Language of instruction: |
English |
Type of course: |
Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: |
Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
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Mode of Delivery: |
Hybrid
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Course Coordinator : |
Assoc. Prof. ESRA ALBAYRAKOĞLU |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Assoc. Prof. SELCEN ÖNER
Assoc. Prof. SEMİHA ÖZGÜR ÜNAL ERİŞ
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Recommended Optional Program Components: |
None |
Course Objectives: |
In this course firstly regionalism in international affairs will be analysed, the goals of regional cooperation and integration attempts will be discussed. The stages of economic integration which are free trade area, customs union, common market, economic and monetary union will be explained. Establishment process of the single market in the European Union will be analysed. Free movement of goods, capital, people and services will be discussed. In addition to these regional economic integrations in the world such as NAFTA, MERCOSUR, ASEAN will be explained and current issues such as Brexit and revision of Turkey-EU Customs Union will be discussed. |
World Trade Organization (WTO), MERCOSUR (Southern Common Market), ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), APEC (Association of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation), NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement), African Union, G8 (The Group of 8), G20 (The Group of 20), African Union, IMF, European Central Bank, World Bank (Institutional Structure and Functions), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), EU-World Trade Organisation relations, revision of the Customs union between Turkey and the EU, European Economic Area, OECD, IMF, United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, PISA Global Education Survey and Turkey, World Economic Forum or Brexit. |
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Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
Introduction to the course and discussing the syllabus with the students |
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2) |
Conceptual Analysis: Free Trade Area, Customs Union, Common Market, Economic and Monetary Union and Regionalism in Internati-onal Affairs |
Best, Edward and Christiansen “Regionalism in International Affairs” in John Baylis, et al. (eds.), The Globalization of World Politics, New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. (pp.428-442) |
3) |
Varieties of Regional Integration |
Francesco Duina, “Varieties of Regional Integration: The EU, NAFTA and MERCOSUR” |
4) |
Establishment of Single Market in the EU |
Bache, Ian; Stephen George and Simon Bulmer, Politics in the EU, pp.384-401 |
5) |
Single Market in the EU + Presentations |
Begg, I. and El-Agraa, “The Economics of the Single Market”, in A. El-Agraa (ed.), The European Union: Economics and Policies, Prentice Hall Pub., 2004. |
6) |
Economic and Monetary Union in the EU + Presentations |
Bache, Ian; Stephen George and Simon Bulmer, Politics in the EU, pp.402-421. |
7) |
Free Movement of Goods + Presentations |
Free Movement of Goods, European Commission, 2013. |
8) |
Midterm |
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9) |
Free Movement of People in the EU and Challenges + Presentations |
Philippe Delivet, “The Free Movement of People in the EU: Principle, Stakes and Challenges”, Robert Schuman Foundation, No.312, 13 May 2014. |
10) |
Revision of the EU-Turkey Customs Union + Presentations |
Kemal Kirişçi and Sinan Ekim, “Why and EU-Turkey Customs Union Upgrade is Good for Turkey?”, German Marshall Fund of USA, May 2015. |
11) |
TTIP Agreement and Turkey + Presentations |
Kemal Kirişçi, “TTIP and Turkey: The Geopolitical Dimension”, 2014.
Ebru Turhan and Erdal Yalçın, Hürriyet Daily News, 2015, https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/modernizing-turkey-eu-customs-union-a-must-87044
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12) |
Comparison between EU and ASEAN |
Wunderlich, Jens-Uwe, “The EU an Actor Sui Generis? A Comparison of EU and ASEAN Actorness”, Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol.50, No.4, 2012. |
13) |
BREXIT |
UN Sustainable Development Goals Report 2016. |
14) |
General Evaluation |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
1) |
To learn and compare major sociology perspectives, both classical and contemporary, and apply all of them to analysis of social conditions. |
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2) |
To be able to identify the basic methodological approaches in building sociological and anthropological knowledge at local and global levels |
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3) |
To be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the fields of statistics in social sciences. |
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4) |
To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (including psychology, history, political science, communication studies and literature) that can contribute to sociology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in analyzing sociological processes |
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5) |
To have a knowledge and practice of scientific and ethical principles in collecting, interpreting and publishing sociological data also develop ability how to share this data with experts and lay people, using effective communication skills |
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6) |
To develop competence in analyzing and publishing sociological knowledge by using computer software for quantitative and qualitative analysis; and develop an attitute for learning new techniques in these fields. |
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7) |
To identify and to have a knowledge of the theories related to urban and rural sociology and demography, and political sociology, sociology of gender, sociology of body, visual sociology, sociology of work, sociology of religion, sociology of knowledge and sociology of crime. |
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8) |
To have knowledge of how sociology is positioned as a scientific discipline from a philosophical and historical perspective |
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9) |
To have the awareness of social issues in Turkish society, to develop critical perspective in analysing these issues and to have a knowledge of the works of Turkish sociologists and to be able to transfer this knowledge |
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10) |
To have the awareness of social issues and global societal processes and to apply sociological analysis to development and social responsibility projects |
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11) |
To have the ability to define a research question, design a research project and complete a written report for various fields of sociology, either as an individual or as a team member. |
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12) |
To be able to transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of sociology to the level of secondary school. |
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