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Ph.D. on International Relations

PSIR630

EUROPEAN INTEGRATION AND THEORETICAL DEBATES

Course Code
PSIR630
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelDoctorate Of Science
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Understand the main theories and theoretical arguments referenced for the explanation of European integration.
  2. Critically evaluate the key theoretical debates on European integration.
  3. Understand how EU institutions, policies, ties between member states and shared va-lues can be explained by integration theories and what the analytical value of the theories is.
  4. Develop the ability to evaluate the characteristics of European integration and European politics through integration theories.
  5. Analyze the effects of similarities and differences between EU member states on Euro-pean integration with theoretical references.
  6. Develop judgments on normative and conceptual issues.
  7. Promote European awareness of the building of European identity and the strategies developed by the EU.
  8. Evaluate the divergences within the EU through differentiated European integration.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionThis course will present and discuss the roles and limitations of classical theories in understanding European integration and will try to explain how the need for a new theoretical framework arises. Classical theories of European integration present a homogeneous definition of the EU. The reality is that the EU contains many forms of integration. In other words, European integration has homogeneous and heterogeneous characteristics. While the EU exhibits these qualities, it can also harbor incompatibilities with nation-states, i.e. member states, in terms of goals-expectations-interests. In this context, the course aims to explain the homogenizing and heterogenizing influence processes that constitute the two main periods in the development of European integration and the EU. It will then focus on the theoretical references with which these processes should be defined. The other dimension of the course is to examine how waves of EU enlargement have shifted integration towards a differentiated basis or how integration has been transformed. At the end of the course, assessments of how the transformation of European integration has affected the development of the EU will be made through selected case studies.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Structuring the European Union: Ideas, Institutions, Policies
2nd Week Intergovernmental and Supranational structuring mechanisms
3rd Week Theoretical framework of European integration: Homogeneous and heterogeneous features
4th Week Federalism and European integration
5th Week Functionalism-Neo Functionalism and European integration
6th Week Liberal intergovernmentalism and European integration
7th Week Mid-term Exam
8th Week Theoretical Governance and European integration
9th Week Institutionalism-Neo Institutionalism and European integration
10th Week Social Constructivism and European integration
11th Week Gender and European integration
12th Week Critical Theory and European integration
13th Week Differentiated integration debates
14th Week The future of the EU
Recommended or Required ReadingHooghe, L., Marks, G. (2001). Types of Multi-Level Governance, European Integration Online Papers (EIoP), Vol. 5, No. 11, p.1-24.
Marks, G., Hooghe, L., Blank, K. (1996). European Integration from the 1980s: State-centric vs Multi-level Governance, Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol. 34, No. 3, p.341-378.
Arısoy, A. (2010). Avrupa'da Federalizm Geleneği ve Avrupa Bütünleşmesinde Federalist Akımlar, Ege Akademik Bakış, Vol. 10, No. 4, p.1195-1206.
Burgess, M. (2004). Federalism, Wiener, A., Diez, T. (Ed.) European Integration Theory, New York: Oxford University Press.
Hueglin, T. O. (2000). From Constitutional to Treaty Federalism: A Comparative Perspective, Publius, Vol. 30, No. 4, p.137-153.
Lodge, J. (1996). Federalism and the European Union, Publius, Vol. 26, No. 4, p.63-79.
Bulmer, S. (1996). The European Council and The Council of the European Union: Shapers of a European Confederation, Publius: The Journal of Federalism, Vol. 26, No. 4, p.17-42.
Chryssochoou, D. N. (1994). Democracy and symbiosis in the European Union: Towards a confederal consociation, Journal West European Politics, Vol. 17, No. 4, p.1-14.
Elazar, D. J. (1998). The New Europe: A Federal State or a Confederation of States, Swiss Political Science Review, Vol. 4, No. 4, p.119-138.
Forsyth, M. (1993). Federalism and Confederalism, Brown, C. (Ed.), Political Restructuring in Europe Ethical Perspectives, London: Routledge.
Bickerton, C. J., Hodson, D., Puetter, U. (Ed.), (2015). The New Intergovernmentalism, New York: Oxford University Press.
Goldsmith, M. J., Page, E. C. (2010). Changing Government Relations in Europe: From Local-ism to Intergovernmentalism, New York: Routledge.
Puetter, U. (2014). The European Council & The Council: New Intergovernmentalism and Insti-tutional Change, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Ulusoy, D. Ç. (2015). Federal Sistemlerde Hükümetlerarası Eğilimler, Ankara Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi, Vol. 64, No. 4, p.1071-1112.
Alexandrescu, M. (2007). David Mitrany: From Federalism to Functionalism, Transylvanian Review, Vol. 16, No. 1, p.20-33.
Ashworth, L. M. (2013). A New Politics for a Global Age: David Mitrany's A Working Peace System, Bliddal, H., Sylvest, C., Wilson, P. (Ed.) Classics of International Relations, New York: Routledge.
Kahraman, S. (2013). "Batı Cephesinde Yeni Bir Şey Yok mu Fonksiyonalist Avrupa Birliği ve Fonksiyonalizm-sonrası Avrupa Bütünleşmesi, METU Studies in Development, Vol. 40, No. 2, p.247-275.
Lindseth, P. L. (2015). Transatlantic Functionalism: New Deal Models and European Integra-tion, Critical Analysis of Law, Vol. 2, No. 1, p.83-105.
Mercan, S. (2018). David Mitrany, Büyükakıncı, E. (Ed.) Barış Çalışmaları, Ankara: Adres Yayınları.
Steffek, J. (2015). The Cosmopolitanism of David Mitrany: Equality, Devolution and Func-tional Democracy Beyond the State, International Relations, Vol. 29, No. 1, p.23-44.
Jupille, J., Caporaso, J. A. (1999). Institutionalism and the European Union: Beyond Interna-tional Relations and Comparative Politics, Annual Review of Political Science, Vol. 2, p.429-444.
Rumelili, B. (2015). Bölgeselcilik ve İnşacılık: Kazanımlar ve Vaatler, Uluslararası İlişkiler Dergisi, Vol. 12, No. 46, p.168-185.
Wendt, A. E. (2013). Anarşi Devletler Ne Anlıyorsa Odur: Güç Politikalarının Sosyal İnşası, Uluslararası İlişkiler, Vol. 10, No. 39, p.3-43.
Wendt, A. (1999). Social Theory of International Politics, Cambridge: Cambridge Universi
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Presentation
  • Report Preparation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 20
Presentation of Article 6 30
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 3 3
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 4 56
Preparation for Final exam 1 55 55
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 55 55
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework 7 10 70
Presentation (including preperation) 1 20 20
Total Work Load303
Total Work Load / 30 (h)10.1
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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