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The EU’s Mediterranean Policy

Course CodeSemester Course Name LE/RC/LA Course Type Language of Instruction ECTS
IRD9026 The EU’s Mediterranean Policy 3/0/0 DE English 4
Course Goals

This course aims to introduce the main parameters of the European Union’s Mediterranean Policy. Within the scope of the course, first the Mediterranean Basin will be described together with its historical background and geographical characteristics. The importance of the region will be elaborated through the themes of migration, energy, and the regional conflict including Cyprus, Israel-Palestine, Syria, and Libya within the context of the European Neighbourhood Policy. The course will be ended with the discussions around the prospects and the projects to bring solutions in the Mediterranean Region.

Prerequisite(s) -
Corequisite(s) -
Special Requisite(s) The minimum qualifications that are expected from the students who want to attend the course.(Examples: Foreign language level, attendance, known theoretical pre-qualifications, etc.)
Instructor(s) Lecturer Dr. Müge Dalkıran
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule Thursday 12:00-15:00, CATS, A-304
Office Hour(s) E-mail.
Teaching Methods and Techniques - Lecture

- Discussion

 
Principle Sources -
Aymard, M. (2015). Fernand Braudel, the Mediterranean, and Europe. Mediterranean Historical Review, 2:1, 102-104.

Beckouche, P. (2017). Europe’s Mediterranean Policy: An Integrated Geography. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Braudel, F. (1995). The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II (Volume 1-2). University of California Press.

Comelli, M., Eralp, A. and Çiğdem Üstün (2009). The European Neighbourhood Policy and the Souther Mediterranean: Drawing from the Lessons of Enlargement. ODTÜ Yayıncılık

Del Sarto, R. & Tobias Schumacher (2005). From EMP to ENP: What's at Stake with the European Neighbourhood Policy towards the Southern Mediterranean? European Foreign Affairs Review 10: 17-38.

European Parliament. The EU Approach on Migration in the Mediterranean. Available at https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2021/694413/IPOL_STU(2021)694413_EN.pdf

 

Florensa, S. (2009). From Classic Barcelona to the Union for the Mediterranean: the Consolidation of the Partnership. Available at https://www.iemed.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/From-Classic-Barcelona-to-the-Union-for-the-Mediterranean-The-Consolidation-of-the-Partnership.pdf.

 

Glachant, J.M. (2013). In search of an EU energy policy for Mediterranean renewables exchange: EU-wide system vs. “corridor by corridor” approach. Available at https://cadmus.eui.eu/handle/1814/28359

 

IEMed Mediterranean Yearbook 2020: https://www.iemed.org/med-yearbook/iemed-mediterranean-yearbook-2020/

Isaac, S. K. And Haidi Esmat Kares (1 April 2017). The European Community Framing of the Mediterranean (1970-1990). Medreset Working Paper Series No. 1.

Moran, J. (March 2021). How new is the EU’s new agenda fort he Mediterranean? Available at https://www.ceps.eu/how-new-is-the-eus-new-agenda-for-the-mediterranean/.

Özçelik, A. O. (2019). “A Litmus Test for Europe: EU Mediterranean Policy after the Arab Spring” in Cenap Çakmak and Ali Onur Özçelik (eds). The World Community and the Arab Spring. Palgrave Macmillan.

 

Papanikos, G. T. (2017). Energy Security, the European Energy Union and the Mediterranean Countries. Athens Journal of Mediterranean Studies. Volume 3, Issue 4. P. 341-354.

 

Rommane, S. B. (2017). EU International Actorness in the Mediterranean a “Consistent Inconsistency” EUMedEA Online Paper Series.

Other Sources

Suggested web pages:

 

1.      Euro-mesco: https://www.euromesco.net/category/eu-mediterranean-policies/

2.      CEPS: https://www.ceps.eu

3.      IEMed: https://www.iemed.org

4.      Union for the Mediterranean: https://ufmsecretariat.org

5.      European Commission | Mediterranean: https://ec.europa.eu/info/research-and-innovation/strategy/strategy-2020-2024/europe-world/international-cooperation/mediterranean_en
Course Schedules
Week Contents Learning Methods
1. Week Session 1: Introduction Lecture and Discussion
2. Week Session 2: Defining the Mediterranean Region Lecture and Discussion
3. Week Session 3: The Actorness of the EU in the Mediterranean - Background Lecture and Discussion
4. Week Session 4: European Neighbourhood Policy and the Mediterranean Lecture and Discussion
5. Week Session 5: Regional Conflicts and Stability in the Mediterranean -1 Lecture and Discussion
6. Week Session 6: Regional Conflicts and Stability in the Mediterranean - 2 Lecture and Discussion
7. Week Session 7: European Migration Policy in the Mediterranean Lecture and Discussion
8. Week Session 8: Midterm Exam Midterm
9. Week Session 9: Midterm Exam Midterm
10. Week Session 10: Energy Politics & Sustainable Solutions in the Mediterranean Basin Lecture and Discussion
11. Week Session 11: Projects and Prospects in the Mediterranean Lecture and Discussion
12. Week Session 12: Possible solutions? - Discussion Lecture and Discussion
13. Week Session 13: Wrap-up Lecture and Discussion
14. Week Final Exam Final Exam
15. Week Final Exam Final Exam
16. Week Final Exam Final Exam
17. Week Final Exam Final Exam
Assessments
Evaluation tools Quantity Weight(%)
Midterm(s) 1 40
Attendance 1 20
Final Exam 1 40


Program Outcomes
PO-1To identify and use theoretical and practical knowledge in International Relations.
PO-2To express ideas and assessments about contemporary debates in International Relations.
PO-3To acknowledge ethical and scientific responsibilities of data collection, evaluation and publication.
PO-4To monitor and interpret published studies in International Relations.
PO-5To use a second language at an intermediate level.
PO-6To analyze, compare and relate different local, regional and global developments in International Relations.
PO-7To analyze, compare and relate International Relations with theories and practices of different associate departments and their sub-fields and to offer suggestions by combining these fields.
PO-8To present substantial knowledge for various public, private and academic career positions.
PO-9To analyze the emergence and functions of prominent regional and local actors and to make future projections about their actions.
PO-10To theoretically and practically examine different events and facts in International Relations and Foreign Policy and to interpret their past, present, and future through a scientific perspective.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1To discuss Turkey - EU relationship in the context of foreign policy.
LO-2To analyze the affect of Cyprus and the influence of the European Union on the bilateral relations.
LO-3To discuss policy alternatives for the near future of these two states.
LO-4 Be able to discuss the importance of the European Union
LO-5 Having a general knowledge on the post-War European history
Course Assessment Matrix:
Program Outcomes - Learning Outcomes Matrix
 PO 1PO 2PO 3PO 4PO 5PO 6PO 7PO 8PO 9PO 10
LO 1
LO 2
LO 3
LO 4
LO 5