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Master's of European Union without Thesis

PSIR510

REGIONAL INTEGRATION THEORIES

Course Code
PSIR510
Semester
Second Term (Spring)-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree Without Thesis
Year of Study1
SemesterSecond Term (Spring)-
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Gain basic knowledge about the principal characteristics, typologies, development processes, and the organization of regional integration.
  2. Use the aforementioned knowledge to compare the regional economic organizations with the EU and with each other.
  3. Understand the relation between the increase in the functions of regional economic organizations and international political economy.
  4. Categorize and differentiate regional economic organizations in terms of economic and political characteristics.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionThis course explores the principles, concepts and methods of regional integration theories and their historical, philosophical and political justifications. In doing so, the course critically evaluates the explanatory value of the regional integration theories by studying such cases as the EU, NAFTA and ASEAN.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction and Organization of the Class, Historical Background
2nd Week The Origins of the European Union Idea and Post War Beginnings
3rd Week The Post World War Attempts toward European Integration
4th Week Toward the Treaty of Rome: Jean Monnet and the European Coal and Steel Community
5th Week The Problem of British Entry and the French Role
6th Week Great Britain and the European Union
7th Week Britain, the US, and the European Defense Community
8th Week Thatcher's Struggle Continued
9th Week British Relations with the European Community l984-l987
10th Week The Single European Act, 1984-1988
11th Week The Maastricht Treaty
12th Week 1988-1991: Toward Deeper Integration
13th Week Integration and Social Democracy
14th Week The European Union History in Perspective
Recommended or Required Reading1.1. University of Pennsylvania, "A Quick Guide to the World History of Globalization" http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~dludden/global1.htm
2. T.L. Friedman, "It's a Flat World After All," New York Times, 3 April 2005
3. Mahathir Mohammed "Globalization: What it Means to Small Nations," Third World Resurgence, 74, 1996, pp. 27-30
4. G. Modelski, "Long-Term Trends in World Politics," Journal of World-Systems Research, 11(2), 2005, pp. 195-206
5. T. Boswell, "American World Empire or Declining Hegemony," Journal of World-Systems Research, 10(2), 2004, pp. 516-524
6. S. Bradford and R.Z. Lawrence, Has Globalization Gone Far Enough? The Costs of Fragmented Markets, Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2004, pp. 1-16
7. Paul Hirst and Grahame Thompson, "Future of Globalization," Cooperation and Conflict, 37(3), 2002, pp. 247-265
8. M. Wolf, "Will the Nation-State Survive Globalization?" Foreign Affairs, January/February 2001, pp. 178-190
9. Louise Fawcett, "Exploring regional domains: a comparative history of regionalism," International Affairs, 80(3), 2004, pp. 429-446
10. OECD, "Regionalism and the Multilateral Trading System," OECD Policy Brief (August 2003), http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/23/12/8895922.pdf
11. "The History of the European Union," http://europa.eu/abc/history/index_en.htm
12. Edward D. Mansfield and Helen V. Milner, "The Political Economy of Regionalism," in Edward D. Mansfield and Helen V. Milner (eds.), The Political Economy of Regionalism, New York: Columbia University Press, 1997, pp. 1-19
13. Stephan Haggard, "Regionalism in Asia and the Americas," in Edward D. Mansfield and Helen V. Milner (eds.), The Political Economy of Regionalism, New York: Columbia University Press, 1997, pp. 20-49
14. A. Fishlow, "The Latin American State," Journal of Economic Perspectives, 4(3), 1990, pp. 61-74
15. K. Ali Akkemik, "Güneydoğu Asya'da Bütünleşme ve Bölgesel İşbirliğinde Çin ve Japonya'nın Rolü: Rekabet mi, İşbirliği mi?" Mimeo
16. Shujiro Urata, "The Shift from Market-led" to Institution-led Regional Economic Integration in East Asia in the late 1990s", RIETI Discussion Paper Series No. 04-E-012, 2004
17. Mohamed Aslam, "Japan's Reluctance in East Asian Economic Integration", Asia Europe Journal, 7(2), 2009, pp. 281-294
18. Bergsten, Fred C. "China and Economic Integration in East Asia Implications for the United States," in The China Balance Sheet in 2007 and Beyond, Washington, DC: Peterson Institute of International Economics, 2007, pp. 169-183
19. Mona Haddad, "Trade Integration in East Asia: The Role of China and Production Networks," World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4160, 2007
20. Naoko Munakata, "Evolution of Japan's Policy toward Economic Integration", RIETI Discussion Paper Series No. 02-E-006, 2001
21. Naoko Munakata, "Whither East Asian Economic Integration", RIETI Discussion Paper Series No. 02-E-007, 2002
22. Werner Pascha, "Economic Integration in East Asia and Europe - A Comparison," in Karl-Peter Schönfisch and Bernhard Seliger (ed.), ASEAN Plus Three (China, Japan, Korea) - Towards an Economic Union in East Asia Seoul: Hans Seidel Stiftung, 2004, pp. 38-59
23. Jin-Woo Choi, (2004). "The European Union and East Asian Integration - Lessons for Dealing with the Costs of Success," in Karl-Peter Schönfisch and Bernhard Seliger (ed.), ASEAN Plus Three (China, Japan, Korea) - Towards an Economic Union in East Asia, Seoul: Hans Seidel Stiftung, 2004, pp. 74-91
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Project 2 50
Total(%) 50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50
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 6 84
Preparation for Final exam 1 70 70
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 3 3
Homework
Project 2 54 108
Total Work Load307
Total Work Load / 30 (h)10.23
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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