IR539 APPROACHES TO EUROPEAN FOREIGN POLICY
| Course Code: | 3140539 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | International Relations |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
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| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This course aims to introduce students to theoretical approaches used to analyse European foreign policy. By the end of the course, the students will be familiar with different theoretical approaches. They will have the knowledge and skills to use theories to analyse not only European foreign policy but also other actors’ foreign policies
Course Content
Europeanization. Theoretical Approaches to Enlargement. Realism and European Foreign Policy. Indentity and European Foreign Policy. Domestic Politics and European Foreign Policy. Foucauldian Approaches to European Foreign Policy. Practice Approach to European Foreign Policy. Role Theory and Europe. Discourse Theory and European Foreign Policy. Securitization and the EU. The EU as an Empire. The EU as a Transformative Actor.
Course Learning Outcomes
The students will be familiar with different theoretical approaches and concepts. They will be able to to use these theories and concepts to analyse not only European foreign policy but also other actors’ foreign policies
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | To enhance and deepen the scholarly knowledge in the discipline of International Relations | ✔ | |||
| 2 | To establish connections between different disciplines of social sciences | ✔ | |||
| 3 | To view social and international developments from a holistic perspective | ✔ | |||
| 4 | To establish advanced-level oral and written communication skills in both academic and practical spheres of life | ✔ | |||
| 5 | To produce original ideas by developing habits of inquiry | ✔ | |||
| 6 | To obtain high-level research skills and ethics | ✔ | |||
| 7 | To have social sensitivity and moral responsibility | ✔ | |||
| 8 | To be able to express ideas and prepare effective presentations in academic and professional platforms | ✔ | |||
| 9 | To contribute to the scientific literature | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution