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PSIR 531 | Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Name |
European Neighbourhood Policies
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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PSIR 531
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
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7.5
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| Prerequisites |
None
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| Course Language |
English
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| Course Type |
Elective
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| Course Level |
Second Cycle
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| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | - | |||||
| National Occupation Classification | - | |||||
| Course Coordinator | - | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | By the end of this course, the students are expected to be able to identify, analyse and evaluate political developments related to the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) of the European Union (EU). |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | The course is designed as to refine student’s training in the theoretical field of European studies through familiarisation with political developments in the EU neighbourhood. The focus of the course is on the developments related to the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP). The students are expected (1) to read the assignments, (2) get involved in the debates on the course themes, (3) produce analytical work on the basis of the information provided throughout the course, and (4) present that analytical work in class. |
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Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses |
X
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| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation | Learning Outcome |
| 1 | Introduction – syllabus presentation and explanation. | Syllabus and documents containing rules for the undertaking and evaluation of students’ individual analytical work | |
| 2 | From the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership to the European Neighbourhood Policy | EMERSON, Michael and NOUTCHEVA. Gergana. 2005. “From Barcelona Process to Neighbourhood Policy: Assessments and Open Issues”, CEPS Working Document 220/March 2005. JOHANSSONNOGUES, Elisabeth. 2004. “A ‘ring of friends’? The implications of the European Neighbourhood Policy for the Mediterranean”, Mediterranean Politics, 9(2), pp. 240-247 [Availablefrom EBSCO]. | |
| 3 | The birth of the European Neighbourhood Policy | Johannes VARWICK and Kai Olaf LANG (eds.), 2007. European Neighbourhood Policy: Challenges for the EU Policy Towards the New Neighbours, Opladen: Barbara Budrich Publishers, pp. 15-24. European Commission. 2003. Wider Europe— Neighbourhood: A New Framework for Relations without Eastern and Southern Neighbours, COM(2003) 104 final [Available from the instructor in the course web file]. | |
| 4 | ENP and EU enlargement | Johannes VARWICK and Kai Olaf LANG (eds.), 2007. European Neighbourhood Policy: Challenges for the EU Policy Towards the New Neighbours, Opladen: Barbara Budrich Publishers, pp. 197-218. DANNREUTHER, Roland. 2006. Developing the Alternative to Enlargement: The European Neighbourhood Policy. European Foreign Affairs Review, 11, 183-201 [Available from EBSCO]. | |
| 5 | The mechanisms of the ENP – a view from the European Parliament | Johannes VARWICK and Kai Olaf LANG (eds.), 2007. European Neighbourhood Policy: Challenges for the EU Policy Towards the New Neighbours, Opladen: Barbara Budrich Publishers, pp. 49-60. | |
| 6 | The possibilities for a critical analysis of ENP | Johannes VARWICK and Kai Olaf LANG (eds.), 2007. European Neighbourhood Policy: Challenges for the EU Policy Towards the New Neighbours, Opladen: Barbara Budrich Publishers, pp. 25-48. | |
| 7 | ENP and EU values | Johannes VARWICK and Kai Olaf LANG (eds.), 2007. European Neighbourhood Policy: Challenges for the EU Policy Towards the New Neighbours, Opladen: Barbara Budrich Publishers, pp. 75-102. LEINO, Päivi, and PETROV, Roman. 2009. Between ‘commonvalues’ and competing universals—the promotion of the EU’s common values through the European Neighbourhood Policy. European Law Journal, 15(5), 654–671 [Availablefrom EBSCO via WILEY SCIENCE]. MANNERS, I., 2010. As youlike it: European Union normative power in the European Neighbourhood Policy. In: R.G. WHITMAN and S. WOLFF, eds.,The European Neighbourhood Policy in perspective: context, implementation and impact, 2010, London: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 29-50. | |
| 8 | ENP: ethics and the power of identity | Johannes VARWICK and Kai Olaf LANG (eds.), 2007. European Neighbourhood Policy: Challenges for the EU Policy Towards the New Neighbours, Opladen: Barbara Budrich Publishers, pp. 75-102. BARBÉ, Estherand JOHANSSONNOGUÉS, Elisabeth. 2008. The EU as a modest ‘force for good’: the European Neighbourhood Policy. International Affairs, 84(1), 81–96 [Available from EBSCO]. TONRA, B., 2010. Identity construction through the ENP: borders and boundaries, insiders and outsiders. In: R.G. WHITMAN and S. WOLFF, eds.,The European Neighbourhood Policy in perspective: context, implementation and impact, 2010, London: PalgraveMacmillan, pp. 51-72. | |
| 9 | ENP and the Black Sea region | Johannes VARWICK and Kai Olaf LANG (eds.), 2007. European Neighbourhood Policy: Challenges for the EU Policy Towards the New Neighbours, Opladen: Barbara Budrich Publishers, pp. 61-74. ANDREEV, Svetlozar, A., 2008. The future of European neighbourhood policy and the role of regional cooperation in the Black Sea area. Journal of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, 8(2), 93-108 [Available from EBSCO]. | |
| 10 | ENP and Russia | Johannes VARWICK and Kai Olaf LANG (eds.), 2007. European Neighbourhood Policy: Challenges for the EU Policy Towards the New Neighbours, Opladen: Barbara Budrich Publishers, pp. 61-74. De WILDE, T. and PELLON, G., 2006. The implications of the ENP on the EU Russia ‘Strategic Partnership’. Helsinki Monitor, 17(2), 119-132 [Availablefrom EBSCO]. HAUKKALA, H., 2010. Explaining Russian reactions to the European Neighbourhood Policy. In: R.G. WHITMAN and S. WOLFF, eds.,The European Neighbourhood Policy in perspective: context, implementation and impact, 2010, London: PalgraveMacmillan, pp. 161-177. | |
| 11 | Submission of the analytical essay containing the final format of the analysis on the personal Research Project (RP) - ENP and conflict management in Ukraine, Moldova and the Caucasus | Johannes VARWICK and Kai Olaf LANG (eds.), 2007. European Neighbourhood Policy: Challenges for the EU Policy Towards the New Neighbours, Opladen: Barbara Budrich Publishers, pp. 129-140. SASSE, Gwendolyn. 2009. The European Neighbourhood Policy and conflict management: a comparison of Moldova and the Caucasus. Ethnopolitics, 8(34), 369-386 [Availablefrom EBSCO]. SASSE, G., 2010. The ENP and the EU’s eastern neighbours: Ukraine and Moldova as test cases. In: R.G. WHITMAN and S. WOLFF, eds.,The European Neighbourhood Policy in perspective: context, implementation and impact, 2010, London: PalgraveMacmillan, pp. 181-205. GHAZARYAN, N., 2010. The ENP and the Southern Caucasus: meeting and expectations? In: R.G. WHITMAN and S. WOLFF, eds.,The European Neighbourhood Policy in perspective: context, implementation and impact, 2010, London: PalgraveMacmillan, pp. 223-246. | |
| 12 | ENP and North Africa | BICCHI, F., 2010. The impact of ENP on EU North Africa relations: the good, the bad and the ugly. In: R.G. WHITMAN and S. WOLFF, eds.,The European Neighbourhood Policy in perspective: context, implementation and impact, 2010, London: PalgraveMacmillan, pp. 206-222. | |
| 13 | ENP – economic and political perspectives | Johannes VARWICK and Kai Olaf LANG (eds.), 2007. European Neighbourhood Policy: Challenges for the EU Policy Towards the New Neighbours, Opladen: Barbara Budrich Publishers, pp. 117-128. MISSIROLI, A., 2010. The ENP in future perspective. In: R.G. WHITMAN and S. WOLFF, eds.,The European Neighbourhood Policy in perspective: context, implementation and impact, 2010, London: PalgraveMacmillan, pp. 259-270. | |
| 14 | ENP and the Middle East | Johannes VARWICK and Kai Olaf LANG (eds.), 2007. European Neighbourhood Policy: Challenges for the EU Policy Towards the New Neighbours, Opladen: Barbara Budrich Publishers, pp. 129-140. TOCCI, Nathalie. 2009. Firm in rhetoric, compromising in reality: the EU in the Israeli Palestinian conflict. Ethnopolitics, 8(34), 387-401 [Availablefrom EBSCO]. SEEBERG, Peter. 2009. The EU as a realist actor in normative clothes: EU democracy promotion in Lebanon and the European Neighbourhood Policy. Democratization, 16(1), 81-99 [Availablefrom EBSCO]. HERMAN, Lior. 2006. An action plan or a plan foraction? Israel and the European Neighbourhood Policy. Mediterranean Politics, 11(3), 371-394 [Availablefrom EBSCO]. JESUS, C.E., 2010. The ENP and the Middle East. In: R.G. WHITMAN and S. WOLFF, eds.,The European Neighbourhood Policy in perspective: context, implementation and impact, 2010, London: PalgraveMacmillan, pp. 247-256. | |
| 15 | Review of theory for the final exam | ||
| 16 | Review of the Semester |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Books and academic articles (weekly readings) and presentations. All course readings are available at the University Library and as open sources. |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Databases from various relevant international, EU/NATO delegations in the region and EU institutions (e.g. European Commission, European Parliament); relevant local, European and World news sources (e.g. BBC, Reuters, France Press, Deutsche Welle, Financial Times, EUobserver.com, updated versions of the European Neighbourhood Policy website at http://ec.europa.eu/world/enp/indexen.htm). |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation |
1
|
10
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| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments |
1
|
40
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| Presentation / Jury |
1
|
10
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| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam |
1
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40
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| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
3
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60
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
|
40
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| Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
|
48
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| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
|
0
|
|
| Study Hours Out of Class |
13
|
7
|
91
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| Field Work |
0
|
||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
|
||
| Portfolio |
0
|
||
| Homework / Assignments |
1
|
30
|
30
|
| Presentation / Jury |
1
|
25
|
25
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| Project |
0
|
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| Seminar / Workshop |
0
|
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| Oral Exam |
0
|
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| Midterms |
0
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| Final Exam |
1
|
31
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31
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| Total |
225
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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PC Sub | Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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| 1 |
To be able to improve theoretical and conceptual proficiencies on Political Science and International Relations and use them competently. |
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-
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-
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-
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-
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| 2 |
To be able to evaluate critically the relationships between various factors in the field of Political Science and International Relations such as structures, actors, institutions and culture. |
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-
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-
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X
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-
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| 3 |
To be able to determine and question the theoretical and empirical gaps in Political Science and International Relations literature. |
-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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| 4 |
To be able to identify the political and cultural conditions that generate discrimination mechanisms based on race, ethnicity, gender and religion at national and international levels. |
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-
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-
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-
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-
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| 5 |
To be able to gather and analyze data by using scientific research methods. |
-
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-
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X
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-
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-
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| 6 |
To be able to analyze and evaluate the historical continuity and changes observed in the relations between the actors and institutions of national and international politics. |
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-
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-
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X
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-
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| 7 |
To be able to present individual research and contemporary developments in Political Science and International Relations in written, oral, and visual forms. |
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-
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X
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-
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-
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| 8 |
To be able to take responsibility in generating solutions to the problems that arise in relation to the politics in daily life. |
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-
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-
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-
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-
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| 9 |
To be able to determine the institutional and political instruments for conflict resolution in domestic and international politics. |
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-
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| 10 |
To be able to prepare a thesis/term project about Political Science and International Relations based on scientific criteria. |
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-
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-
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-
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| 11 |
To be able to follow new research and developments in Political Science and International Relations and participate the debates in academic meetings through a foreign language. |
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X
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-
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-
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-
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| 12 |
To be able to have ethical, social and scientific values in the stages throughout the processes of gathering, interpreting, disseminating and implementing data relevant to Political Science and International Relations. |
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X
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-
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-
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-
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*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
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