POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

PSIR513

Course Code: PSIR513
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)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Gain knowledge and skills to make critical analyses by employing different political economy perspectives regarding the historical development of the EU
Gain comprehensive knowledge about the actors, structures and processes of economic policy making at national and international levels.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

No recommended optional programme components.

Course Description

This course evaluates the European integration, its enlargement and deepening by employing the concepts of political economy. Specifically, the course emphasizes the capital-driven nature of the integration process and locates it in the broader context of globalization.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction: What is Political Economy?
2^nd Week	Looking at the European Union from the Political Economy Perspectives I
3^rd Week	Looking at the European Union from the Political Economy Perspectives II
4^th Week	European Union : Economy as the Axis of Integration I - Until the EMU
5^th Week	European Union : Economy as the Axis of Integration II - After the EMU
6^th Week	European Union Economy and the Member States: Different Perspectives I
7^th Week	European Union Economy and the Member States: Different Perspectives II
8^th Week	Mid-term Exam
9^th Week	The Political and Institutional Deficits of the EMU
10^th Week	Policies, Institutions and the Euro
11^th Week	European Central Bank: What role to play; what status to achieve?
12^th Week	National Wage Determination and the EMU
13^th Week	EMU: States versus Markets
14^th Week	Student Presentations

Recommended or Required Reading

Jerry A. Frieden, "One Union One Europe", European Union Politics (2004), pp. 1-16.
Stephen Gill, "the Emerging World Order and European Change," http://socialistregister.com/socialistregister.com/files/SR_1992_Gill.pdf
Jerry A. Frieden, "One Europe One Vote" European Union Politics (2004), pp. 261-176.
Colin Crouch, After the Euro, Shaping Institutions for Governance in the Wake of Euopean Monetary Union

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Assignment	2	60
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	1	3	3
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	6	84
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	60	60
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework	2	59	118
Total Work Load			307
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10.23
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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