develops new approaches regarding global and regional issues from a perspective of International Relations theories. | X | ||||
| 8. In order to address issues of international relations can take responsibility as an individual or as a team member. | X | ||||
| 9. Can assess critically with an interdisciplinary approach information gathered regarding international relations. | X | ||||
| 10. Behaves in accordance with ethic values during processes of gathering information, conducting and publishing a research. | X | ||||
| 11. Effectively channels his/her views on international relations and research and analyses with public and authorities in written, oral and visually. | X | ||||
| 12. Supports social and cultural rights, acquires insight of social justice. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest