COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THE POLITICS OF EUROPEAN CULTURE AND IDENTITY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AVB 6030 THE POLITICS OF EUROPEAN CULTURE AND IDENTITY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 10

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 lecture, our aim is to examine European Union culture identity politics, and discussing this issue. Those articles mentioned below, are given for guiding and to shape our discussion. In this framework, students are supposed to prepare by reading article before class and they are supposed to create active discussion environment.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To distinguish the categories of religious, national, and cultural motives that affect the formation of European identity,
2   To define the Europe nationalisms in the context of the nationalism theories,
3   To comprehend the impact of EU on the European identity, and to grasp, the relationship between European identity, European citizenship and immigration cases,
4   To evaluate in which extend the culture and identity issues affect European integration,
5   To examine to what extent the rising nationalism and xenophobia in Europe after 9/11, impact to the so called multicultural identity of Europe.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General introduction to identity concept
2 Locating From The Beginning: European Union: What sort of Civilized Power "
3 Theories of Identity and Its Formation.
4 Political Cultural Identity (ethnical-national)
5 Historical processes of Europe and emergence of European identity
6 A Period Affecting the Formation of Identity in Europe: Medieval (General Historical Process from the collapse of Roman Empire to King Charemagne)
7 Age of Nationalism in Europe
8 Slavery in the Middle Ages and slavery of the Serves
9 Germen and Slavic peoples, Steppe peoples and Mediterranean region: Huns, Avarars, Bulgarians.
10 Approaches to the Concept of Nationalism (e. Gallner, A. Smith, B. Anderson) -1
11 Approaches to the Concept of Nationalism (e. Gallner, A. Smith, B. Anderson) -2
12 The emergence of the nation state
13 EU, Migration Policies and Multiculturalism
14 The work of EU Institutions related to Common Identity Policies and their implementation difficulties.

Recomended or Required Reading

Umberto Eco, Ortaçağ, Alfa Tarih Yayınları, aralık 2015, Istanbul.
Umberto Eco, Düşman Yaratmak, Doğan Kitap, 2014, Istanbul.
George Friedman, Avrupa Krizi, Pegasus Yayınları, 2015. Istanbul.
Georges-Henri Soutou, Avrupa Birliği Tarihi, Bilge Kültür Sanat Yayınları, 2014 Istanbul.
U. Özgöker ve N. Musaoğlu, Avrupa Kimliği Kurgusu, Paradigma Akademi Yayınları, 2013, ss. 67-80, ss. 37-66 N.K. Burçoğlu, Avrupa ve Avrupalılık, Akademik Araştırmalar Dergisi, sayı 23, 2004-2005, 9-20
M. Gürkaynak, Avrupa Birliği nin Ulusçuluk ve Bütünleşme Paradoksu, SDÜ Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, sayı 24, 2011, 1-12
Murat Arman, Eurosclerosis ten Eurosteoporoz!a Avrupa Birliği nin Uygar Güç Nosyonunun Sonu , Uluslararası Hukuk vePolitika, Cilt7, Sayı26, ss.87-106,2011.
Benedict Anderson, Hayali Cemaatler, Metis yayınları, Mayıs 2015.
Anthony Smith, Milli Kimlik, iletişim Yayınları, 2014, Istanbul.
Ernest Gellner, Milliyetçiliğe Bakmak, Iletişim Yayınları. Istanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Fifteen- minutes remind of the former lecture
Drawing general framework of the weekly lecture
Giving lecture by the help of main course book and presentation through those topics issued in the book
Creating brain-storm during the lecture
Supporting course topics with contemporary instances
Internalizing knowledge of the students by analyzing case studies.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

To be announced.

Assessment Criteria

Knowledge of the theory will be described precisely
Knowledge of the theory will be used for cases
Internalized knowledge, which is not just memorized is tested via frequently asked questions

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

All students are required to attend lectures. Students are supposed to study rigorously.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nazmi.uste@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday, 16:00 17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 10 140
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 25 25
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 248

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.1334
LO.2444
LO.34434334
LO.44344
LO.5444

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