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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS IRE 4311 THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

International Relations

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ELIF UZGÖREN

Offered to

International Relations

Course Objective

After analyzing different political economy approaches within International Political Economy literature in European studies, this course covers the regulation of trade, finance, social policy and labour at the European level. At the second part of the module, the emphasis shifts to examine different trajectories of political economic development in European countries to familiarize students with different models of state-capital and labour relations in European countries.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will show a comprehensive understanding of the main economic and political developments of the European integration process 2   Students will demonstrate knowledge on the different trajectories of state-society relations among Western, Eastern and Southern counties of Europe in a comparative perspective 3   Students will demonstrate understanding about the changes stimulated from regional/global level to national level and vice versa in terms of economic and political dynamics 4   Students will develop their analytical and writing skills through preparing a term project 5   Students will develop their skills to discuss through actively participating to class discussions

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction 2 Overview of IPE theories 3 Overview of IPE theories 4 Varieties of Capitalism literature 5 Regulation school 6 Gramscian approaches 7 UK (Anglo-Saxon model of market-led capitalism) 8 Social market economy of Germany 9 French dirigism 10 Southern Europe: Spain 11 Transition in Eastern Europe 12 State and Society Relations in Turkey

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Tutorial Mid-term exam Final exam Presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MT Midterm 2 PRS Presentation 3 FN Final 4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MT * 0.30 + PRS * 0.30 +FN * 0.40 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MT * 0.30 + PRS * 0.30 + RST * 0.40 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

elif.uzgoren@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 10 3 30 Student Presentations 3 3 9 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26 Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15 Preparation for final exam 1 15 15 Project Preparation 1 20 20 Reading 13 2 26 Midterm 1 1,5 2 Final 1 1,5 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 145

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 LO.1 5 LO.2 4 LO.3 4 LO.4 4 LO.5 5