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Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
IB4322 | World Trade Organization and European Union | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
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Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Prof. Dr. ELA ÜNLER |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. VİRON MATARANGAS |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | This course is designed to provide an introduction to the economic, institutional and political issues involved in global trade policy discussion; and the position of the EU in current commercial relations. The aims of the course are to provide students with the necessary knowledge for a deeper understanding of modern trade relations of the European Union; and to improve the analytical thinking in matters pertinent to world trading system. The lectures begin by covering the essentials of trade policy, it is followed by a consideration of evolution of the world trading system under the auspices of GATT and the WTO (World Trade Organisation). The course finally turns to the evolution of and the developments in trade policy in the European Union. It analyses the EU’s priorities in the multilateral and regional trade negotiations and its new ‘Global Europe’ strategy. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; I.Encounters economic and political concepts underlying the world trading system II.Understands historical evolution of the Post WW-II world trading system and the GATT/WTO III.Learns how to evaluate and to make an analysis of modern trade relations among countries IV.Knows institutional functioning of the WTO V.Knows the agenda issues and problems in multilateral trade negotiations (i.e. Doha Development Round) VI.Identifies problems and disputed issues in international trade and new trade policy agenda VII.Describes the main characteristics of the EU trade policy VIII.Improves an analytical thinking in matters pertinent to EU’s trade strategy and the developments thereof IX.Identifies the priorities and common position of the EU in world multilateral trade negotiations X.Identifies the motives for and the dimensions of EU’s bilateral trade relations (i.e. FTAs) XI.Explains the role of the EU as a ‘global actor’ in international trade |
Week 1: General introduction to issues pertinent to world trade W2: Economic and political assessment of free trade and protectionism W3: Trade policy issues (tariffs, NTBs) W4: The WTO System: origins and the principles W5: The WTO System: the structure and institutional functioning W6: The WTO Agreement: industrial goods agriculture, GATS, TRIPs W7: Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations W8: Mid-term examination W9: The WTO and Globalisation: An expanded scope of world trade W10: EU Trade policy: Origins and characteristics W11: Trade policy making in the EU W12: Renewal of the EU’s trade policy: The Global Europe strategy W13: The EU in the WTO multilateralism and in Doha Round negotiations W14: Trade relations and agreements of the EU in bilateral context (FTAs) |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | 1: General introduction to issues pertinent to world trade | . |
2) | W2: Economic and political assessment of free trade and protectionism | |
3) | W3: Trade policy issues (tariffs, NTBs) | |
4) | W4: The WTO System: origins and the principles | |
5) | W5: The WTO System: the structure and institutional functioning | |
6) | W6: The WTO Agreement: industrial goods agriculture, GATS, TRIPs | |
7) | W7: Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations | |
8) | W8: Review | |
9) | W9: The WTO and Globalisation: An expanded scope of world trade | |
10) | W10: EU Trade policy: Origins and characteristics | |
11) | W11: Trade policy making in the EU | |
12) | W12: Renewal of the EU’s trade policy: The Global Europe strategy | |
13) | W13: The EU in the WTO multilateralism and in Doha Round negotiations | |
14) | W14: Trade relations and agreements of the EU in bilateral context (FTAs) |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Dünya ticaret sistemi ve DTÖ konularında: About world trading system and the WTO: Hoekman B. And M. Kostecki, (2009), The Political Economy of the World Trading System, 3rd ed., Oxford University Press. Boscsche, P. Van den (2008), The Law and Policy of the World Trade Organization, 2nd ed., Cambridge University Press. WTO (2008), Understanding the WTO, Geneva: WTO. Also available as PDF format at: http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/whatis_e/tif_e/understanding_e.pdf Narlikar, A. (2005), World Trade Organization: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press. Barton, Goldstein, Josling and Steinberg eds. (2006), The Evolution of the Trade Regime: Politics, Law, and Economics of the GATT and the WTO, Princeton University Press. Stiglitz, J. E. and A. Charlton (2005), Fair Trade for All: How Trade Can Promote Development, Oxford University Press. Lee, D. and R. Wilkinson eds. (2007), The WTO After Hong Kong: Progress in, and prospects for, the Doha Development Agenda, Routledge. Akman, M. S. and S. Yaman eds. (2008), World Trade Organization Doha Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations and Turkey (in Turkish), Ankara: TEPAV Publication. Cottier, T. and M. Elsig eds. (2011), Governing the World Trade Organization: Past, Present and Beyond Doha Round, Cambridge Univ. Press. |
References: | AB ticaret politikası konusunda: About EU trade policy: Akman, Sait (2012), ‘AB Dış Ticaret Politikası’, B. Akçay (ed.), Avrupa Birliği; Ankara: Seçkin Yayınevi. Young, Alisdair (2007), ‘Trade Politics Ain’T What is Used to Be’, Journal of Common Market Studies, 45(4). Young, A. and J. Peterson (2006), ‘The EU and the New Trade Politics’, Journal of European Public Policy, 13(6). JCMS Special Issue 45(4), November 2007 concerning EU Trade Policy. EJPP Special Issue 13(6), September 2006 concerning EU Trade Policy. Aussenwirtschaft Special Issue 61 (4), 2006 ‘The European Union’s New Trade Policy’. WTO (2011), Trade Policy Review: European Union, Geneva: WTO. Also available at: http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/tpr_e/tp348_e.htm Meunier, S. (2005), Trading Voices: The European Union in International Commercial Negotiations, Princeton University Press. Elsig, Manfred (2002), The EU’s Common Commercial Policy: Institutions, Interests and Ideas, Ashgate. Messerlin, P. (2001), Measuring the Cost of Protection in Europe, Washington D.C.: Institute for International Economics. Aggarwal, V.K. and E.A. Fogarty, (2004), EU Trade Strategies, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan. ECIPE (2010), A Modern Trade Policy for the European Union, Report by EU Trade Policy Study Group, January 2010. This Report available via ECIPE website: http://www.ecipe.org/tpsg/A%20Modern%20Trade%20Policy%20for%20The%20European%20Union.pdf European Commission (2006), Global Europe: Competing in the World, Communication from the Commission to the Council, and the European Parliament, Commission Staff Working Document, SEC(2006) 1230, Brussels, 4 October. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 14 | % 10 |
Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
Final | 1 | % 50 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 40 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 63 |
Midterms | 1 | 2 |
Final | 1 | 2 |
Total Workload | 107 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | To correctly identify the problems and to be able to ask the correct questions | 2 |
2) | To have the ability for problem solving and to utilize analytical approach in dealing with the problems | |
3) | To be able to identify business processes and use them to increase the productivity in logistics system. | |
4) | To be fully prepared for a graduate study | |
5) | Awareness of the new advancements in Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) and to be able to use them in logistics management effectively. internet and the electronic world | |
6) | To understand the components of logistics as well as the importance of the coordination among these components. | |
7) | To know the necessary ingredients for improving the productivity in business life | 2 |
8) | To think innovatively and creatively in complex situations | |
9) | To act and think both regionally and internationally | 3 |
10) | To understand the demands and particular questions of globalization | 2 |
11) | Aware of the two way interaction between globalization and logistics; as well as to use this interaction for increasing the productivity. | |
12) | To be able to use at least one foreign language both for communication and academic purposes | 3 |
13) | To acquire leadership qualities but also to know how to be a team member | 3 |
14) | To understand the importance of business ethics and to apply business ethics as a principal guide in both business and academic environment |