At the end of this course, the students; 1) Discuss the organisational structure of the EU as a model of supranational/international integration. 2) Analyse the structures, authority, modus operandi, functions of and the relations among the legislative, executive and judicial organs of the Union. 3) Elaborate the scope, the process of emergence and the place of three-pillared EU policies. 4) Comment on the differences between EU institutions and institutions of other regional organizations. 5) Evaluate the historical evolution of the EU institutions.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
None
COURSE DEFINITION
This course studies the organization and modus operandi of the institutions that make up the decision making structure of the European Union.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Theoretical Approaches to EU Integration: 1. Types of International integration: a. Confederation; b. Consociationalism; Federalism; 2. Supra-national/international Integration Theories and EU: a. Realism (intergovernmentalism); b. Functionalism /neo-functionalism
2nd Week
Sources, legislative processes and national reflections of EU legal structure
3rd Week
EU Organs I: The Council I: 1. Its structure modus operandi, decision making; 2. General Secretary; 3. COREPER; 4. Councils and auxiliary committees.
4th Week
EU Organs II: The Council II: 1. Its responsibilities and authorities; 2. Relations with other EU institutions; 3. Institutional reforms in enlargement and reform processes.
5th Week
EU Organs III: The Parliament I: 1. Its formation, elections, member composition; 2. Political groups and committees; 3. Relations with national parliaments.
6th Week
EU Organs IV: The Parliament II: 1. Modus operandi; 2. Political agenda; 3. Responsibilities and authorities; 4. EU parliament, problem of legitimacy and democratic deficit.
7th Week
Mid-Term Exam
8th Week
EU Organs V: The Commission I: 1. Its structure; 2. Nominations procedure and term of office; 3. Modus operandi.
9th Week
EU Organs VI: The Commission II: 1. Its responsibilities and authorities; 2. Relations with other EU institutions; 3. Effects of the enlargement on the Commission.
10th Week
EU Organs VII: Judicial Organs: 1. European Court of Justice; 2. Court of First Instance; 3. Court of Accounts
11th Week
EU Organs VIII: European Ban of Investment and Committees: 1. Economic and Social Committee; 2. Regional Committees; 3. European Bank of Investment
12th Week
European Citizens and Basic Rights: 1. European Identity; 2. European citizen as a "political actor"; 3. EU Basic Rights Clause and the developments regarding EU constitution.
13th Week
EU Policies I: First Pillar and EU Common Policies: 1. Common Agricultural Policy; 2. Common Fisheries Policy; 3. Common Financial Policies; 4. Single Market or Customs Union.
14th Week
EU Policies II: Second and Third Pillars: 1. Common Foreign and Security Policy; 2. Justice and Domestic Affairs.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
B. Wessels ve R. S. Katz, "Introduction: European Parliament, National Parliaments, and European Integration", in R. S. Katz ve B. Wessels (der.), The European Parliament, the National Parliaments, and European Integration. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999, 3-18. Juliet Lodge. "The Transformation of the European Parliament", Marmara Avrupa Araştırmaları Dergisi, Vol. 9 (2), 2001, 45-67. J. Thomassen ve H. Schmitt. 1999. "Political Representation and Legitimacy in the European Union", in J. Thomassen ve H. Schmitt (der.), Political Representation and Legitimacy in the European Union. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 3-21. Melis Bişkin. "AB'de Hukuki Araçlar", in C. Aktar (der.), Avrupa Birliği'nin Genişleme Süreci. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 43-50. P. Norton. 1996. "Addressing the Democratic Deficit", in P. Norton (der.), National Parliaments and the European Union. London: Frank Cass, 177-193. R. Bellamy ve D. Castiglione. 2000. "The Uses of Democracy: Reflections on the European Democratic Deficit", in E. O. Eriksen ve J. E. Fossum (der.), Democracy in the European Union: Integration Through Deliberation? Routledge: London and New York, 65-83. R. O. Keohane ve S. Hoffmann. 1991. "Institutional Change in Europe in the 1990s", in R. O. Keohane ve S. Hoffmann (der.), The New European Community: Decisionmaking and Institutional Change. Oxford and San Francisco: Westview Press, 1-39. R. S. Katz. 1999. "Representation, the Locus of Democratic Legitimation and the Role of the National Parliaments in the European Union", in R. S. Katz ve B. Wessels (der.), The European Parliament, the National Parliaments, and European Integration. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 21-44.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
30
Assignment
6
30
Total(%)
60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
40
Total(%)
100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities
Number
Hours
Workload
Midterm exam
1
3
3
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
7
6
42
Preparation for Final exam
1
90
90
Course hours
14
3
42
Preparation for Midterm exam
1
50
50
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
1
3
3
Homework
6
10
60
Total Workload
290
Total Workload / 30
9,66
ECTS Credits of the Course
10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
