ECTS - EU Non-discrimination Promotion in Turkey (EUNONDI)

EU Non-discrimination Promotion in Turkey (EUNONDI) (IR442) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
EU Non-discrimination Promotion in Turkey (EUNONDI) IR442 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery
Learning and Teaching Strategies .
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Prof. Dr. Gözde Yılmaz
Course Assistants
Course Objectives
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
Course Content The course unpacks EU's transformative power and Turkey, EU's non-discrimination regime and the role of the EU in promoting it in Turkey, Turkish current state in non-discrimination, different issue areas within the principle of non-discrimination in Turkey.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction to cource Alex Warleigh-Lack (2008) European Union: The Basics, Routledge, Ch.1-2
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 Transformative power of the EU: Theoretical Background- Enlargement Schimmelfennig, F., and Sedelmeier, U. 2005. The Europeanization of Central and Eastern Europe. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. Ch 1.
4 Transformative power of the EU: Turkey Börzel, T. A., and D. Soyaltın. “Europeanization in Turkey Stretching a Concept to Its Limits.” KFG Working Paper Series, 36, Free University Berlin (2012).
5 EU, Non-discrimination and Intersectionality Kantola, Johanna & Nousiainen, Kevät. 2009. Institutionalizing Intersectionality in Europe, International Feminist Journal of Politics, 11 (4), 459- 477.
6 Non-discrimination and Turkey Toktaş, S. and Aras, B. 2009. The EU and Minority Rights in Turkey. Political Science Quarterly, 124(4): 697-720
7 Case 1: Religious Rights Grigoriadis, I.N and Gurcel , T. 2014. Religious Courses in Turkish Public Education: Explaining Domestic Change with Europeanization Theory. Journal of Church and State Journal of Church and State , 56(2): 300-322
8 Case 2: Linguistic Rights Grigoriadis, I.N. 2008. On the Europeanization of Minority Rights Protection: Comparing the Cases of Greece and Turkey. Mediterranean Poltics. 13(1): 23-41
9 Case 3: Cultural Rights Yılmaz, G. 2017. Minority Rights in Turkey A Battlefield for Europeanization. (London: Routledge).
10 Case 4: Roma Rights Kolukirik, S. and Toktaş, Ş. 2007. Turkey's Roma: Political participation and organization, Middle Eastern Studies, 43:5, 761-777.
11 Case 5: Women Rights Özdemir, B. 2014. The Role of the EU in Turkey’s Legislative Reforms for Eliminating Violance against Women: A Bottom Up Approach. Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies 16 (1): 119-136.
12 Case 6: LGBTI Rights Göçmen, İ. And Yılmaz V. 2017. Exploring Perceived Discrimination among LGBT Individuals in Turkey in Education, Employment and Healthcare: Results of an Online Survey. Journal of Homosexuality 64 (8): 1052-1068.
13 Case 7: Disability Rights Bezmez, D. and Yardımci S. 2010. In search of Disability Rights: Citizenship and Turkish Disability Organization. Disability & Society 27 (5): 603-615.
14 Conclusion None

Sources

Course Book 1. European Union: the Basics

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 1 40
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury - -
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 2 80
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
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
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
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
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 1 23 23
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 23 23
Total Workload 126