IR374 POLITICAL AND POLICY DEBATES IN EUROPE
| Course Code: | 3140374 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | International Relations |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Since its inception the EU has been an ambigious and politically contested project. In recent years, controversial issues such as deepening, differentiation and enlargement, politicization of European integration and the latest crises have tested the EU to its limits and increasingly divided political elites and mass publics. Starting with a solid overview of the post-Maastricht European integration process in transformation, this course will analyse the key issues and debates related to the political system of the EU and to the politics of European integration. While most mainstream courses on the EU describe the history, the institutions, policy areas and theorizing about European integration, this course aims at familiarising the students with the key controversies that have shaped the Union and the recent crises that are now openly reshaping the EU policy process(es), polity and politics, both empirically and theoretically. Therefore, a basic knowledge of and familiarity with the process of European integration and the EU institutional system is required.
Course Content
This course aims at familiarising the students with the key debates that have shaped the EU
and the recent crises that are reshaping the EU policy process, polity and politics, both
empirically and theoretically. By the end of this course, students should be able to analyse
critically the transformation of the practice and theory of European integration process since
the 1990s, the key features of the Euro-polity and an understanding of how have the multiple
crises influenced the European integration process and the future of Europe
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students should be able to analyze critically the interrelated issues below:
-transformation of the practice and theory of European integration process since the 1990s,
-the political system of the EU or more precisely the (multi-level) governance system of the EU which basically includes both the EU level and the national level as well interactions across these levels;
-the changing political dynamics of these relations which has given rise to “policy without politics” at the European level and to “politics without policy” at the national level;
-the emerging (and more differentiated) Euro-polity and the European political order, and
-an understanding of how the recent EU multiple crises have influenced the European integration process and the future of the EU.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | To establish a firm basis of academic knowledge in the discipline of International Relations. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | To draw connections among different social sciences disciplines. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | To analyze social and international phenomenon in a holistic manner. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | To communicate in oral and written ways. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | To create original ideas through academic inquiry and research. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | To have social sensitivity and moral responsibilities. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution