COURSE UNIT TITLE

: POLITICAL PARTIES AND POLITICS IN THE EU

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AVB 6041 POLITICAL PARTIES AND POLITICS IN THE EU ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

European Studies

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AHMET NAZMI ÜSTE

Offered to

European Studies

Course Objective

In this course students are expected to have sufficient knowledge on the fundamental theories regarding political parties, the evolution process of political parties in Europe, working principles of political party groups in European Parliament and their political stance in the EU.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have academic knowledge on the fundamental theories regarding the political parties,
2   To have sufficient knowledge on the evolution of the political parties in Europe,
3   To gain an understanding on the structure of the European Parliament (EP) and evaluate its place in the balance of powers,
4   To understand and evaluate the EP s impact on EU policies,
5   To evaluate the role of the EP and political parties in legitimacy problem
6   To evaluate and analyse the developments in the policies of the EU

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The Origins of Political Parties
2 Political Systems and Representation
3 The Evolution of the Political Parties in Europe, Ideology, Politcal Party Structures and Typologies
4 Fundamental Theories of European Integration and Political Parties
5 EP and Its Institutional Structure
6 EP Elections and Democracy
7 The Formation of Political Parties in EP
8 The Functions and Significance of Political Groups in EP
9 Group of the European People s Party (Christian Democrats)
10 Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the EP
11 Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
12 Greens/European Free Alliance
13 European Conservatives and Reformists
14 Europe of Freedom and Democracy Group

Recomended or Required Reading

Mümtaz er Türköne, Siyaset, Opus Yayınları, 2010, Istanbul.
Mesut Hakkı Çaşın, Uğur Özgöker, Arion Yayınları, 2008,Istanbul.
Mabel Berezin, Neoliberal Zamanlarda Liberal Olmayan Politikalar, Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları,2011, Istanbul.
Maurice Duverger, Siyasi Partiler, Bilgi Yayınları, 1993, Ankara.
References:
Günümüzde Yeni Siyasal Yaklaşımlar, Edit. Hilal Onur Ince, Doğubatı Yayınları, 2010, Ankara.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, discussions, presentations and midterm and final exams.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

To be announced.

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
All assignments should be submitted on time. Otherwise will not be accepted.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nazmi.uste@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday at: 9.45-12.00 (please make an appointment)

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 1 25 25
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 7 98
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 201

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.13
LO.24
LO.344344
LO.4544445
LO.5445445
LO.6435444

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