IR496 POLITICS AND ECONOMICS OF EUROPEAN FOOTBALL

Course Code:3140496
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:Prof.Dr. ÖZGEHAN ŞENYUVA
Offered Semester:Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Objectives


Course Content

The course will have an historical approach, dealing with the history of the Europeanisation of football through commpetitions and football s collective memory, with a focus on football as producer of national and transnational media events and its symbolic dimension and impact; a socio-anthropological approoach, dealing with issues of identity dynamics and perception patterns as experienced and expressed through football, with a special focus on Nationalism; and with a cocio-political dimension. exploring the emergence of a European public space applying the concept of European public space/public shere to the football community into mainstream discourse; as well as the concept of stakeholder empowerment. with a special focus on the perception of football governence and the European model of sport.


Course Learning Outcomes


Program Outcomes Matrix

Level of Contribution
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1To establish a firm basis of academic knowledge in the discipline of International Relations.
2To draw connections among different social sciences disciplines.
3To analyze social and international phenomenon in a holistic manner.
4To communicate in oral and written ways.
5To create original ideas through academic inquiry and research.
6To have social sensitivity and moral responsibilities.

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