COURSE UNIT TITLE

: POLITICAL PARTIES AND POLITICS IN THE EU

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AVB 6091 POLITICAL PARTIES AND POLITICS IN THE EU ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

European Studies

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ZÜHAL ÜNALP ÇEPEL

Offered to

European Studies

Course Objective

In this course students are expected to learn and evaluate the EU politics from past to present; and working principles of political party groups in European Parliament and their political stance in the EU

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To evaluate and analyse the developments in the policies of the EU
2   To gain an understanding on the structure of the European Parliament (EP) and evaluate its place in the balance of powers,
3   To understand and evaluate the EP s impact on EU policies
4   To evaluate the role of the EP and political parties in legitimacy problem

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Treaty of Lisbon and EU Politics
2 Democratic Deficit in the EU and European Parliament
3 EU in World Politics
4 Migration Policy of the EU
5 Populism in the EU
6 EP and Its Institutional Structure and Elections
7 Presentations:Group of the European People s Party (Christian Democrats)
8 Presentations: Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
9 Presentations:Identity and Democracy Group
10 Presentations:Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
11 Presentations:European Conservatives and Reformists Group
12 Presentations:Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left
13 Presentations:Renew Europe Group

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, discussions, presentations, term papers and assignments.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

written exam method will be applied

Assessment Criteria

Assignments, term papers and presentations will be evaluated

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
All assignments should be submitted on time. Otherwise will not be accepted.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

zuhal.unalp@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
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 1 25 25
Design Project 1 15 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Web Search and Library Research 1 10 10
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 159

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.13
LO.24
LO.344344
LO.4544445