| School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Econ., Admin. and Social Sciences | |||||
| Course Code | IR 434 | |||||
| Course Title in English | Crises and Current Issues in the EU | |||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Crises and Current Issues in the EU | |||||
| Language of Instruction | EN | |||||
| Type of Course | Flipped Classroom | |||||
| Level of Course | Advanced | |||||
| Semester | Bahar | |||||
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| Estimated Student Workload | 128 hours per semester | |||||
| Number of Credits | 5 ECTS | |||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | |||||
| Pre-requisites | None | |||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | Students are expected to have familiarity with the EU and European integration. | |||||
| Co-requisites | None | |||||
| Registration Restrictions | Only Undergraduate Students | |||||
| Overall Educational Objective | To help students understand and critically evaluate the EU’s internal and external differentiated integration processes. | |||||
| Course Description | This course is an advanced course on European integration. It offers a comprehensive analysis of growing differentiated integration (DI) in the EU from conceptual, theoretical and empirical angles. Relying on the findings and contributions of the latest, state-of-the-art research on this topic, it first studies the conceptualizations of the different DI modes, and the theories for their emergence as well as consequences for old and new EU member states. It then focuses on DI’s empirical extensions by studying how it influenced (and was influenced by) the EU’s crises in the past decade, such as the Euro crisis, Brexit, the refugee crisis and rising populism. Finally, it studies external differentiated integration (EDI), focusing on its different institutional models and relation with internal DI. It ends by discussing the EU’s differentiated future, both internally and externally. | |||||
| Course Description in Turkish |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) AB'nin karmaşık ve artan farklılaşmış bütünleşme sürecini anlamak ve eleştirel olarak değerlendirmek. 2) İç ve dış farklılaşmış bütünleşmeyi birbiriyle kıyaslamak. 3) AB'nin son dönemdeki krizleri ve farklılaşma bağlamında Avrupa bütünleşmesini değerlendirmek. 4) AB'nin geleceğine dair düşünceler geliştirmek. 5) İç ve dış farklılaşmış bütünleşme arasındaki etkileşimleri anlamak. 6) AB-Türkiye ilişkilerinin geleceği bağlamında dış farklılaşmış bütünleşmeyi tartışmak. |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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| 1) Adequate knowledge of political history necessary to comprehend and effectively evaluate contemporary Political Science and International Relations issues. | ||||||
| 2) Understanding of the fundamental concepts that exist in the fields of social and behavioral sciences as well as the correlation between these concepts | ||||||
| 3) Ability to analyze the fundamental theories in the field Political Science and International Relations and to assess their reflections into practice | ||||||
| 4) Ability to critically discuss different aspects of theories and developments in Political Science and International Relations both individually and in the course of group work during classroom discussions. | ||||||
| 5) Ability to conduct research independently, or with a team, about the developments taking place in the international arena, make foreign policy analyses, develop research-based conflict resolution models, and prepare comprehensive reports using computers and relevant software | ||||||
| 6) Ability to take decisions as well as to implement these decisions by using the knowledge about the field and the skills that have been acquired during the undergraduate studies | ||||||
| 7) Ability to recognize the relations between scientific thought and ethical behavior; pay attention to being tolerant and properly defend different ideas, ideologies and belief systems | ||||||
| 8) Ability to work in international institutions and multicultural environments, with the help of the knowledge on different cultures, societies, political systems as well as linguistic skills acquired during the undergraduate studies | ||||||
| 9) Ability to display language skills in English at minimum B2 level enough for debating with colleagues on issues of Political Science and International Relations, and also display language skills in a second foreign language at minimum A2 level enough for communicating in daily life | ||||||
| 10) Ability to pursue lifelong learning as well as perform advanced/graduate studies in the field Political Science and International Relations and other social sciences disciplines in academic institutions at home and abroad |
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | Adequate knowledge of political history necessary to comprehend and effectively evaluate contemporary Political Science and International Relations issues. | H | Exam |
| 2) | Understanding of the fundamental concepts that exist in the fields of social and behavioral sciences as well as the correlation between these concepts | S | Exam |
| 3) | Ability to analyze the fundamental theories in the field Political Science and International Relations and to assess their reflections into practice | N | |
| 4) | Ability to critically discuss different aspects of theories and developments in Political Science and International Relations both individually and in the course of group work during classroom discussions. | S | Exam |
| 5) | Ability to conduct research independently, or with a team, about the developments taking place in the international arena, make foreign policy analyses, develop research-based conflict resolution models, and prepare comprehensive reports using computers and relevant software | S | Exam |
| 6) | Ability to take decisions as well as to implement these decisions by using the knowledge about the field and the skills that have been acquired during the undergraduate studies | S | Exam |
| 7) | Ability to recognize the relations between scientific thought and ethical behavior; pay attention to being tolerant and properly defend different ideas, ideologies and belief systems | H | Participation |
| 8) | Ability to work in international institutions and multicultural environments, with the help of the knowledge on different cultures, societies, political systems as well as linguistic skills acquired during the undergraduate studies | S | Exam |
| 9) | Ability to display language skills in English at minimum B2 level enough for debating with colleagues on issues of Political Science and International Relations, and also display language skills in a second foreign language at minimum A2 level enough for communicating in daily life | H | Exam |
| 10) | Ability to pursue lifelong learning as well as perform advanced/graduate studies in the field Political Science and International Relations and other social sciences disciplines in academic institutions at home and abroad | S | Exam |
| Prepared by and Date | BEKEN SAATÇİOĞLU , January 2024 |
| Course Coordinator | BEKEN SAATÇİOĞLU |
| Semester | Bahar |
| Name of Instructor | Prof. Dr. BEKEN SAATÇİOĞLU |
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| Required/Recommended Readings | • Frank Schimmelfennig and Thomas Winzen (2020) Ever Looser Union? Differentiated European Integration (Oxford: Oxford University Press). • Chapters from other edited volumes and scholarly journal articles. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Lectures, class discussions, group work. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Homework and Projects | None | ||||||||||||||||||
| Laboratory Work | None | ||||||||||||||||||
| Computer Use | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other Activities | None | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Course Administration |
beken.saatcioglu@mef.edu.tr 02123953678 Office Hours: 1.5 hours per week & by appointment Rules for attendance: Students are not graded based on class attendance alone but they are expected to attend regularly and are graded based on class participation. Missing a quiz: Missed quizzes cannot be made up. A reminder of proper classroom behavior, code of student conduct: Students are expected to show full respect vis-à-vis the professor and fellow students. Individuals who consistently act inappropriately in the classroom will be asked to leave. Statement on cheating: Cheating is a serious offense and will be treated according to the university’s regulations. Students caught cheating will be reported to the Dean and risk facing further disciplinary action. Any improper behavior, academic dishonesty or plagiarism is subject to the YÖK Disciplinary Regulation. -- |
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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 | ||||
| Ders Saati | 14 | 2 | 2 | 56 | |||
| Küçük Sınavlar | 3 | 6 | 0.5 | 19.5 | |||
| Ara Sınavlar | 1 | 23 | 2.5 | 25.5 | |||
| Final | 1 | 27 | 2 | 29 | |||
| Total Workload | 130 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 5.2 | ||||||
| ECTS | 5 | ||||||