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Week
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Topics
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Study Metarials
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1
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General Overview of the EU
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R1.
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2
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Basis of the EU Enlargement policy
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R1.R2.R3.
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3
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Debate on the EU borders and EU identity, reasons of EU Enlargement
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R1.
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4
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Theoretical background of the EU Enlargement (Rationalism, Constructivism and the concept of Europeanization)
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R3.
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5
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EU Enlargement waves and basic features of these Enlargement(s)
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R1.R2.R3.
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6
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EU candidates and potential candidates
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R1.SR3.
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7
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Main characteristics of the Enlargement process including the main process from application to the negotiations, conditionality principle
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R1.R2.SR3.
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8
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What do the new members bring to the EU? Opportunities and challenges of the EU enlargement from rationalist and constructivist perspective
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R1.R3.SR2.
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9
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Impact of the Enlargement on the main institutions and EU policies.
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R1.
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10
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To what extent are the EU enlargement mechanisms effective?
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R1.
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11
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Main characteristics of the EU neighbourhood policy and its mechanisms
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R1.SR3.
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12
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EU Western Balkans Policy, features of Stabilization and Association Process
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R1.SR3.
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13
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EU Central Asia and Caucasus Policy, Relations with Russia Federation
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R1.
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14
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Simulation Exercise
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R1.R2.R3.SR1.SR2.SR3.
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Prerequisites
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Language of Instruction
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Turkish
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Responsible
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Assoc. Prof. Hatice Yazgan
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Instructors
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Assistants
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Resources
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R1.Yazgan, H. (2021). Ders notları R2.Akçay, B. ve Göçmen, İ. (Ed.) (2012). Avrupa Birliği: Tarihçe, Teoriler, Kurumlar ve Politikalar, Seçkin, Ankara R3.Nugent, N.(ed.) (2004). European Union Enlargement, ed Neill Nugent, Palgrave Mcmillan, Newyork
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Supplementary Book
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SR1. Schimmelfennig F.and Sedelmeier U.(2002). Theorizing EU enlargement: Research focus, hypotheses, and the state of research, Journal of European Public Policy 9:4 500-528 SR2. Schimmelfennig F. and Sedelmeier U. (2004) Governance by conditionality: EU rule transfer to the candidate countries of Central and Eastern Europe? Journal of European Public Policy 11:4 669-687, SR3. AB resmi web sitesi
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Goals
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Main objective of the Course is to evaluate the historical process, basic mechanisms and the impact of the EU enlargement politics on institutional structure and politics of the EU from a theoretical and comparative perspective.
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Content
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EU enlargement policy and its waves, its basic mechanisms and its effects on the institutional structure and policies of the EU are examined in the course. Besides, theoretical explanations of the enlargement policy and information about the current situation and future of the policy are elaborated.
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Program Learning Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
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1
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To possess and use basic and advanced level knowledge on International Relations.
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4
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2
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To collect data and knowledge on International Relations, critically analyze and evaluate the practical implications.
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4
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3
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To do multidisciplinary evaluation by utilizing from the other related disciplines.
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3
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4
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To transmit the knowledge gained on International relations to the experts and non-experts of the area both written and orally.
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3
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5
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To analyze the current, local, regional, and global problems through the knowledge gained and produce proposals for solutions to the problems.
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4
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6
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To use the knowledge gained about a specific ?region? and analyze.
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5
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7
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Determining the learning needs by reflecting the knowledge gained in the field to advanced education and individual studies.
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8
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Acting in accordance with scientific, ethical, social and cultural values in the process of acquiring and analyzing information about the field of International Relations.
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9
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To gain the capacity to use knowledge gained in International Relations area for a life-long period.
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10
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To have satisfactory computer skills and use communication Technologies that International Relations area require.
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11
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To use a foreign language at least on the level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and follow the theoretical and practical developments in International Relations and communicate with colleagues.
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