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Master's Program of European Union with Thesis

PSIR516

EUROPEAN UNION DEMOCRACY

Course Code
PSIR516
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree With Thesis
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Reach the level of knowledge that will enable them to discuss the debates, criticisims and issues regarding the democratic character of the sui generis European Union administration in a sophisticated manner.
  2. Evaluate the EU's democratization strategy towards non-member countries from a critical perspective.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNo recommended optional programme components.
Course DescriptionThis course can be divided into two parts. The first and the larger part studies the various aspects of the EU's democracy deficit as a sui generis governing body and the potential shortcomings of the alternatives to overcome it. In the second part the rationale, strategies, dilemmas, and built-in contradictions of the European Union's democratization agenda towards the third countries will be discussed.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Democracy or Democracies: Development of Democracy I
2nd Week Democracy or Democracies: Development of Democracy II
3rd Week Democracy in post-war era and impact of globalization I
4th Week Democracy in post-war era and impact of globalization II
5th Week Democratic deficit: Institutions and developing policy in the EU
6th Week Participation and legitimacy I
7th Week Participation and legitimacy II
8th Week Mid-term Exam
9th Week Political community and issue of public area
10th Week Identity and citizenship issue
11th Week Social dimension of citizenship and migrants I
12th Week Social dimension of citizenship and migrants II
13th Week EU as exporter of democracy I
14th Week EU as exporter of democracy II
Recommended or Required ReadingBooks
David E. Ingersoll ve Richard K. Matthews, The Philosophic Roots of Modern Ideology: Liberalism, Communism, Fascism (Prentice Hall: 1986).
Roland Axtmann, Liberal Democracy into the Twenty First Century: Globalization, Integration and the Nation-State (Manchester University Press: Manchester, 1996): 144-170.
Dimitris N. Chryssochoou, Democracy in the European Union (Tauris Academic Studies: London, 1998): 47-80
Papers
Martin Conway, "Democracy in Postwar Western Europe: The Triumph of a Political Model," European History Quarterly, 32, 1 (2002): 59-84.
Stefan Berger, "Democracy and Social Democracy," European History Quarterly, 32, 1 (2002): 13-37.
Ian Robinson, "Globalization and Democracy," Dissent, (Yaz 1995): 373-380.
David Held ve Anthony McGrew, "Globalization and the Liberal Democratic State," Government and Opposition, 28, 8 (Bahar 1993): 261-288.
Mette E. Jolly, "Debating Democracy in the European Union: Four Paradigms," Federal Trust for Education and Research'e sunulan bildiri, 10-11 Temmuz 2003, Londra.
Joseph H. H. Weiler vd., European Democracy and Its Critique: Five Uneasy Pieces, EUI Working Papers RSC no.95/11, (1995).
Frank Decker, "Governance Beyond the Nation-State: Reflections on the Democratic Deficit of the European Union," Journal of Public Policy, 9, 2 (Nisan 2002): 256-272.
Jean Blondel, People and Parliament in the European Union (Clarendon Press: Oxford, 1998), 1. ve 9. Bölümler.
Reiner Grundmann, "The European Public Sphere and the Deficit of Democracy," Whose Europe?: The Turn Towards Democracy içinde, Dennis Smith ve Sue Wright (der.) (Blackwell: Oxford, 1999): 125-146.
John Markoff, "Our Common European Home - But Who Owns the House," Whose Europe?: The Turn Towards Democracy içinde, Dennis Smith ve Sue Wright (der.) (Blackwell: Oxford, 1999): 22-47.
Angelika Scheuer, "A Political Community?," Political Representation and Legitimacy in the European Union içinde, H. Schimitt ve J. Thomassen (der.) (Oxford University Press: Oxford, 1999): 25-45.
Richard Bellamy ve Dario Castiglione, "Between Cosmopolis and Community: Three Models of Rights and Democracy within the European Union," Re-imagining Political Community: Studies in Cosmopolitan Democracy içinde, Daniele Archibugi vd. (der.) (Polity Press, Oxford, 1998): 152-178.
Soledad Garcia, "European Union Identity and Citizenship: Some Challenges," European Citizenship and Social Exclusion içinde, M. Roche ve Rik van Berkel (der.) (Ashgate, İngiltere, 1997): 201-212.
David Jay, "Citizenship and Human Rights: Particular and Universal worlds and the Prospects for European Citizenship," Whose Europe?: The Turn Towards Democracy içinde, Dennis Smith ve Sue Wright (der.) (Blackwell: Oxford, 1999): 207-231.
Ulrich K. Preuss, "Citizenship in the European Union: A Paradigm for Transnational Democracy?," Re-imagining Political Community: Studies in Cosmopolitan Democracy içinde, Daniele Archibugi vd. (der.) (Polity Press, Oxford, 1998):
138-151.
Gerard Delanty, "Models of European Identity: Reconciling Universalism and Particularism," Perspectives on European Politics and Society, 3, 3 (2002): pp. 345-359.
Nikos Prentoulis, "On the Technology of Collective Identity: Normative Reconstructions of the Concept of EU Citizenship," European Law Journal, 7, 2 (Haziran 2001): 196-218.
Martin Kohli, "The Battle Grounds of European Identity," European Societies, 2, 2 (2000): 113-137
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Total(%) 40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60
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 9 126
Preparation for Final exam 1 70 70
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 60 60
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 5 5
Homework
Total Work Load306
Total Work Load / 30 (h)10.2
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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