COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THEORIES OF EUROPEAN POLITICAL INTEGRATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AVB 5039 THEORIES OF EUROPEAN POLITICAL INTEGRATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

European Union

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ILKAY TAŞ GÜRSOY

Offered to

European Union

Course Objective

The course aims to provide the students with the ability to evaluate the evolution and dynamics of the EU within a theoretical perspective by introducing political integration theories which try to explain European integration process from different points of views.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To define the concepts of integration and political integration
2   To specify the basic arguments of European political integration theories
3   To differentiate between the diverse approaches of political integration theories towards European integration process
4   To analyze the evolution of European integration process within the context of political integration theories
5   To discuss the role played by the EU in international relations as a political actor
6   To present evaluations regarding European political integration theories in an analytical perspective

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course
2 The concepts of integration-political integration, the scope of European political integration
3 Development of political integration in the EU
4 Federalism and transactionalism
5 Functionalism
6 Neo-functionalism
7 Intergovernmentalism and liberal intergovernmentalism
8 Social constructivism and European integration
9 New Institutionalisms and European integration
10 Governance in European Integration
11 Political integration theories and EU enlargement
12 Integration theories and Europeanisation
13 EU as an international actor and normative power debates
14 Debates on the future of the EU in theoretical perspetive and general evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Antje Wiener and Thomas Diez (ed.), European Integration Theory, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2004.
Ben Rosamond, Theories of European Integration, Palgrave, Hampshire, 2000.
Michelle Cini (ed.), European Union Politics (Part Two-Theories and Conceptual Approaches), Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2004.
Ian Bache and Stephen George, Politics in the European Union, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2006.
Sinem Akgül Açıkmeşe , Uluslararası Ilişkiler Teorileri Işığında Avrupa Bütünleşmesi, Uluslararası Ilişkiler Dergisi, Cilt 1, Sayı 1, 2004.
Nilüfer Karacasulu, Avrupa Entegrasyon Kuramları ve Sosyal Inşaacı Yaklaşım, Uluslararası Hukuk ve Politika, Cilt 3, Sayı 9, 2007.
H. Tolga Bölükbaşı, Ebru Ertugal ve Saime Özçürümez, Avrupa Entegrasyonu Kuramlarıyla Türkiye yi Konu Alan Yazının Etkileşimi: Avrupalılaşma Araştırma Programını Türkiye Özelinde Yeniden Düşünmek, Uluslararası Ilişkiler Dergisi, Cilt 8, Sayı 30, 2011.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, class discussions, student assignments and presentations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Lecture, class discussions, student assignments

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
2. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
3. All assignments should be submitted on time. Otherwise will not be accepted.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ilkay.tas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Student Presentations 10 3 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 16 16
Preparing assignments 1 8 8
Preparing presentations 1 6 6
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 168

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.1555
LO.2555
LO.3555
LO.4555
LO.5555
LO.6555