At the end of this course, the students; 1) understand the European Union's historical development 2) know the EU's most important policies and its institutional structure. 3) evaluate the enlargement processes and the widening - deepening debates. 4) apply their knowledge within debates within and about the EU. 5) get into contact with stakeholders via the interviews they conduct.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
No recommended optional programme components.
COURSE DEFINITION
The purpose of this course is to understand the historical evolution of European integration. Therefore, the historical background of European integration in the aftermath of the WWII will be underlined. In that respect, important developments in European integration i.e. Treaty reforms and EU enlargements will be mentioned. In addition, EU institutions and certain EU policies will be studied. Lastly, Turkey-EU relations will be discussed, briefly.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
The Historical Background of European Integration (1945-1957): The Cold War, the Schuman Declaration, the Marshall Plan, the European Coal and Steel Community, European Defence Community (failed), the European Economic Community, the Euratom.
2nd Week
The Historical Background of European Integration (1958-1972): France, Germany and European integration, the empty chair crisis and the Luxembourg compromise, the United Kingdom?s membership bid, Charles de Gaulle?s departure and its impact on European integration, the first enlargement (the United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark).
3rd Week
The Historical Background of European Integration (1973-1984): Britain?s re-negotiation and referendum on British EU membership, Eurosclerosis, the British budgetary question and reviving European integration.
4th Week
From European Community to European Union (1985-1992): Mediterranean enlargement, the Single European Act, Economic and Monetary Union, German unification, the Maastricht Treaty.
5th Week
The Emergent European Union (1993-1999): The 1995 enlargement, the Amsterdam Treaty, resignation of the Santer Commission.
6th Week
The European Union (2000-2010): Enlargement from fifteen to twenty-seven, Treaty reform: from Nice to Lisbon.
7th Week
Institutional Design of the European Union: The European Commission, The European Council and the Council of Ministers, the European Parliament, the Court of Justice, legislative decision-making, the making of EU budget and political accountability in the EU.
8th Week
Midterm Exam
9th Week
Institutional Design of the European Union: The European Commission, The European Council and the Council of Ministers, the European Parliament, the Court of Justice, legislative decision-making, the making of EU budget and political accountability in the EU.
10th Week
European Union Policies: Common Foreign and Security Policy, Common Security and Defense Policy, the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice, Common Commercial Policy.
11th Week
European Union Policies: Common Foreign and Security Policy, Common Security and Defense Policy, the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice, Common Commercial Policy.
12th Week
Turkey-EU Relations: A short introduction to Turkey-EU relations with reference to the association (i.e. customs union) and the continuing accession process. A brief discussion of the future of Turkey-EU relations.
13th Week
Presentation
14th Week
Presentation
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Desmond Dinan, Ever Closer Union: An Introduction to European Integration, 4th Edition, Hampshire and New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. Derek W. Urwin, The European Community: From 1945 to 1985, in European Union Politics, (eds.) Michelle Cini, Nieves Perez-Solorzano Borragan, 3rd Edition, New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. David Phinnemore, The European Union: Establishment and Development, in European Union Politics, (eds.) Michelle Cini, Nieves Perez-Solorzano Borragan, 3rd Edition, New York: Oxford University Press, 2010, pp. 32-47. Clive Church and David Phinnemore, From the Constitutional Treaty to the Treaty of Lisbon, in European Union Politics, (eds.) Michelle Cini, Nieves Perez-Solorzano Borragan, 3rd Edition, New York: Oxford University Press, 2010, pp. 48-67. Erhan, Çağrı ve Tuğrul Arat ?AET?yle İlişkiler?, Baskın Oran (ed.) Türk Dış Politikası Cilt I içerisinde, (2014 yılı 19. Baskı) İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 808-853. Erhan, Çağrı ve Tuğrul Arat ?Avrupa Topluluklarıyla İlişkiler? Baskın Oran (ed.) Türk Dış Politikası Cilt II: 1980-2001 içerisinde, (2013 yılı 14. Baskı) İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 83-101. Baykal, Sanem ve Tuğrul Arat ?AB?yle İlişkiler?, Baskın Oran (ed.) Türk Dış Politikası Cilt III: 2001-2012 içerisinde (2013 yılı 2. Baskı) İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 337-400.
