SOC426 SOCIOLOGY OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
| Course Code: |
2320426 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
6.0 |
| Department: |
Sociology |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Assoc.Prof.Dr. AYÞE ÝDÝL AYBARS |
| Offered Semester: |
Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
The objective of the course is to examine the European Union (EU) from a sociological perspective. The course focuses on the institutional structures, governance methods, policies and politics of the EU, as well as the processes of social change it induces in national structures and actors. European integration, European institutions and policies, social foundations of the EU, European citizenship and identity, European socio-economic model, Europeanization, European enlargement and EU-Turkey relations are approached with a view to questioning the mainstream assumptions on the EU developed by political science, international relations and comparative political economy.
