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Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
Introduction to the course and discussing syllabus with the students. |
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2) |
Migration Crisis in the EU |
Estevens, Joao, “Migration Crisis in the EU: Developing a Framework for Analysis of National Security and Defence Strategies”, Comparative Migration Studies, Vol 6, No28, 2018.
Fine, Shoshana, “All at Sea: Europe’s Crisis of Solidarity on Migration”, ECFR, October 2019. |
3) |
Transformation of Turkey-EU Relations after the Migration Crisis |
Benvenuti, Bianca, “The Migration Paradox and EU-Turkey Relations”, IAI Working Papers, 2017.
Öner, S., “Turkey as a Strategic Partner of the EU during the Refugee Crisis: The Challenges and Prospects”, Timofey Agarin and Nevena Nancheva (Eds.), A European Crisis: Perspectives on Refugees, Solidarity and Europe, Stuttgart: ibidem-Verlag Pub., 2018.
Adar, Sinem and Püttmann, Friedrich, “Making EU-Turkey Cooperation on Migration Sustainable”, SWP Comment, 2022, https://www.swp-berlin.org/en/publication/making-eu-turkey-cooperation-on-migration-sustainable
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4) |
Brexit
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Barbara Lippert, “The EU after Brexit: Renewed Debate about Enlargement and Deepening”, SWP Comment, No.12, February 2021.
European Movement International, “The Consequences of a British Exit from the EU”, https://europeanmovement.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/EMI_16_PolicyPosition_Brexit_17_VIEW_FINAL.pdf,
Tim Oliver, “What happens next?”, LSE ideas, June 2016.
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5) |
Rise of Populism and Radical Right Parties in European Politics
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“The New Radical-Right: Violent and Non-Violent Movements in Europe”, Institute for Strategic Dialogue Briefing Paper, London: February 2012.
Öner, S., “Europe of Populist Radical Right and the Case of Lega of Salvini: Pioneer of a Parochial Europe?”, European Politics and Society, 2020.
Öner, S., “Different Manifestations of the Rise of Far-right in European Politics: The Cases of Germany and Austria”, Marmara Journal of European Studies, Vol.22, No.2, 2014, pp.85-106. |
6) |
The Influence of Rise of Populism and Radical Right in Turkey-EU Relations |
Öner, S. and M. G. Özerim, “What Makes Turkey and Turkish Immigrants a Cultural Polarization Issue in Europe?: Evidences from the European Populist Politics”, in C. Norocel et al. (Eds.), Hope and Nostalgia at the Intersection between Culture and Welfare, New York: Springer, 2020. |
7) |
Democratic backsliding in Hungary and Poland |
Adam Holesch & Anna Kyriazi, “Democratic Backsliding in the EU: The Role of the Hungarian-Polish Coalition”, East European Politics, 2021. |
8) |
Midterm |
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9) |
Green Deal and Digital Agenda of the EU |
European Commission, 2021, https://ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/priorities-2019-2024/european-green-deal_en
Alicja Sikora, “European Green Deal: Legal and Financial Challenges of the Climate Change”, ERA Forum, 2021.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12027-020-00637-3
European Commission, “Shaping Europe’s Digital Future”, https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/communication-shaping-europes-digital-future-feb2020_en_3.pdf
“Digital Agenda for Europe”, European Parliament, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/ftu/pdf/en/FTU_2.4.3.pdf
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10) |
External Differentiated Integration and Flexible Integration Models in Turkey-EU Relations
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Karakaş, Cemal, “EU-Turkey: Integration without Full Membership or Membership without Full Integration? A Conceptual Framework for Accession Alternatives”, Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol.51, No.6, 2013.
Cianciara, A. and A. Szymanski, “Differentiated Integration: Towards a New Model of EU-Turkey Relations?”, Turkish Studies, 2019.
Saatçioğlu, B., et al., FEUTURE Synthesis Paper: “The Future of EU-Turkey Relations: A Dynamic Association Framework amidst Conflictual Cooperation”, March 2019. |
11) |
EU after the Pandemic |
“The Geopolitical Implications of the Covid-19 Pandemic”, European Parliament ,2020
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2020/603511/EXPO_STU(2020)603511_EN.pdf
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12) |
PESCO, Stratejik Pusula ve AB Savunma Politikası |
Daniel Fiott, Gustav Lindström, “Strategic Compass: New Bearings for EU Security and Defence?”, Chaillot Paper, December 2021.
https://www.iss.europa.eu/sites/default/files/EUISSFiles/CP_171_0.pdf
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13) |
The Impacts of the Russia- Ukraine war on EU Politics
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Dempsey, Judy, “Russia’s Invasion has Become a Watershed Moment for Germany”, Carnegie Europe, March3 ,2022. https://carnegieeurope.eu/2022/03/03/russia-s-invasion-has-become-watershed-moment-for-germany-pub-86553
Rosa Balfour, et al., “ Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Changes Everything”, Carnegie Europe, Feb. 2022, https://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/86525 |
14) |
General evaluation of the course and presentations of students. |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
1) |
1) To prepare the students to become communication professionals by focusing on strategic thinking, professional writing, ethical practice and innovative use of traditional and new media
2) To be able to have the ability to explain and identify problems associated with the relationships between events and facts in the areas of public relations, persuasive communication, communication management, corporate communications.
3) To be able to understand how an organizational culture works and how employees and leaders create messages as a communication tool.
4) To be able to critically discuss and interpret theories, concepts, methods, tools and ideas in the field of public relations. |
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2) |
1) To be able to create effective public relations plans using fundamental planning components that include situation analysis, public profile, objectives, strategies and tactics.
2) To be able to analyze primary and secondary research data in the fields of perception and reputation management and corporate communication practices.
3) To be able to develop creative and persuasive management skills in terms of reputation, employee relations, leadership and similar corporate practices.
4) To be able to explain and describe business marketing activities, economics, business law and global business practices. |
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3) |
1) To be able to search, write, and design articles, newsletters, and fliers, brochures, and announcements, in styles and formats appropraite various audiences, mediums and settings.
2) To be able to to use information, communication technologies and computer software with the required level of public relations, marketing communication, persuasive communication, communication management, corporate communications.
Learning Competence
1) To be able to recognize national and international, social and cultural dimensions of public relations.
Field Specific Competence
1) To be able to apply theoretical concepts related to mass communication, consumer behavior, psychology, persuasion,sociology, marketing, and other related fields to understand how public realtions works.
2) To be able to apply the underlying theories of communication and the necessities of work safety to different types of public relations processes and campaigns.
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility
1) To be able to take responsibility in an individual capacity or as a team in generating solutions to given scenarios which can occur in public relations processes. |
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