This course is designed to provide students with the basics of the international politics of the EU. The first section examines the nature of the EU foreign policy, the EU identity, the historical and institutional evolution of the EU integration supported by theoretical perspectives. The second part analyzes the EU´s place in the world as a normative, military/security and economic power with examples from various policy areas. The last section explains international politics of the EU in its neighborhood and the EU´s relations with major powers.
Thursday, 09:00-12:00, Basın Ekspres Campus B604, a.erturk@iku.edu.tr
Teaching Methods and Techniques
-Lecture, discussion, presentation
Principle Sources
-Keukelerie, S. & Delreux, T. (2014). The Foreign Policy of the European Union. 2nd ed., Palgrave Macmillan (Required)
§ Hill, C., Smith, M. and Vanhoonacker, S. (2017). International Relations and the European Union. 3rd ed., Oxford University Press
Other Sources
Jorgensen, K. E., Aarstad, A. K. Drieskens, E. Laatikainen, K. and Tonra, B. (eds.) (2015). The Sage Handbook of European Foreign Policy, Sage Publications
§ Cini, M. and Borragan, N. S. (2016). European Union Politics. 5th ed., Oxford University Press
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction to the Course
Lecture
2. Week
EU, What kind of a power?- I
Lecture and Discussion
3. Week
EU, What kind of a power?- I
Lecture and Discussion
4. Week
Historical evolution of the EU's Security Policies-I
Lecture and Discussion
5. Week
Historical evolution of the EU's Security Policies-II
Lecture and Discussion
6. Week
Explaining the EU security with IR theories
Lecture and Discussion
7. Week
Common Foreign and Security Policy
Lecture and Discussion
8. Week
Mid-Term Exam
Exam
9. Week
Mid-Term Exam
Exam
10. Week
Common Foreign and Security Policy and latest developments
Lecture and Discussion
11. Week
Differentiated Integration and PESCO
Lecture and Discussion
12. Week
Common Foreign and Security Policy and Turkey
Lecture and Discussion
13. Week
Eastern Mediterranean, Energy Security, EU-Turkey Relations
Lecture and Discussion
14. Week
Wrap-up session
Lecture and Discussion
15. Week
Final Exam
Exam
16. Week
Final Exam
Exam
17. Week
Final Exam
Exam
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Project(s)
1
40
Attendance
1
10
Final Exam
1
50
Program Outcomes
PO-1
1.To identify and use advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in International Relations and Diplomacy.
PO-2
2.To express ideas and assessments about contemporary debates in International Relations.
PO-3
3.To monitor and interpret published studies in International Relations.
PO-4
4.To analyze, compare and relate different local, regional and global developments in International Relations.
PO-5
5.To 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-6
6.To present substantial knowledge for various public, private and academic career positions. To reach the necessary academic level in order to pursue doctoral research.
PO-7
7.To analyze the emergence and functions of prominent regional and local actors and to make future projections about their actions.
PO-8
8.To 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.
PO-9
9.To employ advanced level knowledge in International Relations and Foreing Policy to develop the society educationally and culturally.
PO-10
10.To lead the organizations that necessitate the resolution of the problems related to International Relations and Foreing Policy and to organize personal, institutional and team studies in advanced level.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Discuss the historical evolution of the EU integration and the international politics of the EU
LO-2
Introduce students with the framework and institutions of foreign policy making in the EU
LO-3
Identify the major theoretical approaches to the international politics of the EU and the EU Integration
LO-4
Provide students with the information on EU´s relationships with its neighbors and superpowers
LO-5
Contribute to critical thinking of students on the EU´s different roles as a normative, economic, and military power in the global system
