Academic Catalog

IR604 EUROPE IN WORLD AFFAIRS

Course Code: 3140604
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: International Relations
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. YAKUP ATÝLA ERALP
Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.

Course Content

The aim of this course is to examine the emergence and the evolution of the idea of Europe in world politics. After examining the historical origins of this idea, the course focuses on the developments in this century, primarily on the post-second world war period. The process of European integration and its impact on the European nation-state system will be one of the central concerns of the course.