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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
COMMON POLICIES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION PSIR514 - 3 + 0 10

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITMaster's Degree Without Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Gain comprehensive knowledge about the historical development, determining motivations and limits of the common policies of the EU.
2) Gain knowledge about the processes, actors and structures of the common policy making.
3) Make a conceptual analysis of the current and prospective common policy areas.
4) Evaluate the impact of common policies on regional development
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTNo recommended optional programme components.
COURSE DEFINITIONStarting from the original Coal-Steel Community, the development and characteristics of the EU's common policies (with the exception of attempts to forge a common foreign policy) will be studied in this course. The EU's common policies on agriculture, regional development, social welfare, environment, industry and trade, labor and finance are among the topics discussed in this course.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week General Information on Common Policies I
2nd Week General Information on Common Policies II
3rd Week Draft Treaty about European Constitution I: Laeken Declaration; Convention; Intergovernmental Conference
4th Week Draft Treaty about European Constitution II; Domestic Policies and actions
5th Week Common Agricultural Policy
6th Week Custom Union
7th Week Custom Union
8th Week Mid-Term Exam
9th Week The Single Market
10th Week Trans-European Networks
11th Week Monetary Policy
12th Week Economic Policy
13th Week Regional Development
14th Week Presentation
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGDocuments:
A White Paper on European Governance. (25.7.2001) COM(2001) 428 Final.
Draft Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe. CONV 820/03, The European Convention, The Secretariat.
Green Paper on Services of General Interests. (21.5.2003) COM(2003) 270 Final.
Green Paper on the conversion of the Rome convention of 1980 on the law applicable to the contractual obligations into a community instrument and its modernisation. (14.1.2003) COM(2002) 654 Final.
Green Paper on the Future of the Common Fisheries Policy. (20.3.2001) COM(2001) 135 Final.
European Commission. (Ocak 2003) CAP Reform: A long-term perspective for sustainable agriculture. European Commission, DG for Agriculture.
Papers:
Begg, Iain. (2001) "The Euro: A Success Against the Odds?", Queen's Papers on Europeanisation. No. 3.
Bulmer, Simon and Radaelli, Claudio. (2004) "The Europeanisation of National Policy?", Queen's Papers on Europeanisation. No. 4.
Cameron, Fraser and Primatarova, Antoinette (06. 2003) "Enlargement, CFSP and Convention: The Role of the Accession States", EPIN Working Paper. No. 5, European Policy Institute (EPIN).
Dall'erba Sandy. (Mayıs 2003) "European Regional Development Policies: History and Current Issues". European Union Centre, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.
Eichengreen, Barry. (02. 2002) "The Enlargement Challenge: Can Monetary Union be Made to Work in an EU of 25 Members?", Working Paper OP-1.
Eliasson, Johan. "The European Security and Defense Policy Process and Non-Allied Members Finland and Sweden", Draft Paper. Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University.
Everts, Steven. "Foreign and Security Policy: from bystander to actor". New Design for Europe.
Geradin, Damien ve Petit, Nicolas. (2004) "The Development of Agencies at EU and National Levels: Conceptual Analysis and Proposals for Reform", Jean Monnet Working Paper 01. New York University, School of Law.
Jeffrey, Charlie. (2002) "The Europe of Regions from Maastricht to Nice", Queen's Papers on Europeanisation. No. 7.
Jonung, Lars. "EMU and the Euro - The First Ten Years, Challenges to the Sustainability and Price Stability of the Euro Are - What does History Tell Us?", Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, RSC No. 2002/46, European Forum Series, European University Institute.
Nello, Susan. "Food and Agriculture in an Enlarged Europe", Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, RSC No. 2002/58, European Forum Series, European University Institute.
Ruano, Lorena. "The Common Agricultural Policy and the European Union's Enlargement to Eastern and Central Europe: A Comparison with the Spanish Case", Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, RSC No. 2003/3, European Forum Series, European University Institute.
Sedelmeier, Ulrich. "EU Enlargement, Identity and the Analysis of European Foreign Policy: Identity Formation Through Policy Practice", Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, RSC No. 2003/13, European Forum Series, European University Institute.
Konuşmalar/Gazete Küpürleri
Papandreou, G. A. (06.05.2003) "The Future of Europe after Iraq", Lecture Delivered at St. Antony's College, University of Oxford.
Grabbe, Heather. "Preparing the EU for 2004", Centre for European Reform, Policy Brief.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term130
Assignment430
Project140
Total(%)100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)0
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam133
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work71070
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam14040
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework41560
Project1100100
Total Workload315
Total Workload / 3010,5
ECTS Credits of the Course10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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