EU ACQUIS COMMUNAUTAIRE AND ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS

PSIR519

Course Code: PSIR519
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree Without 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;

Analyse Turkey - EU accession negotiations and make academic evaluations.
Know about the current phase of negotiations.
Analyse issues that interlock with the negotiation process though they are not directly interconnected with it (Cyprus issue, France's position, etc).

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

No recommended optional programme components.

Course Description

This course explores the legal structure of the EU by examining the acquis communautaire, and evaluates the nature and variations of the accession negotiations by studying the completed accession processes.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction
2^nd Week	Present situation of negotiation process - I
3^rd Week	Present situation of negotiation process - II
4^th Week	Political criteria
5^th Week	Economic criteria
6^th Week	Acquis chapters
7^th Week	The "Cyprus Problem" in Turkey's Accession Process to the EU
8^th Week	Mid-term Exam
9^th Week	Customs Union as an Important Stage in Turkey's Accession Process to the EU
10^th Week	The Coordination Mechanisms in the Accession Process
11^th Week	A comparative study: Turkey and the ex-negotiating countries
12^th Week	The Significance of the - so called- "Absorption or Integration Capacity" Criteria in Turkey's Accession process to the EU
13^th Week	Presentations
14^th Week	How to solve the deadlock in negotiation process

Recommended or Required Reading

Esra LAGRO and Knud Erik JORGENSEN (ed), Turkey and the EU : Prospects for a Difficult Encounter" , Palgrave Studies in EU Politics, New York, 2007 ISBN 1-4039-9511-7 (hardback)
S. ANDOURA, "European Union's Capacity to Absorb Turkey", Europe's World, 21.12.2005.
Senem AYDIN DÜZGİT, Hakan ALTINAY, Seyla BENHABIB, Cem ÖZDEMİR, Jean-Francois LEGUIL-BAYART, "Seeking Kant in the EU's Relations with Turkey", TESEV Publications, December 2006.
Carl BILDT, An Expanding Union : Open wide Europe's doors, International Herald Tribune, November 8, 2006.
International Crisis Group, Turkey and Europe The Way Ahead, 17 August 2007.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Other

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Assignment	2	30
Presentation of Case Study	1	10
Total(%)		70
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		70
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		30
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	6	84
Preparation for Final exam	1	39	39
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	40	40
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	3	3
Homework	2	30	60
Presentation (including preperation)	1	32	32
Project
Total Work Load			301
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10.03
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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