ECTS - EU Non-discrimination Promotion within and beyond the EU (EUNONDI)
EU Non-discrimination Promotion within and beyond the EU (EUNONDI) (IR441) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| EU Non-discrimination Promotion within and beyond the EU (EUNONDI) | IR441 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to inform students about the EU non-discrimination promotion within and beyond the EU. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | The course unpacks EU's non-discrimination regime and the role of the EU in promoting it in EU member states, EU candidate states and EU neighbours. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction to the Course | Alex Warleigh-Lack (2008) European Union: The Basics, Routledge, Ch.2 |
| 2 | Transformative power of the EU: Introduction | Featherstone, K. 2003. “Introduction: In the name of «Europe»” Featherstone, K. and Radaelli, C. (eds.), The Politics of Europeanization. (Oxford, Oxford University Press): 3-26. |
| 3 | Europeanization as Transforming Europe | Kutlay, M. 2018. “The Transformative Power of the EU in a Changing International Order.” Perceptions XXIII (1): 8-26. |
| 4 | Non-discrimination as a universal principle | United Nations. "The Right to Equality and Non-discrimination in the Administration of Justice." Human Rights in the Administration of Justice: A Manual on Human Rights for Judges Prosecuters and Lawyers |
| 5 | EU non-discrimination regime | -European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and Council of Europe. 2018. Handbook on European Union Non-discrimination Law. Ch 1 |
| 6 | Case 1: Non-discrimination | Guiraidon, V. 2009. “Equality in the Making: Implementing European Non-Discrimination Law” Citizenship Studies 13 (5): 527-549. |
| 7 | Case 2:Gender Equality | Kantola, J. and K. Nousiainen. 2012. “The European Union: Initiator of a New European Antidiscrimination Regime?” In Krizsan A., H. Skjeie and J. Squiers (eds.) Institutionalizing Intersectionality The Changing Nature of European Equality Regimes (Palgrave Macmillan: London). |
| 8 | Case 3: LGBTI Rights | Mos, M. 2013. “Conflicted Normative Power Europe: The European Union and Sexual Minority Rights.” Journal of Contemporary European Research 9 (1): 78-93. |
| 9 | Case 4: Minority Rights | Ahmed, T. 2015. “The EU’s Relationship with Minority Rights.” In Psychogiopoulou, E. (ed.) Cultural Governance and the European Union (Palgrave Macmillan: Basingstoke). |
| 10 | Case 5: Disability Rights | Favalli, S and Ferri, D. (2016). "Defining Disability in the EU Non-discrimination Legislation: Judicial Activism and Legislative Restraints. |
| 11 | Presentations I | None |
| 12 | Presentations II | None |
| 13 | Presentations III | None |
| 14 | Conclusion | None |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. The Politics of Europeanization |
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Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
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| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | 1 | 30 |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 3 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts, theory and methodology of international relations | |||||
| 2 | Having an interdisciplinary perspective that combines other related disciplines | |||||
| 3 | Having adequate knowledge about the history of international relations and being able to examine international actors, events and historical processes | |||||
| 4 | Acquiring the ability of analytical thinking, critical analysis and developing rational argument | |||||
| 5 | Acquiring the ability to make analytical interpretations about the contemporary global issues; the current and future positions of regional and international actors | |||||
| 6 | Being able to use professional English to transfer her/his knowledge about the international relations using verbal, written and visual communication methods effectively | |||||
| 7 | Understanding the importance of several topics such as professional ethics, sustainability, environmental awareness, social responsibility, cultural, social and universal values; being able to manifest and analyze the legal results of these issues | |||||
| 8 | Being able to analyze the issues by using the qualitative and quantitative research techniques of international relations | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 2 | 16 | 32 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||