EUROPEAN UNION ENLARGEMENT

PSIR512

Course Code: PSIR512
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 Süleyman Sezgin Mercan

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Learn EU enlargement waves in the historical process.
Compare the EU enlargement processes and analyze the challenges/opportunities experienced in these processes.
Have detailed knowledge about the Turkey-EU membership negotiations in the light of historical and current developments.
Analyze the widening - deepening debates academically.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

No recommended optional programme components.

Course Description

This course is designed to examine the enlargement process of the European Union, and enlargement discussions historically. The course also covers the effects of enlargement waves that the Inner Six went through in the historical process, enlargement-deepening discussions, and the path followed regarding the accession of new members to the EU. In addition, Turkey's EU membership process will be analyzed in detail, the factors creating problems in Turkey-EU relations will be established, and possible solutions will be discussed. Finally, the effects of the United Kingdom's exiting the EU on the future of EU enlargement process will be discussed within the scope of the course.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	General Introduction to the Course
2^nd Week	The Birth of Inner Six
3^rd Week	Enlargement of the European Union: Membership Criteria and Accession Process
4^th Week	Approaches to the Enlargement of the European Union
5^th Week	The First Enlargement: United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark, (Norway)
6^th Week	Republic Day
7^th Week	The Second and Third Enlargements: Greece, Spain and Portugal
8^th Week	The Fourth Enlargement: Austria, Finland, Sweden (Norway)
9^th Week	Big Bang: Central and Eastern Europe Enlargement
10^th Week	Enlargement into the Balkans: Bulgaria, Romania, Crotia
11^th Week	Turkey towards the European Union - I
12^th Week	Turkey towards the European Union - II
13^th Week	Turkey towards the European Union - III
14^th Week	The Future of the EU after Brexit

Recommended or Required Reading

Kaya, A., Aydın Düzgit, S., Gürsoy, Y. ve Onursal Beşgül, Ö. (2013) "Avrupa Fikri: Barış ve Bütünleşme Projesi," içinde Kaya, A. (der.) Avrupa Birliği Hakkında Merak Ettikleriniz. İstanbul: Hiperlink Yayınları, s. 13-20.

Gateva, E. (2015) "The Evolution of EU Enlargement Conditionality: Overview and Key Findings," içinde Gateva, E. (der.) European Union Enlargement Conditionality. Londra: Palgrave Macmillan, s. 174-215.
Avery, G. (2004) "The Enlargement Negotiations," içinde Cameron, F. (der.) The Future of Europe: Integration and Enlargement. Londra ve New York: Routledge, s. 35-62.
Cameron, F. (2004) "Widening and Deepening," içinde Cameron, F. (der.) The Future of Europe: Integration and Enlargement. Londra ve New York: Routledge, s. 1-17.
Schneider, C. J. (2009) "A Rationalist Puzzle of EU Enlargement?," içinde Schneider, C. J. (der.) Conflict, Negotiation and European Union Enlargement. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, s. 33-54.
Schimmelfenning, F., Sedelmeier, U. (2005) "The Politics of EU Enlargement: Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives," in Schimmelfenning, F. ve Sedelmeier, U. (der.) The Politics of the European Union Enlargement, s. 3-29.
Delhey, Jan (2007) "Do Enlargements Make the EU Less Cohesive? An Analysis of Trust between EU Nationalities," Journal of Common Market Studies, 45(2), s. 253-79.
Kaiser, W. ve Elvert, J. (der.) European Union Enlargement: A Comparative History. Londra ve New York: RoutledgeGrabbe, H. (2004) "The Newcomers," içinde içinde Cameron, F. (der.) The Future of Europe: Integration and Enlargement. Londra ve New York: Routledge, s. 63-79.
Grabbe, H. (2006) "Accession Conditionality and its Implications," içinde Grabbe, H. (der.) The EU's Transformative Power: Europeanization Through Conditionality in Central and Eastern Europe. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, s. 7-38.
Moravcsik, A. ve Vachudova, M.A. (2002) "Bargaining Among Unequals: Enlargement and the Future of European Integration," European Union Studies Association, 15(4), s. 1-3.
Schimmelfennig, F. (2008)"EU Political Accession Conditionality after the 2004 Enlargement: Consistency and Effectiveness," Journal of European Public Policy, 15(6), s. 918.
Noutcheva, G. And Bechev, D. (2008) "The Successful Laggards: Bulgaria and Romania's Accession to the EU," East European Politics and Societies, 22(1), s. 114-144.
Ker-Lindsay, J. (2017) "The United Kingdom and EU Enlargement in the Western Balkans: From Ardent Champion of Expansion to Post-Brexit Irrelevance," Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, 17(4), s. 555-569.
Kabaalioğlu, H. (1998) "The Custom Union: A Final Step Before Turkey's Accession to the EU," Marmara Journal of European Studies, 6(1), s. 113-140
McLaren, Lauren (2007) "Explaining Opposition to Turkish Membership of the EU," European Union Politics, 8(2), s. 251-278.
Aydın, M. ve Akgül Açıkmeşe, S. (2007) "Europeanization through EU Conditionality: Understanding The New Era In Turkish Foreign Policy," Journal of Southern Europe and the Balkans, 9(3), s. 263-274.
Akgül Açıkmeşe, S. & Triantaphyllou, D. (2012) "The NATO-EU-Turkey Trilogy: The Impact of the Cyprus Conundrum," Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, 12(4), s. 555-573.
Buzan, B. and Diez, T. (2010) "The European Union and Turkey," Survival, 41(1), s. 41-57.
Müftüler-Bac, M. (2017) "Turkey's Future with the European Union: An Alternative Model of Differentiated Integration," Turkish Studies, 18(3), s. 416-438.
Nas, Ç. (2020) "AB ile Pozitif Gündem: İlişkileri Canlandırmak için Fırsat Olabilir mi?", Panorama, 2 Kasım.
Turhan, E. (2021) "AB-Türkiye İlişkilerinde İşlemsel Bir Koşulluluğa Doğru mu?", Panorama, 3 Mayıs.
Hall, P. (2016) "The Roots of Brexit: 1992, 2004 and the European Union Expansion," Foreign Affairs, 28 Haziran.
Lippert, B. (2021) "The EU after Brexit: Renewed Debate about Enlargement and Deepening," SWP Comment, 1 Şubat.
Arısan-Eralp, N., Baykal, S. ve Akgül Açıkmeşe (2020) "Biz Bu Filmi Görmüştük"

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Assignment	4	60
Presentation of Article	1	25
Presentation of Case Study	1	15
Total(%)		100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		0
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	5	70
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework	4	40	160
Presentation (including preperation)	2	18	36
Total Work Load			308
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10.26
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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