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
EU Non-discrimination Promotion within and beyond the EU (EUNONDI) IR441 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;
  • identify non-discrimination and role of the EU in diffusing the norm
  • Understand the importance of the non-discrimination in democratic ideals to promote equality in the society
  • Apply different theoratical approaches to the cases regarding Europeanization within and beyond the EU
  • recognize the EU non-discrimination regime
  • Understand and discuss different cases within and beyond the EU in regard to non-discrimination
  • identify problems and challenges in non-discrimination within and beyond the EU
  • analyse the EU non-discrimination policy and critically evaluate it
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
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

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
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
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 and methods of economics
2 Acquiring the skills of macro level economic analysis
3 Acquiring the skills of micro level economic analysis
4 Understanding the formulation and implementation of economic policies at the local, national, regional, and/or global level
5 Learning different approaches on economic and related issues
6 Acquiring the quantitative and/or qualitative techniques in economic analysis
7 Improving the ability to use the modern software, hardware and/or technological devices
8 Developing intra-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary team work skills X
9 Acquiring an open-minded behavior through encouraging critical analysis, discussions, and/or life-long learning
10 Adopting work ethic and social responsibility
11 Developing the skills of communication.
12 Improving the ability to effectively implement the knowledge and skills in at least one of the following areas: economic policy, public policy, international economic relations, industrial relations, monetary and financial affairs.

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 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