“Turkey, Europe, and the Shared Neighborhoods”
July 1- July 17, 2013
Kadir Has University, Istanbul
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This course is designed for advanced undergraduate students and graduate students in
the disciplines of International Relations, European Studies, Political Science and Turkish
Studies. The aim of the course is to understand the relationship between the European
Union and Turkey through the prism of their two shared neighborhoods – the Eastern
Neighborhood encompassing the Black Sea Region, the Caucasus and Russia, and the
Mediterranean South including the Middle East – and to envisage how both sides can
work together in enhancing their security, stability, and prosperity.
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The course will be supported by guest lecturers from Kadir Has University and other
universities/institutions across Europe and Turkey with the requisite expertise and a
comprehensive reading list. The course is designed to be interactive with each session
consisting of a 45 minute lecture and a 45 minute discussion/debate regarding the topic
presented by the lecturer.
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Prerequisites: Some basic knowledge about the European Union and social sciences.
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Course evaluation: Participation and take-home final exam
COURSE OUTLINE
Monday, 1 July
09:30 – 11:00
Introducing the course – course concept, objectives, requirements
11:30 – 13:00
Turkish Foreign Policy: Framework and context
14:30 – 16:00
Turkey’s Foreign Policy in a Historical Perspective
Tuesday, 2 July
09:30 – 11:00
EU Foreign Policy – Context and principles
11:30 – 13:00
EU Neighborhood Policy
14:30 – 16:00
EU-Turkey Relations
Wednesday, 3 July
09:30 – 11:00
The Mediterranean South
11:30 – 13:00
The EU and the Mediterranean South
14:30 – 16:00
Turkey and the Mediterranean
Thursday, 4 July
09:30 – 11:00
The Middle East and Turkey
11:30 – 13:00
The EU and the Middle East
14:30 – 16:00
The Eastern Mediterranean
Friday, 5 July
09:30 – 11:00
The context in the Black Sea Region and the Eastern Neighborhood
11:30 – 13:00
Turkey’s Black Sea and Eurasian Policies
14:30 – 16:00
The EU and the Eastern Neighborhood
Monday, 8 July
09:30 – 11:00
The EU and Russia
11:30 – 13:00
Turkey and Russia
14:30 – 16:00
The Caucasus and Conflict Resolution
Tuesday, 9 July
09:30 – 11:00
The US role in Turkey-EU Relations I
11:30 – 13:00
The US Role in Turkey-EU Relations II
14:30 – 16:00
The Role of Energy and Energy Security – the EU Perspective
Wednesday, 10 July
09:30 – 11:00
The Role of Energy and Energy Security – the Turkish Perspective
11:30 – 13:00
The Role of Civil Society
14:30 – 16:00
The Economic Dimension I
Thursday, 11 July
09:30 – 11:00
The Economic Dimension II
11:30 – 13:00
Democratization in the South
14:30 – 16:00
Democratization in the Eastern Neighborhood
Friday, 12 July
09:30 – 11:00
Democratization in Turkey
11:30 – 13:30
students
Lessons learned – Course wrap up – Take Home Final Exam given to
Tuesday, 17 July
17:00
Deadline for submission of Final Exam