At the end of this course, the students; 1) Have knowledge about the historical process of formation of European identity 2) Explain the creation of "others" in European identity 3) Analyze theoretical approaches toward "European identity" 4) Compare EU's identity policies from past till today 5) Examine Turkey's role in European identity formation 6) Get an idea about critical approaches toward European identity.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
No recommended optional programme components.
COURSE DEFINITION
This course aims at raising the following questions and examining possible answers to them: How is European identity built? Which historical sources and traditions provide the background material for the development of this identity? How is the potential tension between the cultures in Europe and European culture is resolved whilst the construction of European identity. Does European identity connote a single culture?
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Different theoretical approaches to the concept of identity
2nd Week
European identity from ancient to medieval age
3rd Week
Perception of Eastern Europe Enlightenment and "Others" of Europe
4th Week
European identity from the I. World War till today
5th Week
National identities and European identity
6th Week
Impact of European institutions on identity formation
7th Week
Cultural policies of the EU and identity
8th Week
Mid-Term
9th Week
Impact of enlargement and deepening on European identity
10th Week
Migration policies and European identity: Islam and European identity
11th Week
European identity and Turkey
12th Week
September 11 attacks and European identity
13th Week
Arguments on constitution and European identity
14th Week
European identity: different models
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Anthony D. Smith, National Identity, Reno, University of Nevada Press, 1993, s. 1-42. Ernest Gellner, "Nationalism and High Cultures", John Hutchinson ve Anthony Smith (der.), Nationalism, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1994, s. 63-70. Ernest Gellner, "Nationalism and Modernization", Hutchinson ve Smith (der.), Nationalism, s. 55-63. Eric Hobsbawm, "The Nation as Invented Tradition", Hutchinson ve Smith (der.), Nationalism, s. 76-83. Benedict Anderson, "Imagined Communities", Hutchinson ve Smith (der.), Nationalism, s. 89-96. Gerard Delanty, Inventing Europe, Idea, Identity, Reality, Londra, Macmillan, 1995, s. 1-47. Delanty, Inventing Europe, s. 49-99. Edward Said, Orientalism, London, Penguin Books, 1978, s. 1-28 ve 201-225. Ariane Chebel D'appollonia, "European Nationalism and EU", Anthony Pagden (der.), The Idea of Europe from the Antiquity to the European Union, Wash. D.C., Woodrow Wilson Center Press, s. 171-190. Anthony Pagden, "Conceptualizing a continent", içinde Anthony Pagden (der.), The Idea of Europe from the Antiquity to the European Union, Wash. D.C., Woodrow Wilson Center Press, s. 33-55. Delanty, Inventing Europe, s. 100-163. Anthony D. Smith, "National Identity and the Idea of European Unity", Peter Gowan ve Perry Anderson (der.), The Question of Europe, Londra, Verso, 1997, s. 318-342. Jack Citrin and John Sides, "More than Nationals: How Identity Choice Matters in the New Europe", Richard Herrmann, Thomas Risse ve Marilyn Brewer (der.), Transnational Identities: Becoming European in the EU, Lanham, Rowman, 2004, s. 161-185. "The Declaration on European Identity", European Foreign Policy, Key Documents, London, Routledge, 2000. Michael Bruter, "Civic and Cultural Components of a European Identity: A Pilot Model of Measurement of Citizens' Level of European Identity", Richard Herrmann, Thomas Risse ve Marilyn Brewer (der.), Transnational Identities: Becoming European in the EU, Lanham, Rowman, 2004, s. 186-213. Romano Prodi, "Enlargement of the Union and Eruopean Identity", Speech at the opening of the 2002/2003 academic year, Florence, 20 January 2003. Jürgen Habermas, "Toward a European Political Community", Society, July/August 2002, s. 58-61.
Thomas Risse and Daniela Engelmann-Martin, "Identity Politics and European Integration: The Case of Germany", Anthony Pagden (der.), The Idea of Europe from the Antiquity to the European Union, Wash. D.C., Woodrow Wilson Center Press, s. 287-316. Irene Finel-Honigman, "European France/French Europe, Deconstructing EU Identities", European Union Studies Center, Occasional Paper Series, No. 55, April 26, 2004. Brigid Laffan, "The European Identity and Its Institutions as Identity Builders", Richard Herrmann, Thomas Risse ve Marilyn Brewer (der.), Transnational Identities: Becoming European in the EU, Lanham, Rowman, 2004, s. 75-96. Cris Shore, "A supranational civil service? The role of the Commission in the Integration Process", içinde Cris Shore, Building Europe, The Cultural Politics of European Integration, Londra, Routledge, 2000, s. 130-146. Cris Shore, "Creating People's Europe: Symbols, History and Invented Traditions", içinde Cris Shore, Building Europe, The Cultural Politics of European Integration, Londra, Routledge, 2000, s. 41-65. Monica Sassatelli, "Imagined Europe, The Shaping of a European Cultural Identity through EU Cultural Policy", European Journal of Social Theory, Vol. 5, No. 4, 2002, s. 435-451.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
25
Assignment
7
30
Total(%)
55
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
55
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
45
Total(%)
100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities
Number
Hours
Workload
Midterm exam
1
3
3
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
3
10
30
Preparation for Final exam
1
100
100
Course hours
14
3
42
Preparation for Midterm exam
1
60
60
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
1
3
3
Homework
7
10
70
Total Workload
308
Total Workload / 30
10,26
ECTS Credits of the Course
10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
