IRP380.3: Turkish-Greek Relations

Course seeks to provide an account of Turkish-Greek relations. Begins by looking at the experience of cohabitation under Ottoman rule and the rise of Greek and Turkish nationalisms. Traces the evolution of relations from the Ataturk/Venizelos period through the Cold War up until the 1990s. Also examines the impact of domestic developments in each country on bilateral relations, the minority question, Cypress, the Aegean, and the role of the EU. (POL 3513/2513)

In this course the evolution of the European integration process after the 2nd World War will be focused on. Firstly the reasons of the establishment of the European communities (European Coal and Steel Community, European Economic Community, EURATOM) will be discussed. The ups and downs of the European integration process will be analysed, such as establishment of the Customs Union, the Empty Chair Crisis and the Luxembourg Compromise. The reasons of the slowing down of the integration process in the 1970s and increasing dynamism in the 1980s especially with the Single European Act (SEA) will be explored. The establishment process of the single market and single currency (Euro) will be evaluated. The effects of the end of the Cold War on Europe and the transformation of European Community (EC) to the European Union (EU) will be analysed. The enlargement process of the EU towards the countries of the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and its institutional and political impacts on the EU will be discussed. Lastly the reforms in the institutions of the EU, decision-making mechanisms and external relations of the EU which were introduced by the Lisbon Treaty will be analysed. (EUS 3331/EUR 2331)

The first part of the course is designed to provide students with a theoretical framework to critically think about major developments in world politics. The second part will focus on various contemporary political issues and problems at the international level, including, terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, unilateralism vs multilateralism, use of force, international organizations and legitimacy, soft power vs hard power, civil wars and peacekeeping operations. Meets with PSC 380.14. (POL 4412)

Focuses on the history and analysis of inter-state relations from the French Revolution to the present day. (POL 3415)

This course focuses on the issues and matters in Turkey’s foreign policies. The basic issues that have been in the agenda of Turkish foreign policy since the end of Cold War will be critically discussed. These issues include: the changing nature of Turkish foreign policy after the end of the cold war; Turkey’s policies toward the Middle Eastern, Caucasian and Central Asian countries, Turkey-EU relations, Turkey-US relations, Turkey-Russia relations; the Kurdish issue in Turkish foreign policy, the nature of decision making in Turkish foreign policy; the recent debates on the neo-Ottomanism and Islam in Turkish foreign policy formulations. Counts as an elective for SU IR majors or a topic concentration course in International Security and Diplomacy. (POLS 3824)

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of regional development by giving a thorough analysis on the historical evolution of regions and regionalization in the European Union. The focus of the course is the EU Regional Policy, its instruments and how Turkey adapts to this policy. The course introduces students to concepts such as regionalism, regionalization, devolution, decentralization, delegation, deconcentration and established understandings about regional development. (EUR 4442)

One of the most important policies of the European Union is the enlargement policy. Enlargement has been a political goal for the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) since its foundation and the signing of the Treaty of Rome (1957). This course looks at the Enlargement Policy in historical perspective in order to predict further possible enlargements accordingly. It is of utmost importance that over the years between the accession of the UK, Denmark and Ireland in 1973 until the Central-Eastern and Southern European enlargement in 2004, the enlargement policy itself went through fundamental changes due to the nature of the European Union and world politics at large. (EUR 4512)

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of over half a century-old relationship going back to the basic legal documents of the association between Turkey and European Economic Community. The analyses on the associate status, its legal bases and its institutions are followed by analyses on Turkey’s full membership application in 1987, its candidacy status, reaffirmed by the 1999 Helsinki European Council and the membership negotiations between Turkey and the EU, which began effectively in 2005. The focus of the course is the recent relationship between the parties, which took a different course after the Helsinki Summit in 1999. (EUR 3411)

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of the foreign relations of the EU. Significant theoretical concepts such as “soft power”, “hard power”, conditionality, internationalization, regionalism, Europeanization, interdependence will be introduced. In addition, the lectures will draw attention to the complex nature of external relations of the European Union due to historical differences between member states’ foreign policies, colonial legacies of some, size and geographical location of the recent members. The lecture will then focus on the indirect mechanisms of EU external action due to this multifaceted complexity. (EUR 4331)

This course serves as an introduction to International Relations theory. While it aims to expand your appreciation and understanding of the theories developed to explain basic nature of the discipline, the course’s objectives includes also the development of oral, written and research skills of the students. (POL 4410)