EUROPEAN SECURITY

PSIR511

Course Code: PSIR511
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Professor Haluk Karadağ

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Have knowledge about the historical development process of European security
Comment on the problems of European security and their possible solutions
Evaluate about the current discussions about European security
Compare European security perceptions in different periods
Comment on the current opportunities and threats facing European security.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

This course covers the historical developments leading to the emergence of the concept of European Security. Contemporary debates on the issue of European Security, such the common foreign and security policy of European Union, as well as the topics of regional security, the role of the USA in European Security will be discussed in the course. The role of Turkey in European Security is another issue that is addressed in the course.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Historical Background of European Security
2^nd Week	Theoretical Background of European Security
3^rd Week	European Security: Institutions, Concepts and Threats
4^th Week	European Union and European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP)
5^th Week	The Breakup of Yugoslavia and Its effect on European Security
6^th Week	Disarmament Efforts in Europe(Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe and the Negotiations on Conventional Armed Forces)
7^th Week	Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE): Still functional?
8^th Week	Mid-term Exam
9^th Week	Security providing mechanisms such as PESCO and EUFOR
10^th Week	Crises originating from Russia in Europe: Ukraine and Crimea
11^th Week	The role of Nato and the USA in European Security
12^th Week	The role of Turkey in European Security
13^th Week	Critical Approaches to the Concept of European Security
14^th Week	Student Presentations

Recommended or Required Reading

David J. Galbreath (2019) Contemporary European Security, NY: Routledge.

Benjamin Zyla (2020) The End of European Security Institutions: The EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy and NATO After Brexit, Springer.

Stephanie C. Hoffman (2013) European Security in NATO's Shadow. Cambridge

Sinem Akgül Açıkmeşe. (March-May 2004) The Underlying Dynamics of the European Security and Defence Policy, Perceptions, s.119-146.

Stephanie Fletchner. (2006) European Security and Defense Policy: Between offensive defense and human security. FES Publishing.

Ali Karaosmanoğlu. NATO'nun Dönüşümü. Uluslararası İlişkiler, Cilt 10, Sayı 40 (Kış 2014), s. 3-38.

Haluk Karadağ (2019) Turkey and UN Peacekeeping Missions. Alpaslan Özerdem and Matthew Whiting (eds.) The Routledge Handbook of Turkish Politics. Ny: Routledge.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Assignment	2	20
Presentation of Case Study	1	10
Total(%)		60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		40
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	8	112
Preparation for Final exam	1	46	46
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	25	25
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	2	25	50
Case Study Presentation	1	25	25
Total Work Load			304
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10.13
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
K1	X			X	X
K2	X	X			X
K3	X		X		X
K4	X	X
K5			X		X
K6	X	X	X	X	X
K7		X	X		X
K8		X			X