| School/Faculty/Institute | Graduate School | ||||
| Course Code | UGS 506 | ||||
| Course Title in English | European Security II | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Avrupa Güvenliği II | ||||
| Language of Instruction | TR | ||||
| Type of Course | Seminar | ||||
| Level of Course | Intermediate | ||||
| Semester | Spring | ||||
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| Estimated Student Workload | 149 hours per semester | ||||
| Number of Credits | 6 ECTS | ||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||
| Pre-requisites | None | ||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | None | ||||
| Registration Restrictions | Graduate Students Only | ||||
| Overall Educational Objective | By teaching the EU's understanding of security and regional security relations, students are given the ability to analyze security analytically. | ||||
| Course Description | Bu derste Avrupa güvenliği, Bölgesel Güvenlik Kompleksi Teorisi analitik çerçevesi kapsamında incelenecektir. Bu sayede katılımcılar tarafından günümüz Avrupa Güvenlik Mimarisi (AGM)’ni oluşturan/oluşturacak dinamiklerin, geçmiş olaylar, coğrafi hususlar ve bölgesel etkileşimler ile yeni tehditler ışığında daha iyi anlaşılması hedeflenmektedir. Böylece, günümüzdeki ve gelecekteki AB güvenliği ile ilgili gelişmeleri daha kapsamlı ve doğru bir şekilde analiz edilebilmeleri için bir analitik bir yaklaşım geliştirmeleri sağlanacaktır. Bahse konu hedefe ulaşmak maksadıyla, dönem boyunca, öncelikle AGM’nin evrimi incelenerek bugün AB’nin UA ilişkilerdeki rolü ve konumu irdelenecektir. Müteakiben, postmodern tehditler, güvenlik yaklaşımları ve bunların AB’ye etkileri araştırılacaktır. Nihayetinde aktör veya bölge bazında AB’nin ilişkileri Bölgesel Güvenlik Kompleksi Teorisi doğrultusunda detaylı olarak incelenerek AGM’nin gelecekte nasıl şekillenebileceği öngörülmeye çalışılacaktır. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) Learns the possibilities and capabilities of the EU. To understand the fundamentals of security architecture. 2) To learn the security relations of the EU with other regions at the global level by analyzing material and non-material structures. 3) To develop the ability to use and analyze a theory. 4) Strengthening analytical thinking ability. |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Understanding the basic concepts of international security and strategy. | ||||
| 2) Ability to analyze the security and defense policies and strategies of particular states. | ||||
| 3) Awareness of ethical values that govern the making of foreign and security policies. | ||||
| 4) Extensive knowledge about global governance and international organizations that shape the world politics. | ||||
| 5) Ability to express opinion on the causes and consequences of world events. | ||||
| 6) Extensive knowledge about Turkey’s foreign and security policies. | ||||
| 7) Extensive knowledge about international terrorism | ||||
| 8) Extensive knowledge about the literature on the prominent thinkers and philosophers in the field of political science. | ||||
| 9) Ability to conduct research on specific cases in European security and to write papers. | ||||
| 10) Awareness of impact of environmental change and scarcity of natural resources on the conduct of international politics. |
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | Understanding the basic concepts of international security and strategy. | N | |
| 2) | Ability to analyze the security and defense policies and strategies of particular states. | N | |
| 3) | Awareness of ethical values that govern the making of foreign and security policies. | N | |
| 4) | Extensive knowledge about global governance and international organizations that shape the world politics. | N | |
| 5) | Ability to express opinion on the causes and consequences of world events. | N | |
| 6) | Extensive knowledge about Turkey’s foreign and security policies. | N | |
| 7) | Extensive knowledge about international terrorism | N | |
| 8) | Extensive knowledge about the literature on the prominent thinkers and philosophers in the field of political science. | N | |
| 9) | Ability to conduct research on specific cases in European security and to write papers. | N | |
| 10) | Awareness of impact of environmental change and scarcity of natural resources on the conduct of international politics. | N |
| Prepared by and Date | BARIŞ ÇAĞLAR , October 2024 |
| Course Coordinator | İLHAMİ DEĞİRMENCİOĞLU |
| Semester | Spring |
| Name of Instructor | Öğr. Gör. İLHAMİ DEĞİRMENCİOĞLU |
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Introduction (Classroom Management) |
| 2) | European Security System from Past to Present International Security Formation of the EU as an actor and European Security within the Scope of New Security Approaches |
| 3) | European Security System from Past to Present International Security Formation of the EU as an actor and European Security within the Scope of New Security Approaches |
| 4) | European Security System from Past to Present International Security Formation of the EU as an actor and European Security within the Scope of New Security Approaches |
| 5) | Transatlantic Relations |
| 6) | EU and Central Asia/Caucasus |
| 7) | EU and Far East |
| 8) | EU and Middle East/Mediterranean |
| 9) | EU and Africa |
| 10) | EU Security and Türkiye |
| 11) | The future of the EU as a Global Actor |
| 12) | The future of the EU as a Global Actor |
| 13) | General evaluation |
| 14) | general evaluation |
| 15) | End of Term Exams |
| 16) | End of Term Exams |
| Required/Recommended Readings | Zorunlu: Barry Buzan and Ole Wæver, (2003), Regions and Powers: The Structure of International Security, Security complexes: a theory of regional security, pp. 40-83. Cambridge University Press. Barry Buzan, Ole Wæver and Jaap De Wilde, (1998), Security, A New Framework For Analysis, pp. 11-47, Lynne Rienner Başar Baysal ve Çağla Lüleci, Kopenhag Okulu ve Güvenlikleştirme Teorisi, Güvenlik Stratejileri, Yıl: 11,Sayı: 22. Levent Yiğittepe, Avrupa Birliği’nde Güvenlik Politikaları ve Arayışları, Bölüm I ve II, Cinius Yayınları, 2017. Levent Yiğittepe, Avrupa Birliği’nin Güvenlik Politikaları, Uluslararası Sosyal ve Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi, 2017, Vol. 4, No. 7, 12-27. Levent Yiğittepe, Avrupa Birliği’nde Güvenlik Politikaları ve Arayışları, Bölüm III, Cinius Yayınları, 2017. Önerilen: Agung Nurwijoyo, Bölgesel Güvenlik Kompleksi Teorisi: Arap Bahari Örneği, Gazi Üniversitesi Yüksek Lisans Tezi, ss. 10-25, 2017. Armağan Örki, Bölgesel Güvenlik Kompleksi Çerçevesinden Kuzey Kibris Türk Cumhuriyeti’nin Bağimsizlik Sorunsali, Avrasya İncelemeleri Dergisi, V/2 (2016), 209-231. | |||||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | The course will be conducted by creating an environment of active participation and discussion after students complete weekly readings, and students will make presentations on certain topics. • According to a plan, students will prepare and present 10-minute presentations on that week's course topic. Following this, active discussion will take place. • The following analytical analysis method of Regional Security Complexes Theory will be used in the presentations: o Internal sensitivities of regional actors o Relationship between regional countries (regional anarchy/culture-power distribution-polarization-perceptions of friendship and hostility) o Relations of the region with the EU (Security Dilemma and Securitization) o The effects of other global powers on the region | |||||||||||||||
| Homework and Projects | According to a plan, students will prepare and present 10-minute presentations on that week's course topic. Following this, active discussion will take place. | |||||||||||||||
| Laboratory Work | N/A | |||||||||||||||
| Computer Use | N/A | |||||||||||||||
| Other Activities | N/A | |||||||||||||||
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| Course Administration |
degirmencioglui@mef.edu.tr Attendance at classes is essential. Assignments must be submitted by the dates specified in the course syllabus. • In cases of academic dishonesty and plagiarism, YÖK Disciplinary Regulations are applied. |
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| Activity | No/Weeks | Hours | Calculation | ||||
| No/Weeks per Semester | Preparing for the Activity | Spent in the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | ||||
| Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 84 | ||
| Homework Assignments | 5 | 11 | 2 | 65 | |||
| Total Workload | 149 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 6.0 | ||||||
| ECTS | 6 | ||||||