1. INTRODUCTION: THE SCHOOL OF POLITICAL SCIENCES AT THE ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI

 

The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki is the largest university in Greece. The main campus is located in the centre of the city of Thessaloniki and covers an area of about 33.4 hectares. It comprises 10 faculties which consist of 40 schools and 1 single-School Faculty. Some educational and administrative facilities are located off campus for practical and operational reasons. A number of these facilities are located outside the city of Thessaloniki or even in other cities.

The School of Political Sciences was founded in 1999; it admitted its first undergraduate students in 2000 and its first postgraduate students in 2006. Since 2013, the School makes part of the Faculty of Economics and Political Sciences (OPE) together with the Schools of Economics and the School of Journalism & Mass Communications. The number of undergraduates admitted per year to the School of Political Sciences, as well as the criteria for their admittance (linked to a central examinations system), are set by the existing Greek laws and regulations of student admittance into all state higher education institutions and is currently 120 plus students of special categories and transfer students. The number of postgraduate students is set each year by the  School itself following the entry examinations held yearly in January and cannot exceed a total number of 80 (20 for each study area).

Through its study programmes (undergraduate and postgraduate) and its multiple research activities, the School of Political Sciences focuses on the study of politics and policy-making: on political institutions, structures, processes, and antagonisms. Its main goal is to cultivate and disseminate the theoretical and empirical tools necessary for the scientific analysis of the structure of, and relationships between, collective and individual identities within organized society.  The study programmes of the School combine theoretical and empirical analysis so as to achieve a rigorous and multi‐layered approach towards political action and political structures. The School aims at producing graduates capable of describing and analyzing identities, relations, ideologies and policies, as well of supporting decision‐making processes in the public sphere. Above all, it serves and encourages the exercise of critical thought in the spirit of academic freedom that characterizes a democratic institution like a public university.

The School awards an undergraduate degree (ptychion), a postgraduate degree and a doctoral degree. To qualify for the first degree a student must attend a minimum of eight semesters (four years); and for the postgraduate degree, a minimum of three semesters (one and a half years).  The minimum time required for the completion of a PhD thesis is three years, while the maximum time is six years.

The School was evaluated in 2014 by an External Evaluation Committee of International Experts. The Committee concluded that: ‘the faculty maintains an ambitious research agenda, which compares favorably with those of their counterparts in major American and European universities. […] Despite inadequate resources, the faculty manages to publish rather extensively. It appears that a good number of faculty is research active, with many publications in foreign language refereed journals, mainly English and French. Many faculty are leading and/or participating in national and international research projects and research collaborations. Faculty attend and present in professional association conferences, such as those of IPSA, APSA and ECPR. […] Although this is a relatively new School, it enjoys a strong reputation in the country and could be considered a leader in the fields of political theory/political philosophy and political analysis. Faculty members appear to get along and the  School environment is amicable and student-friendly. Students feel well served and have a close rapport with the faculty. The research record of the faculty is strong, and well established, faculty are well-engrained and active in civil discourse and public life. These attributes significantly contribute to the enhancement of the School’s standing and student fulfillment’.

The certification of the School ‘s Undergraduate Studies Program took place in 2021. The certification underlined the “sincere dedication of the academic staff to the well-being of the student population” and the “firm orientation of the School towards student-centered teaching”. According to the final certification report, the School maintains, among other things, a strong course program, a dedicated teaching staff and a collegial academic environment.

 

1. LOCATIONS AND CONTACTS

 

School Administration

Chair: Professor Yannis Papageorgiou

Vice-Chair: Associate Professor Alexandros Kioupkiolis

Secretary: Ms. Marina Giarenti

ECTS, Erasmus and international cooperation coordinator:  Assistant Professor Eftichia Teperoglou

Erasmus+ Studies , Erasmus+ International coordinators:  Assistant Professor Eftichia Teperoglou and Assistant Professor Kostas Papastathis

Erasmus+ Placement coordinator: Assistant Professor George Andreou

EPICUR coordinators: Assistant Professor Eftichia Teperoglou and Professor Yannis Papageorgiou

Foreign students’ advisor: Assistant Professor Vemund Aarbakke

Technical-administrative staff:
Dimitra Karaiskou

Eufrosyni Papadopoulou
Giota Gaitanidou (librarian)
Dimitris Milosis (computer lab)

 

Location

The  School Office, where undergraduate and postgraduate secretaries are based, and the auditoriums, where most undergraduate teaching is conducted, are located at the basement floor of the building of the Faculty of Economics and Political Sciences at the main campus of the Aristotle University. Staff offices, postgraduate teaching rooms, IT facilities and the School library are located in a separate building at the city centre – on 12, Vasileos Irakleiou – within walking distance from the main campus.

Postal Address

School of Political Sciences,
Basement floor,

Faculty of Economics and Political Sciences,

University Campus,

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,
Thessaloniki 54124,
Greece

Tel. +30 2310 995270, 995395, 995396, 995397
Fax. +30 2310 995391

E-mail: info@polsci.auth.gr

University website: http://www.auth.gr/

School website: http://www.polsci.auth.gr/

School facebook group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/PoliticalScienceAuth/

Aristotle University ERASMUS website: http://www.eurep.auth.gr/

Aristotle University Library website: http://www.lib.auth.gr/

 

1. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE JOINT POSTGRADUATE PROGRAM

 

The joint Postgraduate Program “International Studies: Specialization in European Studies” is jointly organized by the School of Political Sciences of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the Department of Cultures, Politics and Society of the Università degli Studi di Torino. The Program leads to the awarding of two separate diplomas, namely a master’s degree in “International Studies: Specialization in European Studies” awarded by the School of Political Sciences of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a degree in “International Studies: Specialization in European Studies” awarded by the Departments of Cultures, Politics and Society of the Università degli Studi di Torino.

The aims of the Program are the following:

• To endow its graduates with specialized knowledge in the field of European integration and to provide interdisciplinary training on the functioning of European institutions and the formulation and implementation of European policies, with emphasis on the external policies of the Union (the Mediterranean and Africa, the Balkans and Asia).
• To provide a supranational and multinational analysis of European Union policies, to create a strong international academic environment of skills in European studies and a competent professional employment framework in the field.
• To train scientists and professionals who will be able to meet the needs of the public and private sector at national, international, and subnational level.
• To foster cooperation with the wide European academic community and to promote research in the field of European studies.

In this context, the Program seeks to offer a comprehensive analysis of the institutional and legal framework of the European Union and its relations with the rest of the world, the policies it adopts and implements, the impact of these policies on the Member States and the dynamic relations between the EU institutions and the Member States in a multilevel governance framework.

The learning outcomes and the profile of the graduates of the K.X.D.P.M.S. include:

1. excellent knowledge of the subject of European institutions and policies
2. knowledge of research methodology
3. ability to independently conduct research and write academic work
4. ability to analyze, synthesize and interpret information
5. Ability to take decisions quickly and in an informed manner
6. Applicability of knowledge in practice
7. ability to adapt to new situations
8. improving communication skills
9. possibility of autonomous and collaborative work
10. developing interdisciplinarity, and the ability to generate new research ideas
11. acquiring social, professional, and ethical responsibility and
12. sensitivity to issues of gender, diversity and interculturalism.

 

1. ADMISSION PROCESS

The selection procedure for candidates is determined by each of the two Institutions in accordance with the provisions in the respective legislation of each country. All candidates must be holders of a first-cycle degree from a domestic or foreign higher education institution. The number of postgraduate students admitted per year through the Aristotle University is set at a maximum of 20 students.  The number of postgraduate students admitted per year through the Università degli Studi di Torino is set at a maximum of 20.

Candidates can apply either to the School of Political Sciences of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki or to the Università degli Studi di Torino. In the former case, they are considered candidates to the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; in the latter case, they are considered candidates to the Università degli Studi di Torino.

Candidates who apply for admission to the Program through the School of Political Sciences of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki must hold a degree of the first cycle of studies of a higher education institution from a Greek university or holders of first cycle degrees of similar institutions abroad. No Postgraduate Diploma is awarded by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki to any student whose first-cycle degree from a foreign institution which has not been recognized by D.O.A.T.A.P (the Hellenic National Academic Recognition and Information Center or Hellenic NARIC) according to Law 3328/2005 (A’ 80).

Each academic year, the Curriculum Committee announces an open procedure for admission to the Program. The announcement is made simultaneously by both collaborating departments and is disseminated by all available means. Candidates can apply for admission to the Program to the secretariat of either Institution, at their choice. However, they may not apply to both on the same academic year. The Curriculum Committee determines the required documents that must accompany the application. In any case, all applications must include the following documents:

1. a) a copy of the applicant’s first-degree diploma,
2. b) a transcript of records for all his/her studies,
3. c) a complete curriculum vitae, in English, and a dossier with any published papers or works of the applicant, and

(d) an English language qualification (level C1) or a certificate of previous university studies in English.

The documents under points (a) and (b) must be submitted in the original language and, in case they are not issued in Greek for the AUTh or in Italian for UniTo, with an official translation in English.

The evaluation and ranking of candidates who submit an application to the Università degli Studi di Torino shall be carried out by that university. The evaluation and ranking of each candidate who applies to the AUTh takes place after the examination the documents provided by the candidate, a written examination in Greek or English, as by choice from each candidate, and a personal interview in English.

The grading of applications takes place as follows (the total score for each candidate being 100 points):

1. First degree grade (20% of the overall score). If a candidate presents more than one first degrees, the grade considered shall be the average of the grades obtained.
2. Grade of another or other master’s degrees (10% on the total score). In case a candidate presents several master’s degrees, the grade considered is the average of the grades of all postgraduate grades.
3. Scientific work (10% of the overall score). Published monographs and publications in peer-reviewed journals are credited with two points, each publication in non-peer-reviewed journals is credited with one unit and articles on electronic pages with half a point. All publications must be included as hyperlinks or as files in the application. Points obtained under this category will not exceed the number of 10.
4. A two-hour written examination on the topic “European institutions” (40% of the total score) in Greek or in English, as the candidate prefers.
5. An interview in English (20% on the total score). Though the interview, the Curriculum Committee determines the level of knowledge of the Program’s working language each candidate possesses, as well as the level of her/his substantive knowledge on the Program’s content.

The candidates with the 20 best performances are admitted to the Program, provided that they have received at least the basis (50 out of 100 points). The number of successful candidates may be increased in the event of a tie in the last position.

1. DURATION OF STUDIES

The total duration of the Program is four (4) academic semesters. During the first and second semesters, the courses take place in Thessaloniki, at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki under the administrative control and supervision of the Department of Political Sciences of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. During the third and fourth semesters, the courses take place in Turin, at the Università degli Studi di Torino under the administrative control and supervision of the Department of Cultures, Politics and Society. The fourth semester also includes the elaboration and submission of a postgraduate dissertation.

The maximum time allowed for the completion of studies is two years (4 semesters). If a postgraduate student fails in the examination of one or more courses, s/he is re-examined in the next examination period. If s/he fails again, s/he is considered not to have successfully completed the program and is dismissed from the Program. Any student who fails shall receive a certificate that includes the courses in which s/he has succeeded.

A student who, for any reason, does not complete his/er studies after the lapse of three years (six semesters) from the date of first registration, is dismissed from the Program.

1. CURRICULUM – EVALUATION

The first two semesters take place at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the latter two in Turin. The total number of credit units (ECTS) for obtaining the Diploma of Postgraduate Studies is 120, 60 per academic year. In detail, the course schedule is as follows:

First semester: compulsory courses only

Course Code	Course Title	ECTS
	Constitutional Law of the European Union (compulsory)	10
	History and institutions of European integration (compulsory)	10
	Euroscepticism: parties, policies, and people (compulsory)	10
TOTAL ECTS FIRST SEMESTER			30

 

 

Second semester:  two compulsory courses and two elective courses

Course Code	Course Title	ECTS
	EU Area of Freedom, security, and justice (compulsory)	10
	EU governance and policies (compulsory)	10
	Politics and Government in Southern Europe. A Comparative Analysis (elective)	5
	Political Systems in the Balkans (elective)	5
	Fundamental Rights in Europe (elective)	5
	EU-Africa relations (elective)	5
TOTAL ECTS SECOND SEMESTER		30

 

Third semester: three compulsory courses and one foreign language course

Course Code	Course Title	ECTS
	The economics of European integration (compulsory)	9
	The international role of the European Union (compulsory)	9
	Region Europe (compulsory)	6
	Foreign language (choose one) –          Arab (basic or advanced) – Chinese (basic, intermediate, or advanced) – Stratègies Discursives en Français Contemporain	6
TOTAL ECTS FOR THE THIRD SEMESTER		30

 

Fourth Semester : Compulsory

Course Code	Course title	ECTS
	Foreign language (choose one, unless chosen at the previous semester) –          Arab (basic or advanced) – Chinese (basic, intermediate, or advanced) – Stratègies Discursives en Français Contemporain	3
	Global Political Economy: Regions and Network (compulsory)	9
	Comparative European Societies (compulsory)	9
	Elaboration of the dissertation (Master’s thesis) preparation and defense	9
TOTAL ECTS FOR THE FOURTH SEMESTER		30

 

In the first semester, to take place in Thessaloniki, students are introduced to European studies through three compulsory courses: the constitutional foundations of EU, its history and institutions and the programmatic positions of parties and stance of European citizens regarding the European enterprise. These three courses provide the basic background and the appropriate epistemological and empirical level of knowledge to advance to the next semesters. Specifically, the two former courses provide the basic historical and institutional background about the EU, while the latter adopts a more empirical approach and studies the various dimensions of Euroscepticism.

In the second semester, also offered in Thessaloniki, students follow two compulsory courses and two elective courses. The compulsory courses offer a consolidation of knowledge in two important and distinct dimensions of European integration (the logic of multilevel governance across different EU policies; and the overall impact of the creation of an EU area of freedom, security, and justice). Elective courses focus on more specific areas of study, be it geographical (Southern Europe, Balkans, or Africa) or thematic (fundamental rights), facilitating students to direct their research to where they are most interested.

During the third semester that takes place in Turin, students delve deeper into the economic dimension of European integration, as well as into the EU’s role in the global context. In addition, they are given the opportunity to study a foreign language (Arabic, Chinese or French). At the same time, they begin the preparation of their dissertation.

The fourth semester, which also takes place in Turin, includes an additional foreign language course (chosen by the students, as in the third semester, if the student has not taken this course during the third semester) and two compulsory courses which, through a comparative analysis, look at the functioning of European societies and the way the world economy operates today. In addition, this semester includes the completion and defense of the dissertation written in English (the working language of the program).

Courses and examination periods begin, and end on the basis of the academic calendar of each institution. Evaluation in each course is performed through written or oral examinations, elaboration of assignments, or a combination of the above.

The grading scale for the evaluation of the performance of postgraduate students for the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki is set from zero (0) to ten (10), as follows:

• Excellent (8.5 to 10)
• Very Good (6.5 to 8.5 not included)
• Good (6 to 6.5 not included).

The passing grade is six (6) and upwards. Half-points are allowed.

The Curriculum Committee, at the request of the student who proposes the title of his/her dissertation, the supervisor and attaches a summary of the relevant proposal, shall appoint the dissertation supervisor and shall establish a three-member Examination Committee for the approval of the dissertation, one member of which shall be the supervisor. The members of the Examination Committee must have the same or related scientific specialisation as the subject of the Program.

The dissertation must be apr. 15.000 words. Its defense takes place before the Examination Committee, either in person or online.

The final grade of the Program is calculated based on the weighted average of each Program course and the dissertation. The weighting is made based on the credit units of each course and the dissertation and is calculated, with an accuracy of second decimal place, in the following way: the grade of each course and of the dissertation is multiplied by the corresponding number of credit units (ECTS) and the sum of the products is divided by the minimum number of credits required to receive the degree.

 

1. COURSE OUTLINES

First semester – compulsory courses

EUROPEAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (10 ECTS)

Instructor: Triantafyllia (Lina) Papadopoulou, Professor, School of Law (AUTh)

Course Content

The course addresses the key principles of European Union constitutional law and highlights the constitutional character of the European integration process. It firstly engages with theoretical perspectives and different conceptualizations of the notion of constitutionalism, and addresses whether and how the notion can be and is relevant for the European Union legal order. The main themes of the class are the EU values, the content of the European Union democracy, and citizenship, and the rule of law, as well as the Union institutions exercising the legislative, executive and judicial power. The course will also analyse the vertical (between the Union and its Member States) and the horizontal division of powers (between European institutions), the principles of direct effect and primacy of EU law, and the status of human rights within the European legal order.

 

Course modules

1. Introduction to European Constitutional Law
2. Are the Treaties the ‘Constitution’ of the Union?
3. What kind of democracy for the Union? Is there a democratic deficit?
4. European Citizenship
5. Constitutional principles: Subsidiarity
6. Towards the Constitutionalization of the Area of Freedom, Security & Justice
7. Institutions: the Council, the President, the Commission, the Parliament, the Courts
8. Separation of powers
9. The relationship between EU law and national constitutions
10. The Economic Constitution of the Union
11. CFSP – EU external relations
12. Relationship between EU law and national Constitutions
13. The Union and Fundamental Rights

 

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the students will:

• understand the meaning of classical notions of constitutional law, like democracy, citizenship, protection of fundamental rights, constitution when they are transposed from the national to supranational (European) level
• Know the constitutional functioning of the EU
• Evaluate the level and efficiency of the European democracy
• construct legal arguments and take a critical position with respect to the institutional functioning of the Union

 

Evaluation methods

• Written exams at the end of the semester.
• Final grade: 30% participation, 70% written exam.

 

Selected bibliography

Gianfrancesco, E. (2012) “The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the Union as a Source of Law”, in: H.-J. Blanke and S. Mangiameli (eds.), The European Union after Lisbon: Constitutional Basis, Economic Order and External Action, Berlin: Springer-Verlag, pp. 295-310.

Horspool, M. (2012) “The Concept of Citizenship in the European Union”, in: H.-J. Blanke and S. Mangiameli (eds.), The European Union after Lisbon: Constitutional Basis, Economic Order and External Action, Berlin: Springer-Verlag, pp. 279-293.

Mangiameli S. (2012) “The Institutional Design of the European Union After Lisbon”, in: H.-J. Blanke and S. Mangiameli (eds.), The European Union after Lisbon: Constitutional Basis, Economic Order and External Action, Berlin: Springer-Verlag, pp. 93-128.

Menéndez A. – J. (2003) “Three conceptions of the European Constitution”, ARENA Working Paper 12/2003, University of Oslo, https://www.sv.uio.no/arena/english/research/publications/arena-working-papers/2001-2010/2003/wp03_12.pdf (accessed 20 March 2023).

Papadopoulou, L. (2018) “‘All good things come in threes’: from double to triple democratic legitimacy of the European Union”, in: L. Papadopoulou , I. Pernice and J.H.H. Weiler (eds.) “Legitimacy Issues of the European Union in the Face of Crisis”, Nomos, 2^nd, unrevised edition, pp. 61-94.

Schütze, R. (2021) European Constitutional Law, 3^rd edition, Oxford: Oxford university Press.

Weber, A. (2012) “The Distribution of Competences Between the Union and the Member States”, in: H.-J. Blanke and S. Mangiameli (eds.), The European Union after Lisbon: Constitutional Basis, Economic Order and External Action, Berlin: Springer-Verlag, pp. 311-322.

Weiß, W. (2011) “Human Rights in the EU: Rethinking the Role of the European Convention on Human Rights After Lisbon”, European Constitutional Law Review, 7:1, pp. 64 – 95.

 

HISTORY AND INSTITUTIONS OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION (10 ECTS)

Instructor: George Andreou, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Studies (AUTh)

 

Course Content

The course aims to introduce students to the study of European integration from a historical and institutional perspective. First, it examines the history of Europe’s economic and political integration process from 1945 to the present day.

Initially, we will focus on the context of European integration, both its beginning and the historical setting of its development.

evolution of the European project and the ideas on the unification of the continent that were developed in the past. Τhen, it studies the process of formation of the ΕC/EU after the 2nd World War and up until the present.

Furthermore, the course analyzes the process of European integration both through the prism of the theories of regional integration and through the specific steps taken by the Union. Finally, the course introduces students to the European institutions and their evolution within the European political system.

 

Course modules

The concept of regional integration before the 20th century – Kant. Proudhon. The inter-war plans for cooperation between European people. European federation in the resistance movements. The Manifesto of Ventotene.

Factors that contributed to the post-war integration. The birth of federal movements after World War II. The Congress of The Hague. The Council of Europe.

The creation of the European Coal and Steel Community. The innovative character of supranational integration.

Efforts to set up a Political Union. The European Defence Community.

The birth of the EEC Its objectives and institutional framework. The consolidation of the Community in the 1960s. The conflict between supranational and intergovernmental approaches. The Luxembourg compromise.

The EEC during the 1970s. The first enlargement. The institutional and political developments of the 1980s. The Draft Treaty of 1984. The Single European Act. The Single Market.

 

Europe after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The Treaty of Maastricht. The creation of the European Union. Institutional characteristics and policies.

The deepening and the «communitarization» of the EU. The Treaties of Amsterdam and Nice. The enlargement towards Eastern Europe.

The «constitutionalisation» of the EU. The Constitutional Treaty and the Lisbon Treaty.

The EU in crisis.

 

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the students will:

• have full knowledge of the history of European integration
• know the basic elements of the various stages of EU integration after WW II
• be able to analyze sufficiently the political developments of the EU
• be able to understand the current political reality of the EU based on the knowledge of the past

 

Selected bibliography

 

Evaluation methods

The course is organized around seminars; students are actively encouraged to prepare on a weekly basis, participate, present papers and guide the course. Attendance is compulsory and the final grade is a combination of attendance, papers presented and the final exam. The final grade will be based on students’ participation in lectures (20%), their performance in the tasks assigned during the semester (40%) and on their performance in the final exam (40%).

 

 

 

EUROSCEPTICISM: PARTIES, POLICIES AND PEOPLE (10 ECTS)

Instructor: Eftichia Teperoglou, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Studies (AUTh)

The seminar focuses on the study of Euroscepticism at different levels: political elites, parties, voters as well as the consequences of the phenomenon in a range of European Union policies. The main objective of the seminar is to offer an in depth analysis of Euroscepticism both in a theoretical as well as an empirical perspective at a comparative and longitudinal level. Using different study sources (comparative surveys from Eurobarometers and other public opinion surveys, party manifestos for European elections, reports of the European Parliament among others), the participants will have the possibility to analyze the effects of Euroscepticism in the European public sphere.

 

Course modules

1. Introduction: The concept of Euroscepticism. Introduction to the study of Euroscepticism at three levels: political elites, parties and voters
2. Typologies of Euroscepticism

1. Euroscepticism and political parties
2. 4.EU multi-level governance and the rise of Euroscepticism
3. 5.Voters and Euroscepticism
4. Euroscepticism and the media
5. Methodological issues in the study of Euroscepticism
6. Trust towards the EU, populism and Euroscepticism
7. European Union and multiple crises: from the economic crisis, to immigration, to the pandemic and to the war in Ukraine
8. Summary: challenges and prospects in the study of Euroscepticism

 

Learning outcomes

Upon completing successfully the course, students will:

• have the knowledge of the basic principles as well as the latest developments in the study of Euroscepticism as one of the main subjects of European studies.
• be able to critically evaluate the theoretical models of the specific scientific field.
• have acquired the appropriate methodological background, so that they can operationalize concepts related to the subject of the course and use the tools of comparative political analysis in a correct and coherent way

 

Evaluation

20% Attendance and participation

30% short presentations in the class

50% Final essay and presentation

Initially, the main aim is to understand, analyze and synthesize theoretical and empirical studies. This will be achieved by reviewing, synthesizing and critically evaluating the relevant literature. At the same time, the students will acquire knowledge both about the process of the European integration and about the European institutions with an emphasis on the role of the European Parliament and on the European elections. Students will have the opportunity to acquire the skills for individual scientific work. With the guidance of the instructor of the course during the whole semester and by encouraging free, creative and inductive way of thinking, they will be able to write an individual scientific essay.

 

Selected bibliography

Anderson, C. J. (1998) ‘When in doubt, use proxies: attitudes toward domestic politics and support for European integration’, Comparative Political Studies, 31 (5), 569–60.

Bakker, R., de Vries, C., Edwards, E., Hooghe, L., Jolly, S., Marks, G., Polk, J., Rovny, J., Steenbergen, M. &Vachudova, M. A. (2015) Measuring party positions in Europe: The Chapel Hill expert survey trend file, 1999–2010. Party Politics, 21, 143-152.

Boomgaarden, H., Schuck, A., Elenbaas, M. and de Vreese, D. (2011) “Mapping EU attitudes: conceptual and empirical dimensions of euroscepticism and EU support, European Union Politics, 12:2, pp. 241–266.

Braun, D. and Schmitt, H. (2020) “Different emphases, same positions? The election manifestos of political parties in the EU multilevel electoral system compared”, Party Politics, 26, pp.  640-650.

de Vries, C. (2010) “EU Issue Voting: Asset or Liability? How European Integration Affects Parties’ Electoral Fortunes”, European Union Politics, 11, pp. 89-117.

Eichenberg, R. C. and Dalton, R. (2007) “Post-Maastricht Blues: The Transformation of Citizen Support for European Integration, 1973-2004”, Acta Politica, 42, pp. 128-152.

Gabel, M. & Palmer, H. (1995) “Understanding variation in public support for European integration”, European Journal of Political Research, 27:1, pp 3–19.

Hix, S. (1999) “Dimensions and Alignments in European Union Politics: Cognitive Constraints and Partisan Responses”, European Journal of Political Research 35:1, pp. 69–106.

Hix, S. and Lord, C. (1997) Political Parties in the European Union, London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Hobolt, S. B. and Wratil, C. (2015) “Public opinion and the crisis: the dynamics of support for the euro”, Journal of European Public Policy, 22:2, pp. 238–256.

Hooghe, L. and Marks, G. (2001) Multi-Level Governance and European Integration, Lanham et al.: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.

Hooghe, L. and Marks, G. (2009) “A Postfunctionalist Theory of European Integration: From Permissive Consensus to Constraining Dissensus”, British Journal of Political Science, 39, pp. 1-23.

Hooghe, L. & Marks, G. (2018) “Cleavage theory meets Europe’s crises: Lipset, Rokkan, and the transnational cleavage”, Journal of European Public Policy, 25:1, pp. 109–135.

Hooghe, L., Marks, G. and Wilson, C. J. (2002) “Does Left/Right Structure Party Positions on European Integration?”, Comparative Political Studies, 35, pp. 965-989.

Hutter, S. and Grande, E. (2014) “Politicizing Europe in the national electoral arena: A comparative analysis of five West European countries, 1970-2010”, Journal of Common Market Studies, 52, pp. 1002-1018

Kriesi, H. (2018) “The implications of the euro crisis for democracy”, Journal of European Public Policy, 25:1, pp. 59–82.

Ladrech, R. (2015) “Europeanization of national politics: The centrality of political parties”, in: J. M. Magone (ed.) Routledge Handbook of European Politics. London/New York: Routledge, pp. 576-589.

Marks, G. and Steenbergen, M. (2004) European Integration and Political Conflict, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Marks, G., Wilson, C. J. and Ray, L. (2002) “National Political Parties and European Integration”, American Journal of Political Science, 46, pp. 585-594.

Reif, K. and Schmitt, H. (1980) “Nine Second-Order National Elections – A Conceptual Framework for the Analysis of European Election Results”, European Journal of Political Research, 8, pp. 3-44.

Schmitt, H. (Ed.) (2010) European Parliament Elections after Eastern Enlargement, London, Routledge.

Schmitt, H., Sanz, A., Braun, D. amd Teperoglou, E. (2020) “It all happens at once: Understanding electoral behavior in second-order election”s, Politics and Governance, 8, pp. 6-18.

Schmitt, Η. & Teperoglou, Ε. (2018) “ Voting behavior in multi-level electoral systems”, in: J. Fisher, E. Fieldhouse, M. N. Franklin, R. Gibson, M. Cantijoch and C. Wlezien (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Elections, Voting Behavior and Public Opinion, Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 232-243.

Teperoglou, E. and Belchior, A.M (2020) “Ιs ‘Old Southern Europe’ Still Eurosceptic? Determinants of Mass Attitudes before, during and after the Eurozone Crisis”, South European Society and Politics, DOI: 10.1080/13608746.2020.1805878

van der Eijk, C., Franklin, M. and Marsh, M. (1996) “What Voters Teach Us About Europe-Wide Elections: What Europe-Wide Elections Teach Us About Voters”, Electoral Studies, 15, pp.149-166.

Van Elsas, E., Hakhverdian, A. and Van der Brug, W. (2016) “United against a common foe? The nature and origins of euroscepticism among left-wing and right-wing voters”, West European Politics, 39 (6), pp. 1181–1204.

 

Second semester:  two compulsory courses and two selective ones (out of four)

1. COMPULSORY COURSES

 

THE EU AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY, AND JUSTICE (10 ECTS)

Instructor: Ioannis Papagergiou, Professor, Department of Political Studies (AUTh)

 

Course Description

This course provides an in-depth analysis of the policies, decision-making process and institutions involved in the European Union’s Area of Freedom, Security, and Justice (AFSJ). The AFSJ is one of the fastest-developed policy area in the EU and a key area of EU policy, covering a wide range of issues related to the free movement of people, asylum and migration, police and judicial cooperation, and counterterrorism. The course will examine the historical evolution of the AFSJ, the changes brought forward by the Treaty of Lisbon, the present institutional framework, and the policy instruments and measures adopted by the EU in this area. In addition, it will examine a selection of substantive rules that govern mobility and security in Europe.

 

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

• understand the historical background and evolution of the AFSJ
• understand core concepts and principles that govern EU cooperation in the AFSJ
• identify the key actors and institutions involved in the AFSJ
• analyze the policy instruments and measures adopted by the EU in the AFSJ
• evaluate the impact of the AFSJ on the EU and its member states
• develop critical thinking skills in analyzing current issues related to the AFSJ

 

Course Outline

Week 1: Introduction

Overview of the historical background and evolution of the AFSJ – from Maastricht to Amsterdam. The “Lisbonisation” of the AFSJ – the fall of the “pillar” system. Key actors and institutions involved in the AFSJ.

 

Week 2: Free movement of persons

The right to free movement within the EU. The role of EU institutions in ensuring the free movement of persons. Challenges and debates surrounding free movement

Weeks 3-4: Asylum and refugee policies

The EU’s asylum and refugee policies. The Dublin system and its implementation. The gradual transformation of asylum into a EU policy, driven by member states

Week 5: The Constitutionalisation of AFSJ

The relationship between the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the AFSJ. The gradual mainstreaming of rights in AFSJ policies

Week 6: The protection of human rights within the AFSJ

Analysis of case law in the context of the AFSJ

Week 7: Police and Judicial Cooperation

The EU’s police and judicial cooperation policies. The role of Europol and Eurojust. The challenges and debates surrounding police and judicial cooperation.

Week 8: Counterterrorism

The EU’s counterterrorism policies. The role of the European Counter Terrorism Centre (ECTC). The impact of terrorism on the EU and its member states

Week 9: Data protection

Introduction to the EU data protection and its principles. Data protection applicable in the judicial and police cooperation in criminal matters.

Week 10: Legal migration

The slow development of legal migration policies. The weak Europeanisation of legal migration. The impact of EU priorities on legal migration.

Week 11:  Judicial cooperation

The gradual increase of judicial cooperation in the EU. The European Public Prosecutor. The gradual creation of a European civil law space.

Week 12: Challenges and Opportunities

Examination of the challenges and opportunities presented by the AFSJ. Towards a single European Asylum status? Assessment of the future of the AFSJ.

Week 13: Conclusion and Final Exam

Review of key themes and issues covered in the course. Final exam covering all course material.

 

Evaluation

• Class participation and engagement (20%)
• Written assignments (40%)
• Case study presentation (20%)
• Final exam (20%)

 

Selected bibliography

Boeles P., den Heijer, M., Lodder, G. and  Wouters, K. (2014) European Migration Law, 2^nd edition, Antwerp: Intersentia.

Chalmers, D., Davies, G. and Monti, G. (2019), “12: Non-EU Nationals”, in” D. Chalmers, G. Davies and G. Monti, European Union Law: Text and Materials, 4th Edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 527-573.

Craig, P. and de Búrca, G. (2020) “12. Human Rights in the EU”, in: P. Craig and de G.Búrca, EU law: Text, cases, and materials (7^th Edition), Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 430-480.

Craig, P. and de Búrca, G. (2020) “26. AFSJ: EU Criminal Law”, in: P. Craig and de G.Búrca, EU law: Text, cases, and materials (7th Edition), Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 1031-1071.

Faleg, G. (2017), The EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy: Learning Communities in International Organizations, London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Fletcher, M., Herlin-Karnell, E. and Matera, C. (eds.) (2017) The European Union as an Area of Freedom, Security and Justice, London and New York: Routledge.

Mitsilegas, V. (2022) EU Criminal Law (2^nd Edition),  Oxford: Hart Publishing.

Peers, S. (2020) “25: Immigration and asylum”, in: C. Barnard, and S. Peers (eds.) European Union Law,  3rd Edition,  Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 826-849.

Peers, S. (2016), EU Justice and Home Affairs Law: Volume I: EU Immigration and Asylum Law (4th Edition), ‎ Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Ripol Servent, A.  and Trauner, F. (eds.) (2018) The Routledge Handbook of Justice and Home Affairs Research,  London and new York: Routledge.

Spencer, J. R. and Csuri, A. (2020) “24: EU criminal law”, in: C. Barnard, and S. Peers (eds.) European Union Law,  3rd Edition,  Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 792-825.

Van Vooren, B., Blockmans, S. and Wouters, J. (eds) (2013) The EU’s Role in Global Governance: The Legal Dimension, Oxford: Oxford university Press.

Walker, N. (2004) Europe’s Area of Freedom, Security and Justice, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

 

EU GOVERNANCE AND POLICIES (10 ECTS)

Instructor: George Andreou, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Studies (AUTh)

 

Course description

The aim of the course is twofold: (a) to develop a theory-based understanding of European governance (that is, the political system of the EU and its processes of policy-making) and (b) to encourage an empirical analysis of the most important European policies in the era of poly-crisis. The course begins with a discussion of theories of European integration, including neo-functionalism, intergovernmentalism, liberal intergovernmentalism, the new institutionalisms and postfunctionalism. It then studies the vertical and horizontal separation of powers in the EU and focuses on the main concpts and issues developed in the context of the ‘governance approach’ (multi-level governance, EU policy networks and Europeanization). Finally, it examines the most important areas of EU policy activity (the Single Market, Economic and Monetary Union, the EU budget, interior policies and foreign policies) in the light of the dramatic developments that have taken place over the past fifteen years.

 

Course Modules

1. Introduction – the EU as a political system
2. European integration theories: neo-functionalism, intergovernmentalism and liberal intergovernmentalism
3. European integration theories: the new institutionalisms
4. European integration theories: postfunctionalism, new intergovernentalism and the theory of “falling forward”
5. The EU as a system of multulevel governance
6. Studying Europeanization
7. The Single Market
8.  Economic and Monetary Union and EU economic governance
9.  The Multiannual Financial Framework and the EU budget
10. EU spending policies
11. Justice and home affairs
12. The EU in the world
13. The EU in the era of poly-crisis

 

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students will:

• enhance their knowledge on the nature, dynamics and impact of European governance
• be able to summarize and critically assess the strengths and weakness of the main theories of european integration
• apply these theoretical insights to explain EU policymaking in a variety of dierent policy areas
• identify and describe the main institutions, actors and processes of EU policy-making

 

Selected bibliography

Bickerton C.J., Hodson D. και Puetter U. (2015) “The New Intergovernmentalism: European Integration in the Post-Maastricht Era”, Journal of Common Market Studies, 53:4, σσ.  703– 722.

de la Porte και Jensen (2020) “The next generation EU: An analysis of the dimensions of conflict behind the deal”, Social Policy & Administration, 55: 2, pp.  388-402.

Hooghe L. and Marks G. (2003) “Unravelling the Central State, But How? Types of Multi-level Governance”, American Political Science Review, 97:2, pp. 233–243.

Hooghe, L. and Marks, G. (2009) “A Postfunctionalist Theory of European Integration: From Permissive Consensus to Constraining Dissensus”, British Journal of Political Science, 39: 1, pp. 1–23.

Marks G., Hooghe L. and Blank K. (1996) “European Integration from the 1980s: State-Centric V. Multi-level Governance”, Journal of Common Market Studies, 34: 3, pp. 341-378.

Jones, E., Kelemen, R. D. and Meunier, S. (2016) “Failing Forward? The Euro Crisis and the Incomplete Nature of European Integration”, Comparative Political Studies, 49: 7, pp. 1010–1034.

Ladi, S. and Tsarouhas, D. (2020) “EU economic governance and Covid-19: policy learning and windows of opportunity”, Journal of European Integration, 42: 8, pp. 1041-1056.

Moravcsik A. (1993) “Preferences and Power in the European Community: A Liberal Intergovernmental Appproach”, Journal of Common Market Studies, 31: 4,  pp. 473-524

Pierson P. (1996) “The Path to European Integration: A Historical Institutionalist Approach”, Comparative Political Studies, 29: 2, pp. 123-163.

Rosamond, B. (2000) Theories of European Integration, London: Palgrave.

Tsoukalis L. (2016)  In Defense of Europe, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Verdun Α. (2013) “The building of economic governance in the European Union”, Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, 19: 1, pp. 23-35.

Wallace, H. Pollack, M. Roederer-Rynning C. and Young A. (eds.) (2020) Policy-Making in the European Union (8th Edition), Οxford: Oxford University Press.

Wallace W. (2017) “European foreign policy since the Cold War: How ambitious, how inhibited?”, The British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 19: 1, pp. 77-90.

 

Evaluation methods

The course is organized around seminars; students are actively encouraged to prepare on a weekly basis, participate, present papers, and guide the course. Attendance is compulsory and the final grade is a combination of attendance, papers presented and the final exam. The final grade will be based on students’ participation in lectures (20%), their performance in the tasks assigned during the semester (40%) and on their performance in the final exam (40%).

 

1. SELECTIVE COURSES

 

POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT IN SOUTHERN EUROPE. A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS (5 ECTS)

Instructors: Ioannis Papageorgiou, Professor, Department of Political Studies (AUTh),

Eftichia Teperoglou, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Studies (AUTh)

 

Course descriptiont:

The aim of the course is to provide, from a cognitivel and methodological point of view, material for comparison between the political and social systems of Southern Europe. It includes lectures by guest speakers on the political systems of the individual countries (Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Cyprus) and then comparative presentations on important areas of their political systems (economy, society, relations with the EU, the effects of the crisis and social movements), while also examining particular implications (disruption or weakness of the political community, as is the cases in Catalonia and southern Italy).

 

Course modules

1. Introduction and historical overview of the path to democratization in Southern Europe
2. The Greek party and political system
3. The Italian party and political system
4. The Spanish party and political system
5. The Portuguese party and political system
6. The economies of the European South in a comparative perspective
7. The political consequences of the Eurozone and economic crisis in Southern Europe: towards the formation of new party systems?
8. Social movements in the European South with emphasis on the period of the economic crisis
9. Southern Europe and the European Union
10. Study of the political culture in Southern Europe
11. Case study: Catalonia
12. Case study: the uneven development between North and South in Italy
13. Summing up

 

Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of the course, students will:

• gain an understanding of the historical dynamics and current policy characteristics of southern European countries, both on an individual basis φor each country and comparatively and at the European context, and understand the key political and social trends in the countries concerned
• develop skills of reading scientific texts, writing and presenting papers, which will serve them in their further career.
• increase their ability to think critically and to be able to evaluate various theoretical interpretations and conflicting evidence

 

Evaluation methods

• Two short essays assignments (30% of the total grade)
• Final exam (50% of the total grade)
• Attendance/ involvement in the class (20% of the total grade)

 

Selected bibliography

Bellucci, P., Costa Lobo, M., and Lewis-Beck, M.S. (2012) “Economic crisis and elections: the European periphery”, Electoral Studies, 31:3, pp. 469-71.

Bellucci, P., and Heath, O. (2007) “The political salience of social cleavages in Italy, 1963-2006, Occasional Paper No. 18/2007, Centre for the Study of Political Change, University of Siena.

Bosco, A. and Verney, S. (2012) “Electoral epidemic: the political cost of economic crisis in Southern Europe, 2010–11”, South European Society and Politics, 17:2, pp. 129–154.

Conti, N., Cotta, M. and Tavares de Almeida P. (2010) “Southern Europe: a distinctive and more pro-European region in the EU?”, South European Society and Politics 15:1, pp. 97-118.

Fishman, R.M. (2011) Rethinking State and Regime: Southern Europe’s Transition to Democracy, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Freire, A., Teperoglou, E. and Moury, C. (2014) “Awakening the sleeping giant in Greece and Portugal? Elites’ and voters’ attitudes towards EU integration in difficult economic time”’, South European Society and Politics, 19:4, pp. 477–499.

Gunther, R. and Montero, J. R. (2001) “The anchors of partisanship: a comparative analysis of voting behavior in four southern European democracies”, in: N. P. Diamandouros and R. Gunther (eds.) Parties, Politics, and Democracy in the New Southern Europe, Baltimore (MD): The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 83-152.

Magalhães, P. (2014) ”Introduction: financial crisis, austerity and electoral politics”, Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 24:2, pp. 125–133.

Teperoglou, E. and Tsatsanis, E. (2012) “Mapping the south European ideological space: the impact of globalization on party discourse in Italy, Greece, Portugal and Spain”, Perspectivas – Portuguese Journal of Political Science and International Relations, 8, pp. 5-36.

Teperoglou, E. André Freire, Ioannis Andreadis and José Manuel Leite Viegas (2014) “Elites’ and Voters’ attitudes towards austerity policies and their consequences in Greece and Portugal”, South European Society and Politics, 19:4, pp. 457-476.

Torcal, M. (2014) “The decline of political trust in Spain and Portugal. Economic performance or political responsiveness”, American Behavioral Scientist, 58:12, pp. 1542-1567.

 

POLITICAL SYSTEMS IN THE BALKANS (5 ECTS)

Instructor: Vemund Aarbakke, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Studies (AUTh)

 

Course Description

The course deals with the position of the Balkans, including Turkey, in international relations from the 19th century up until today. It adopts a systemic approach and examines how the countries of the wider Balkan region have been affected over time by their place in different political systems. In this regard the course will deal more extensively with: 1) the 19th century and the so-called Eastern Question; 2) the emergence of the Balkan national states; 3) the new European order after WWI; 4) the Balkans in the Cold War; 5) the consequences of the breakdown of the socialist order after 1990 with a particular emphasis on Yugoslavia; and 6) the emerging new power balances and the European perspective.

The classes have the character of seminaries which requires the active participation of the students. The students will be required to write an essay of 10-15 pages as part of the course requirement related to the topics discussed in class. This should introduce her/him to the formal and creative aspects of academic writing.

 

Learning Οutcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students will:

• become familiar with central issues in the political history of the Balkan states
• understand the various topics within the local, national, regional, and international context
• acquire skills related to the academic presentation of the topics in question.

 

Course modules

1. Introduction and outline of the course.
2. The Ottoman Empire and the political order in Southeast Europe.
3. The Eastern Question.
4. The emergence of national states up until 1878.
5. Political turmoil and the emergence of Bulgaria after the Berlin Treaty 1878.
6. The Macedonian Question up until the Balkan Wars.
7. The new European order after WWI.
8. Communism and the new order after WWII.
9. Balkan relations during the Cold War.
10. Regime changes after 1990 and the dissolution of Yugoslavia.
11. The “New Macedonian Question”.
12. The western Balkans and EU.
13. Summary and conclusions of lessons learned.

 

Evaluation methods

Students will be required to write a small essay related to the course material during the semester and there will be a written exam at the end of the course. The attendance and active participation in the class will also be taken into consideration for the final grade.

 

Selected bibliography

 

Aarbakke, V. (2015) “Die Region Makedonien“, in: Schmitt, O. J. and Metzeltin, M. (Hg.) Das Südosteuropa der Regionen. Wien: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften: 603-639. (I can also supply English version).

Aarbakke, V. (2022) “The Identity Question Regarding the Macedonian Nation and Minorities: The Conflicting Views of Its Neighbours and the Implications for North Macedonia`s Path Towards the EU”, in: Costa B.F. (ed.) Challenges and Barriers to the European Union Expansion to the Balkan Region. Herchey PA: IGI Global, pp. 209-228.

Akkoyunlu, K. & Öktem, K. (2016) “Existential insecurity and the making of a weak authoritarian regime in Turkey”, Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, 16:4, pp. 505-527.

Banac, I. (1984) The National Question in Yugoslavia. Origins, History, Politics, Cornell University Press.

Barkey, K. & Von Hagen, M. (1997) After Empire Multiethnic Societies and Nation-Building The Soviet Union and the Russian, Ottoman and Habsburg Empires, Boulder Co: Westview Press.

Brailsford, H.N. (1906) Macedonia: Its Races and their Future, London: Methuen & Co.  http://macedonia.kroraina.com/en/hb/index.html

Brubaker, R. (1993) “National Minorities, Nationalizing States, and External National Homelands in the New Europe, Notes toward a Relational Analysis”, Reihe Politikwisswenschaft 11.

Chandler, D. (2000) Bosnia -Faking Democracy After Dayton, London: Pluto Press.

Christopoulos, D. (2019 – 10 January) “The Macedonian question and Greece’s national solitude”, Opendemocracy.net.

Exertzoglou, H. (1999) “Shifting Boundaries: Language Community and the ‘Non-Greek-Speaking Greeks”,  Istorein, Athens, pp. 75-92.

Finney, P B. (1995) ‘An Evil for All Concerned’: Great Britain and Minority Protection after 1919. Journal of Contemporary History. 30:3, pp.  533-551.

Friedman, V.A. (2018 – October 1) “The Name’s Macedonia. North Macedonia. Can the Country Overcome its Identity Crisis?”,  Foreign Affairs.

Gallagher, T. (2003) The Balkans After the Cold War. From Tyranny to Tragedy, London and New York: Routledge.

Goldschmidt, Jr. A. (2010) A Concise History of the Middle East (9th Edition), Boulder Co: Westview Press.

Grigoriadis, I. N. (2021) The European Union in the Eastern Mediterranean in 2020: Whither Strategic Autonomy, Journal of Common Market Studies,  59, Annual Review, pp. 81–91.

Heraclides, A. & Dialla, A. (2015) “Chapter 9.  The Balkan crisis of 1875–78 and Russia: between humanitarianism
and pragmatism”, in: Heraclides, A. & Dialla, A. Humanitarian intervention in the long nineteenth century – Setting the precedent, Manchester: Manchester University Press, pp. 169-198.

Hroch, M. (1996) “From National Movement to the Fully-Formed Nation: The Nation Building Process in Europe”, in: Eley, G. and Suny R. G. (eds.), Becoming National – A Reader, New York – Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 60-77.

Hupchick, D. P. (2002) The Balkans From Constantinople to Communism, New York N.Y.: Palgrave.

Jelavich, B. (1983) History of the Balkans, Volume 1, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries & Volume 2. Volume 2. Twentieth century,  Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

King, C. (2010) Extreme Politics Nationalism, Violence, and the End of Eastern Europe, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Koutoulas, I. (2018 – October 12) “The Problem With “North Macedonia” New Name, Same Old Delusions”, Foreign Affairs.

Lesser, I (2001) Greece’s New Geopolitics, Santa Monica CA: Rand.

Lika, Ι. (2020) Greece’s emerging security challenges and the future of Greek-Turkish relations. Ankara: SETA.

Livanios, D. (2008, September) “Beyond ‘ethnic cleansing’: aspects of the functioning of violence in the Ottoman and post-Ottoman Balkans”, Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, Vol. 8, No. 3: 189–203.

Mavrogordatos, G. T. (1983) Stillborn Republic: Social Coalitions and Party Strategies in Greece, 1922-1936,  Los Angeles: University of California Press.

Neset, S. et.al. (2019) “Turkish foreign policy: structures and decision-making processes”, CMI Report May.

Pearson, R. (1983) National Minorities in Eastern Europe 1848–1945, London and Basingstoke: The MacMillan Press Ltd.

Pond, E. (2006)  Endgame in the Balkans – Regime Change, European Style, Washington D.C. Brookings Institution Press.

Popov, N.  (Ed.) (2000 (1996))  The Road to War in Serbia, Budapest: CEU Press.

Sayari, S. (2010) “Political Violence and Terrorism in Turkey, 1976-80: A Retrospective Analysis”, Terrorism and Political Violence,  22:2, pp. 198-215.

Sekulić, .D, Massey, G. & Hodson, R. (2006) “Ethnic intolerance and ethnic conflict in the dissolution of Yugoslavia”, Ethnic and Racial Studies 29:5, pp. 797-827.

Stavrianos, L.S. (1958) The Balkans since 1453, New York: Rinehart & Company.

Triandafyllidou, A. (1998) “National identity and the ‘other’””, Ethnic and Racial Studies,  21:4, pp. 593-612.

Tsitsipas, L.D. (1997) “The names of languages and their dense indexicality”, in: Adamou, E. (ed.) Le noms des langues II – Le patrimoine plurilingue de la Grèce. Paris: CNRS:10-14.

Vladisavljević, N. (2014) “Chapter 5. Does Scholarly Literature on the Breakup of Yugoslavia Travel Well?”, in: Bieber, F. et. al. (Eds.), Debating the End of Yugoslavia, Franham: Ashgate, pp. 67-80.

White, J. (2017) Spindle Autocracy in the New Turkey, The Brown Journal of World Affairs,  XXIV(I).

Wilkinson, H.R. (1951) Maps And Politics, Liverpool: Liverpool University Press.

Zürcher, E. J. (2017) Turkey; A Modern History (Revised Edition), London: I.B. Tauris.

 

 

 

FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS IN EUROPE (5 ECTS)

Instructor: Triantafyllia (Lina) Papadopoulou, Professor, School of Law (AUTh)

 

Course description:

The courses starts from the premises that a multilevel system of human rights protection has been set up in Europe, comprising the national, international (especially based on the European Convention on Human Rights) and European Union judicial system. The relationship between these parallel or concurrent systems is being examined, as well as the way the European Union is and can be (through its accession) bound by the ECHR. The principles of subsidiarity, the existence or not of a European consensus and the national margin of appreciation play in this framework a very important role. Selected rights are examined more thoroughly and case law by the Strasbourg and Luxemburg courts is being studied and analysed.

 

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students will:

• know the European dimension of human rights (based on the European Convention of Human Rights and the EU Charter of Rights) as well as their comparative perspective
• evaluate the efficiency of the multiple levels of protection
• be acquainted with the European Court’s of Human Rights case law concerning selected fundamental rights
• be able to discuss modern topics related to fundamental rights on European level.

 

Course modules

1. General Introduction in The Protection of Human Rights
2. History and Notion of Human Rights
3. The European Convention of Human Rights
4. Limitations of Rights and Margin of Appreciation in the ECHR
5. The Human Rights Protection in the EU
6. Dignity and the Right to Life [articles 2 & 3 – 4 ECHR, articles 1,2,3,4 & 5 EU Charter]
7. Private and Family Life, Part A’: [articles 8 ECHR, articles 7 & 8 EU Charter]
8. Private and Family Life, Part B’: [articles 8§1 & 12 ECHR, articles 9 & 33 (secondarily) EU Charter]
9. Equality and Prohibition of Discrimination [article 14 ECHR, articles 21 – 25 EU Charter]
10. Freedom of Conscience and Expression and Religious Freedom [articles 9 & 10 ECHR, articles 10 & 11 EU Charter]
11. Political Rights to Vote and Eligibility [article 3 of the 1^st Protocol ECHR & articles 39-40 EU Charter]
12. Rights to Property
13. Right to a Fair Trial [article 6 ECHR, articles 47, 48, 49, 50 EU Charter]

 

Evaluation methods

Students are expected: a) to have an energetic and substantial contribution not only to the seminars, but also to the discussions and debates that will be held; and b) to orally present in the class and submit a written paper on a theoretical topic included in the course’s curriculum OR take part at the final written exams.

 

Selected bibliography

Merrills, J.G. and Robertson A.H. (2022) Human rights in Europe, A study of the European Convention on Human Rights, Fourth edition, Manchester: Manchester University Press.

Rainey, .B, McCormick, P and Ovey, C. (2021) Jacobs, White, and Ovey: the European Convention on Human Rights (8^th Edition), Oxford: OUP.

Gerards, J. (2019) General Principles of the European Convention on Human Rights, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Harris, D., O’Boyle, M., Bates, and E. Buckley, C. (2018) Harris, O’Boyle, and Warbrick, Law of the European Convention on Human Rights (Fourth Edition), Oxford: OUP.

Ehlers, D. (2007). European Fundamental Rights and Freedoms, Berlin: De Gruyter Recht.

 

EU-AFRICA RELATIONS (5 ECTS)

Instructor: Ioannis Papageorgiou, Professor, Department of Political Studies (AUTh)

 

Course Description

 

This course provides an in-depth analysis of the evolving relations between the European Union (EU) and Africa. Africa has always played a very important role for Europe and vice versa, the more so during the last centuries. Nowadays, on one hand, Africa is a challenge for the EU and its Member States, due to its geographically proximity and its youngest demographic profile worldwide. Europe will continue to face issues like the recent migratory or Ebola crises that affect its domestic politics. On the other hand, Africa was and remains a traditional land of opportunities for Europe has become the place of a ‘‘new scramble’’ provoked by China and other emerging countries that take advantage of EU fragilities. In addition, Africa is tightly networked with its diaspora in Europe, which is a principal source of remittances. In this context, the course explores the historical, economic, and political relations between Africa and the EU and looks into the main issues of contention and interests between the two continents, in particular trade, development cooperation, security, migration and democratization, asking whether the EU effectively pursues a forward-looking strategy suggested in the official discourse or is trapped in spite of its commitments in a backward looking strategy that still reflects the asymmetrical postcolonial relations and favors the position of the emerging powers. The course will examine the various dimensions of this relationship, both from the EU viewpoint and for Africa. It analyses the challenges and opportunities presented by this relationship and examines the history, drivers, and challenges of EU-Africa relations, the main policy frameworks, and instruments employed by both parties, and the impact of these relations on African countries, the EU, and global governance.

 

 

 

Course modules

 

Week 1: Introduction to EU-Africa elations

Overview of the historical background of the relationship. Key actors and institutions involved. Drivers and motivations of EU engagement in Africa. African perspectives on EU-Africa relations.

 

Week 2: EU-Africa Policy Frameworks

The Cotonou Agreement and its successor, the Post-Cotonou Agreement. The Joint Africa-EU Strategy and its Action Plan.The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and EU trade policies.

 

Week 3: Economic Relations

Trade relations between Africa and the EU. The EU’s development aid to Africa. The European Development Fund (EDF).

 

Week 4: Political Relations

The EU’s role in promoting democracy and human rights in Africa. The African Union and its relationship with the EU

 

Week 5: Security Relations

The EU’s role in peacekeeping and conflict resolution in Africa. The impact of terrorism and transnational organized crime on Africa-EU relations.

 

Week 6: Migration

The EU’s migration policies and their impact on Africa. African perspectives on migration.  African demographics.

 

Week 7: The Role of Other Actors in EU-Africa Relations

The role of China, the US, and other global powers in Africa.  The African Union (AU) and regional organizations. Civil society and the private sector in EU-Africa relations.

 

Week 8: Case Studies – the DRC

Analysis of the specific case of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the EU- Africa relations.  Presentations and discussions on current issues regarding DRC.

 

Week 9: Case Studies – the Horn of Africa

Analysis of the specific cases of the Horn of Africa countries in the EU- Africa relations. Presentations and discussions on current issues regarding the Horn of Africa.

 

Week 10: Case Studies – the Sahel

Analysis of the specific cases of the Sahel countries in the EU- Africa relations.  Presentations and discussions on current issues regarding issues in the Sahel region.

 

Week 11: the climate emergency

The impact of climate change on Africa – desertification and season blurring.  The political aspects of climate change in EU-Africa relations

 

Week 12: Challenges and Opportunities

Structural challenges to EU-Africa cooperation. .The impact of COVID-19 on EU-Africa relations.  Opportunities for enhancing EU-Africa cooperation.

 

Week 13: Conclusion and Final Exam

Summary of key themes and issues covered in the course.

 

 

Learning outcomes

 

Upon successful completion of the course, students will:

• understand the historical background and the political, and economic contexts that have shaped EU-Africa relations.
• identify the key actors and institutions involved in the relationship.
• analyze the different dimensions of the relationship, including trade, development cooperation, security, and migration.
• analyze the main policy frameworks and instruments used by the EU and African countries to manage their relations.
• evaluate the challenges, opportunities, and limitations of EU-Africa cooperation.
• develop critical thinking skills and critically assess the impact of EU-Africa relations on African countries, the EU, and global governance.
• formulate policy recommendations to enhance the effectiveness and coherence of EU-Africa relations.

 

 

Assessment Methods

• Class participation and engagement (20%)
• Written assignments during the semester (40%)
• Case study presentation (20%)
• Final exam (20%)

 

 

Selected bibliography

 

Adekeye Adebajo and Kaye Whiteman (editors). The EU and Africa : from Eurafrique to Afro-Europa, New York : Columbia University Press, c2012.

Alden, Chris Emerging Powers and Africa: From Development to Geopolitics (2019), IAI – Istituto Affari Internazionali.

Ayenew, M. B., & Gebrekidan, D. A. (2019). The EU’s Partnership with Africa: Challenges and Prospects. Journal of Global Politics and Current Diplomacy, 7(2), 29-41.

Chabason, L. (2019). The future of EU-Africa relations: What role for civil society?. European Union Institute for Security Studies.

European Commission (2007)” Africa-EU Partnership: Strategic Partnership 2008-2010” Lisbon, 9 December 2007, COM 16344/07.

De Lombaerde, P., & de Castro, G. (2020). The European Union and Africa: Reflecting on the last decade and looking ahead. African Journal of Political Science and International Relations, 14(1), 1-12.

Fargion Valeria – Gazibo Mamoudou (eds.). (2021), Revisiting EU-Africa Relations in a Changing World (New Horizons in European Politics series), Edward Elgar.

Farrell, Mary (2010) Bridging the Gap between EU, Mediterranean and Africa relations: Partnership, Governance and (Re)-evolving Relations », L’Europe en Formation, vol. 356, no. 2, 2010, pp. 169-191.

Mangala, Jack (Ed.). 2013. Africa and the European Union. A Strategic Partnership. New York: Palgrave/Macmillan.

Nsereko, J. R. (2020). European Union–Africa relations in the new era: Towards a common understanding of interests?. Strategic Review for Southern Africa, 42(1), 86-102.

Sicurelli, D. (2015) The European Union’s Africa Policy: Norms, Interests and Impact, e-book, London: Routledge.

Staeger, Ueli, The European Union’s Regionalism Diplomacy in Africa: An English School Approach, Bruges Regional Integration & Global Governance Papers, 2015 in http://aei.pitt.edu/68323/1/BRIGG_2_2015_Staeger.pdf

 

 

 

SECOND YEAR – THIRD SEMESTER

Compulsory courses

 

THE ECONOMICS OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION (9 ECTS)

Instructor: Visiting Professor to be contracted

 

Course outline

This Course introduces students to the economics of European integration. The Course will cover the history of economic integration among the countries of the European Union (EU) and address, applying basic micro and macro-economic principles, the rationale of such evolution. This will encompass the discussion of stylized facts and some institutional background of the European Union. As regards the real economy, emphasis will be put on the creation of a customs union and a common market, and on the phenomenon of industrial agglomeration. The European Monetary System and the European Monetary Union will be at the core of the part devoted to the monetary integration in the EU. The Course will analyse the EU macro-economic policy, both fiscal and monetary, and its institutions. The Course will examine common agricultural and regional policies, competition policy and the operation of the European budget. The EU external trade policy and the Green Deal will be addressed, time permitting.

 

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students will:

• understand economic and institutional aspects of the European economic integration process
• improve their understanding of the economic rationale for European economic integration and their familiarity with the fiscal and monetary framework
• be knowledgeable about the economics of the common agricultural policy, the EU regional/cohesion policy and the competition policy.
• be able to apply economic theories to interpret and discuss the economic developments in the region, the crisis of and the proposed solutions to the European economic governance framework, Brexit and the pandemic crisis

 

Evaluation methods

The final mark will depend on the assessment of a written final exam (short and long open questions) and of an individual written assignment on an assigned topic. The weighting scheme will depend on students’ attendance: for attending students, written final exam (65%), and an individual term paper (35%); for non attending students, a longer written final exam (65%), an individual term paper (25%), and a colloquium on additional readings (10%).

Students will be assessed along various dimensions: understanding of economic concepts, in particular associated with European economic integration; ability to interpret tables, graphs and data; ability to address real-life economic issues by developing a consistent personal argumentation; ability to apply economic knowledge in the typically multidisciplinary context of the European studies

 

THE INTERNATIONAL ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (9 ECTS)

Instructor: Giovanni Finizio, Senior Assistant Professor, Department of Cultures, Politics and Society, UniTo

 

Course outline

The course aims at enabling students to reach a good knowledge of the specific features and complexity of the EU as international actor in the age of globalization, which make its foreign policy structurally different from states and other international organizations. It discusses the historical development of the EU’s international role in the framework of the evolution of the international system. It also studies the role of the Union in framing the international system and of the evolution and management of global governance. Under a common approach of human security, special attention will be devoted to the promotion of global public goods such as peace and security, democracy and human rights, development and environmental protection. In this framework, the competition and cooperation with rising powers such as China and Russia, and the relations with the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region, Africa, Latin America and East Asia will also be assessed.

 

Course modules

1. Introduction: The concept of “international role” and “foreign policy” applied to the EU in the age of globalization. EU Conventional and structural foreign policy.
2. The historical process of European integration in the field of foreign, security and defense policy (from the European Defense Community to the Common Foreign and Security Policy, to the Lisbon Treaty) and the history of the EU’s role in the world.
3. How the EU sees the world: The EU Security Strategy (Solana Doctrine) and its comparison with the US strategy, its evolution and its implications for global governance. The European Global Strategy (2016).
4. The EU’s foreign policy system: actors, policy-making and its relations with national foreign policies.
5. Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP): principles, objectives, framework and dynamics.
6. The EU role in the transformation of the international system and actors: the EU “structural foreign policy”, the civilian dimension of EU Foreign Policy and its contribution to the framing of the EU international identity (enlargement, trade policy, development policy, competition policy, monetary policy, environmental policy). Special focus on the EU policy for human rights and democracy (case studies).
7. The EU and its neighborhood, with special attention to the EU foreign policy towards the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa).
8. The EU and promotion of regionalism. EU interregional relations with Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and East Asia. Interregionalism as instrument to promote peace and security, human rights and democracy, and development.
9. The EU role in international institutions (UN, WTO, FAO, World Bank, IMF) and promoting “effective multilateralism”. EU-UN partnership in the management of global governance.
10. The EU and crisis management: objectives, instruments, and operations (case studies).
11. Cooperation and competition with major powers: United States, China, India, Brazil and South Africa.
12. Conclusion: Empirical reality and external perceptions of the EU as a global actor: their implication for the EU international role in a changing world.

 

Teaching methods

Classes are held in part as front lectures and seminars, in part as activities through working groups.

– In the front lectures, general topics of the course are taught, in order to enable students to know and understand the historical process of construction of the EU foreign policy, its features, its contextualization in the international system and global governance, and its conduction.

– The lecturer will organize sessions with smaller groups of students on a regular basis, in order to discuss with them the main concepts already covered by the lectures, apply them to the current world politics, help students fully understand them and develop a critical attitude towards them.

– Students will get into groups according to their preferences, each analyzing a case study which is currently on the international agenda of the EU. Each student will study and represent the position of a relevant actor (e.g. a member state, the European Commission, the EU High Representative, a third state, an international organization). Through this working method, the EU approach to specific issues and its interaction with third parties will be studied, presented and debated in class. Students can make use of ppt presentations or similar, which will be uploaded on the webpage of the course after the class.

– Periodically and on a rotational basis, students will present in class the latest news concerning the EU role in world politics and comment them with mates and the lecturer (speaker’s corner).

– Talks on the EU in world politics of Italian and overseas colleagues are organized by the lecturer. These includes a six-seminar series titled “Europe from Outside Seminars”, focused on the external perceptions of the EU as a global actor, involving six experts from Europe, Africa, Asia, Americas and international organizations.

 

Support activities

The course includes the visit to the European Parliament (EP), European External Action Service (EEAS) and NATO in Brussels (for 40-50 attending students only), where students will attend seminars and meetings with officials and Members of the EP, focused on specific aspects of EU Foreign Policy and its role in the world. The visit will take place during the course or in the following weeks. All details will be provided during the first lessons.

Lecturer’s ppt presentations will be made gradually available on the Moodle page of the course.

 

Evaluation methods

Through oral presentations, the instructor evaluates students’ ability in team working, analysis and leadership, to express themselves properly and to develop autonomous and critical positions on specific case studies. Students participating in the oral presentations will get 1 additional point in the final exam evaluation.

The oral exam aims at gauging the overall level of proficiency, as well as students’ ability to express themselves properly and to develop autonomous and critical positions on the topics covered by the course. Questions concern suggested textbooks and, for attending students, notes from the lessons, materials made available by the lecturer on the webpage of the course and the contents of the student’s oral presentation.

Attending students can take advantage of an intermediate exam on a part of the materials, which is scheduled in November. Further information will be made available at the beginning of the course.

 

Selected bibliography

Keukeleire, S. and Delreux, T. (2022) The Foreign Policy of the European Union, London: Bloomsbury Publishing.

Del Sarto, R. A. (2021) Borderlands. Europe and the Mediterranean Middle East, Oxford: Oxford University Press

Baracani, E. (2021) EU-Turkey Relations. A New Direction for EU Foreign Policy?, Edward Elgar.

Michalski, A. and Pan, Z. (2017) Unlikely Partners?: China, the European Union and the Forging of a Strategic Partnership, London: Palgrave MacMillan.

Bordachev, T. (2021) Europe, Russia and the Liberal World Order: International Relations after the Cold War, London: Routledge.

 

 

REGION EUROPE LAB

 

ECTS credits: 6

Hours per week: 10

Name of Teaching Staff: Giovanni Finizio, Anna Caffarena

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Region Europe is an international multidisciplinary advanced training program aimed at providing an understanding of the European model of regional integration, its evolution in the context of political, economic, social and cultural processes in the region, and the characteristics of the EU as a global player.

 

COURSE OUTLINE

Region Europe offers:

• up to 90 hours of seminar lectures organised in 3 modules: a) political, economic, social and cultural characteristics of the European region; b) the European way to regionalism: historical, political and economic characteristics of the European integration process; c) Europe in the world: EU foreign policy and interregional relations.
• Europe from Outside Seminars: 6 seminars on external perceptions of the EU and its role in the world, held by lecturers and experts from Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas;
• EU Voices Seminars: 4 seminars on the European Union as seen by its member states, its institutions and its stakeholders;
• Non-academic activities: visit to the European Parliament, the European External Action Service and NATO in Brussels; visit to the United Nations Campus, the European Training Foundation and Europe Direct in Turin; visit to the European Parliament and Commission offices in Milan;
• Multicultural environment: students from non-European universities (China, Russia, Philippines, Argentina, Brazil, South Africa) partner of the Department of Culture, Politics and Society will participate in the programme.

 

TEACHING METHODS

The program is composed of lectures (up to 45), delivered by Professors of the University of Turin, and of the best European and non-European Universities; by EU civil servants, journalists, MEPs.

 

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The attainment of 6 ECTS is conditional on

1. a) the attendance of at least 30 lectures (corresponding to 60 hours of attendance), which the student may freely choose from those proposed.
2. b) the production of a paper in English after the end of the Program on a topic related to the lectures proposed. Further information is available on the Region Europe website (regioneurope.eu).

 

COURSE SCHEDULE

The Course runs from early October to late November.

 

READINGS

Bibliography and reading materials will be provided by lecturers and Region Europe staff during the Program.

 

 

Elective Course: CHINESE FOR ECONOMICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS – ADVANCED

 

Number of ECTS : 9

Hours per week: 6

Name of teaching staff: Federico Madaro

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students will be proficient in Chinese grammar and conversation; they will be comfortable in practically applying Chinese language functions at CEF level C2. Students will be able to easily understand a variety of Chinese-language materials about politics, economics and cultural and social dynamics, and of using oral or written Chinese to express their views fluently, with the aim to accurately understand and comment on relevant information and conduct objective analysis.

 

COURSE OUTLINE

Acquiring sound knowledge of Chinese language and culture is especially relevant to develop competent and responsibile relations inside China and – increasingly – in the Italian neighbourhood, as China’s economic interests project towards these shores.

This course contributes to the overall thrust of the Master in European Studies by training students to work proficiently in the Chinese language (putonghua), with sophisticated cultural awareness and a particular focus on China’s role in the ongoing trasformation of the international order.

This course will develop all four core language skills – listening, speaking, reading and writing – while helping students gain an advanced competence on grammatical structures and communicative functions. In particular, students taking part in the course will be offered:

– advanced reading comprehension skills for formal texts;

– essay writing;

– introduction to vernacular and local Chinese jargon;

– tailor-made training for delivering impactful presentations on Chinese politics, foreign policy, political economy, and socio-cultural dynamics.

 

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Students will be required to read complex texts (over 2,500 words) on China’s culture, economics or politics in a given time and express their own ideas, while answering questions on the texts. Students are also expected to give a short presentation (around 15 minutes) and write an essay (1,000 words) on China’s culture, economics or politics within a given time.

The exam is thus made up of four parts:

1) a reading test requiring robust knowledge of words, phrases and sentence construction;

2) reading of texts (approx. 2,500-3,000 words) and a related Q&A session (1 hour);

3) a 10′ oral presentation followed by a Q&A session;

Students must pass the written part of the examination before being eligible for the oral part of the examination, and they must finish all parts of exam to get the final mark.

 

COURSE SCHEDULE

From September to November, from Monday to Wednesday from 10am to 12pm.

 

READINGS

Reading material and dictionaries will be suggested during the course.

 

 

ARABIC FOR INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION (BASIC OR ADVANCED) (9 ECTS)

Instructor: Marco Boella, Adjunct Professor, Department of Cultures, Politics and Society, UniTo

 

COURSE OUTLINE

The course is addressed to two types of students:

1. students who have already attended/taken at least one exam in Standard Arabic (at university or related), for whom it is recommended to follow the INTERMEDIATE course;
2. students with a good grounding in Standard Arabic (two to three exams in Standard Arabic at university or related institutions), for whom we recommend the ADVANCED course.

The program is composed of three modules, one COMMON for all, the other two (INTERMEDIATE and ADVANCED) to be chosen according to one’s level (self-assessed).

 

Common module

– Introduction to language use in international organisations; Arabic as a language of international communication, and in particular as the official and working language of the United Nations System

– Arabic as a UN language: lexical analysis of online communication documents:

1. UN Organigram;
2. SDGs: Detailed lexical analysis of some SDGs (acquisition of specific vocabulary).

 

Intermediate module

Basic knowledge and in-depth study of the main grammatical structures of Arabic.

 

Advanced module

Arabic as a UN language: Variety communication plans Detailed analysis of sample documents of different communication plans:

1. Language of TRANSLATION of international instruments (Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Arabic, current version and “historical” version);
2. Language of DRAFTING of international instruments (CEDAW).
3. Working language of UN Main Bodies (AG Resolution A/RES/72/252)
4. Language of dissemination and communication (Internet sites various agencies; ILO publications)

 

Teaching methods

The course is offered in the second semester through lectures in presence for which attendance will be recorded:

• Attending in-presence at least 75% of the scheduled lectures, students will take the exam as attending students.
• Those who are not able to attend, or who have less than 75% attendance, will take the exam as non-attending students (the written and oral exam will be in-depth, and aimed at verifying also those skills that attending students will have acquired during the lectures in presence).

A specific online learning path (based on audio and video recordings of past years) covering the entire program will be made available on Moodle for everyone (both attending and non attending students).

 

Evaluation methods

The level of proficiency will be evaluated through a written test, followed by an oral exam.

 

 

DISCOURSE STRATEGIES IN CONTEMPORARY FRENCH (9 ECTS)

Instructor: Julie Abbou

 

Course outline

This Course provides students with concepts and methods in discourse analysis as well as analyses of socio-discursive phenomena in contemporary French.

 

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students will:

• understand the linguistic dimension of social and political phenomena, applied to French-speaking contexts
• choose and use a theoretical framework and a methodology according to their question
• build a corpus and analyzing text
• develop an argumentation in French

 

Teaching methods

Concepts and methods in the sciences of discourse:

Discursive formation; formula, freezing; Dialogism, polyphony, memory; Speech acts, performativity, agency; ideologies; Moral controversies and panics; Boundaries, categories; Axiologies, values and worlds; Audience and argument

Socio-discursive analyzes in French

Gender, Sexualities, Race, Nationalism, Colonialism, Institutional Discourse, etc.

 

Evaluation methods

The evaluation of the Course will be done during an oral exam in French in which Students will present some contents of the course (a notion that you will have particularly worked on or an analysis) (6 CFU)

Another assessment will complete this one, which will consist of the presentation of a short research project or the participation to a debate.

 

SECOND YEAR – FOURTH SEMESTER

COMPULSORY

 

GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY: REGIONS AND NETWORKS (9 ECTS)

Instructor: Giuseppe Gabusi, Assistant Professor, Department of Cultures, Politics and Society, UniTo

 

Course outline

The programme is divided in two parts: International Political Economy (defined, in its evolution, as Global Political Economy), and Political Economy of East Asia, with a focus on the People’s Republic of China.

 

Part I: Global Political Economy (GPE) and the role of the European Union

– The birth and the evolution of the discipline, the classical theories of Liberalism, Marxism, and Mercantilism; the historical roots of theoretical traditions and the American and the British school.

– The domestic sources of foreign economic policies (in trade, investment, immigration and money).

– Global trade (the evolution of the global trade regime and regional trade agreements).

– Global finance (the evolution of the international monetary and financial system and the political economy of global financial crises).

– Globalization and its consequences (the logics of economic globalization and its impact on states; the globalization of production and global value chains).

 

Part II: the political economy of East Asia

– East Asian Economic and Institutional Innovations.

– The political economy of regional integration in East Asia.

– The political economy of the developmental state.

– The political economy of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

 

Teaching methods

 

In the front lectures, all course content is taught, offering different perspectives to look at different issues in IPE. The course hosts some ‘TOChina spring seminars’, organized by the Department’s ‘TOChina center’ within the courses of ‘International Political Economy and Political Economy of East Asia’, and ‘International Relations of East Asia’. Seminars host qualified academic and business experts, and national and international officials, thereby allowing students to be exposed to actor dealing daily with issues of global political economy.

As far as oral presentations are concerned, students are divided in four groups according to their preferences (possibly adjusted by the need to have same-size groups), each devoted to the latest global developments respectively in trade, money and finance, investment and global supply chain, and economic development. A rotating member from each group must alert the class every week on ‘the news of the week’ for their topic, suggesting a document – e.g., newspaper article, blog post, policy paper – related to the same news. In the final class of the course, every group presents its final work (indicatively, a 15-20 page-long report), delivering policy suggestions adopted by the group to solve those critical problems observed in their analysis of the current world political and economic situation.

 

Support activities

 

To facilitate e-learning, at the end of every week of the semester, the professor uploads – on moodle platform – the keypoints of the topics taught in virtual class.

There is room for discussion and/or clarification, also via the Webex chat.

Attendance to those TOChina spring seminars’ that are hosted in other courses is strongly recommended.

Within the course, all activities and opportunities offered by the Department’s ‘TOChina center’ will be thoroughly presented (e.g., China Double Degrees, ChinaMed Business Program, and TOChina Summer School). For more information, see the website www.tochina.it

In order to evaluate the degree of uniformity in students’ background, in the first lecture students are asked to introduce themselves, stating the nature of their BA, and their knowledge of political economy and international economics fundamentals.

Powerpoint slides are uploaded on the instructor’s page in ‘Material didattici’ section or on moodle platform, and made available to students (some with password access, eventually, and available for non-attending students upon request).

 

 

Evaluation methods

 

For all students, the final exam consists of two tests (written and oral) on the entire programme.

The written text consists of a 2,000/2,400 word-long paper, choosing among one of the topics given by the professor at the end of the course (those non attending the course must contact the professor – giuseppe.gabusi@unito.it – to have the list of topics).

Writing a good and adequate paper means articulating the chosen topic starting from the notions acquired by studying J Ravenhill’s textbook, and applying them to current events in global political economy. It is likely that students will need further readings (which must be listed in the paper references), but in any case students must prove to be able to articulate the argument by applying their theoretical knowledge to current global affairs. Simply “copying” the textbook will not make students pass this written test.

Students’ papers must uploaded on the relevant section of the course’s Moodle platform at least 10 days before the scheduled date for the “scritto non verbalizzante” test. Papers will be evaluated on a range between 1/30 and 15/30. If the student accepts the mark of the paper, it can be carried on to other “appelli” dates, in case he/she does not accept the grade for the oral part of the exam.

The oral test consists of a semi-structured test (oral exam), to gauge the overall level of proficiency, by putting forward increasingly-complex questions, of which at least one regarding the special module of the course (up to 15 points out of 30, eventually scoring 30 cum laude).

For students attending the course, their involvement in virtual classes and in the working groups represents a further chance of learning self-evaluation, contributing to their advance in knowledge, understanding and critical analysis, that students could input in their written and oral tests. The participation to the group’s final work gives students 1 point (1/30), to be added to their final market (obtained by adding the written test result and the oral test result).

In conclusion, then, the final mark of the exam will consist of the sum of the following:

written test (paper) up to 15/30

oral test up to 15/30

additional point (1/30, or laude, eventually) for the presentation in class

 

 

Selective bibliography

 

Ravenhill, .J. (ed.) (2020) Global Political Economy, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

 

Gabusi, G. (2017), “The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated: China and the Developmental State 25 years after “Governing the Market”, The Pacific Review, 30:2, pp. 232-50.

 

Gabusi, G. (ed.) (2021) Drivers of Global Change: Responding to East Asian Economic and Institutional Innovation, Turin: Torino World Affairs Institute.

 

 

 

COMPARATIVE EUROPEAN SOCIETIES (9 ECTS)

Instructor: Sara Romanò, Professor, Department of Cultures, Politics and Society, UniTo

 

Course outline

This course adopts a sociological perspective to analyze European societies and address the question of their homogeneity or heterogeneity. We ask about the existence of a single Europe or a variety of Europe(s), studying the question in the various social and cultural components that characterize it. Our teaching fully contributes to the formation of the profile of graduates in European Studies who are able to understand, analyze and interpret social, political and cultural phenomena in a comparative key.

The purpose of the Course is to enable students to measure themselves against the historical roots and transformations that have taken place and are taking place in Europe in identities, family and cultural assets, in the economy and in the labor market, and in welfare state dynamics and political processes thanks to the tools proposed by comparative sociology.

The teaching aims at systematically comparing the social, political and cultural transformations of the main European social institutions. In particular, the Course will analyze the similarities and differences that characterize European society or European societies, with the aim of understanding whether and how appropriate it is to talk about a specific form of European society or whether it is more appropriate to talk about many Europe(s) (North/South Europe, East-West, centre/periphery, countryside/city).

 

Course modules

The teaching is divided into 3 parts:

• In the first part, we will address the topic of homogeneity and differentiation of European society by analyzing some of the crucial demographic and family transformations, with a focus on changing gender models. We will also look at labour market transformation, focusing on the increasing deregulation and flexibilization, in comparison also with other advanced societies outside Europe (such as the United States and Japan)
• In the second part, the transformations in the family, gender and working career models are linked to those in the welfare state and social citizenship, with particular attention to the micro-macro interweaving and the (re)production of social inequalities (of gender and class).
• The third part will deal with issues related to civic engagement, and collective action that have profoundly transformed contemporary European societies. We will pay particular attention to the similarities and differences between different cultural, political and institutional contexts. Moreover, we will analyze different models of regulation between economy and society and how these have faced the recent crises. In so doing, we will address the institutional change topic.

 

Evaluation methods

For those who actively participate in the course, we offer a mixed assessment:

1) The first oral assessment takes place in class and consists of the presentation of two academic papers interrelated each other in pairs or individually and chosen from a list provided by the teachers at the beginning of the course.

2) The second assessment consists of an oral presentation in pairs or individually of the written assessment – the report (see point 3 below). Students are expected to discuss the topic, structure and bibliographical references of the future report.

3) The third assessment consists of a written short paper (around 4000 words) elaborated in pairs or individually and focused on one of the topics addressed during the course. The essay topic has to be agreed with the teacher. Students are expected to use a reading list provided by the teacher at the beginning of the course (available on the Moodle platform) and carry out a bibliographic search aimed at selecting 5/6 essays considered relevant for the topic both on a theoretical and empirical level. Students are invited to pay special attention to the comparison between European countries or between Europe and other regions.  The aim of the report is to engage in dialogue with the selected essays, providing a synthesis of the theoretical debate and empirical evidence on the topic. The final version of the written report must be delivered to the teachers at least 10 days before the date of the exam.

The oral test (point 1 and point 2) will be evaluated on the basis of the clarity of exposition and the capacity of critical-analytical thinking. The written test (point 3) will be evaluated not only on these criteria, but also on the correctness and completeness of the contents, as well as on the proficiency in relevant technical language. The final grade will be given by the arithmetic average of the grades obtained during the two oral presentations in class (20% + 20%) and in the written paper (60%).

 

Selected bibliography

Manza, J. et al. (2016), The Sociology Project: Introducing the Sociological Imagination,  New York: Pearson.

1. TEACHING STAFF AND FACULTY MEMBERS

 

Aarbakke Vemund

 

Vemund Aarbakke studied philosophy, history of religions and ancient Greek at the University of Bergen, Norway. During his postgraduate studies on Balkan political history, which took place at the University of Copenhagen, he also attended courses at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Istanbul University, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, and Saints Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje. He spent the academic year 1994-1995 at the Department of Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University on a Fulbright Scholarship. He received his PhD in history from the University of Bergen 2001. He has worked as researcher at the Chr. Michelsens Institute (Bergen), Centre for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (Bergen) and the International Peace Research Institute (Oslo). He has been teaching at the School of Political Sciences of the Aristotle University since 2004 with subject area modern Balkan politics.  He has participated in several research projects and during the period 2014-15 he headed the research programme: Modernity battling tradition: the introduction of Kemalism to the Muslim minority of Western Thrace, 1920-1930. His research focuses on the study of minorities, refugees, Islam, democratisation and nationalism. His publications include: The Muslim Minority of Greek Thrace (University of Bergen, 2000); Ethnic Rivalry and the Quest for Macedonia 1870­1913 (East European Monographs, Boulder, 2003); Pomak Language Usage and the Spell of Nationalism—The Case of the Pomaks in Greece,” Slavia Islamica : language, religion and identity, edited by Robert D. Greenberg, Motoki Nomachi, Slavic Eurasian studies; no. 25,  2012, Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido University (http://src-h.slav.hokudai.ac.jp/coe21/publish/no25_ses/contents.html,“Internationalisation of the Muslim Minority Issue,” Südost-Forschungen, Band 71, 2012. The report of Petar Chaulev to Prime Minister Vasil Rodoslavov about the situation in Western Thrace in February 1914’, Balkan Studies, 49, 2015, http://www.imxa.gr/bsfiles/49/Aarbakke.pdf , “Die Region Makedonien” in Oliver Jens Schmitt – Michael Metzeltin (Hg.), Das Südosteuropa der Regionen, Wien, 2015, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. “Urban space and Bulgarian-Greek antagonism in Thrace, 1870-1912” in Maria Couroucli & Tchavdar Marinov (Eds.), Balkan Heritages – Negotiating History and Culture, Routledge 2015.

E-mail: vaarbakk@polsci.auth.gr

 

Andreou George

 

George Andreou studied political science and international relations at the University of Athens and at the College of Europe (Bruges, Belgium) and received his PhD in political science and public administration from the University of Athens (2001). He has worked as adjunct lecturer at the School of Political Sciences of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the Department of Political Science of the University of Crete and the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of the Peloponnese. He has also taught at the Postgraduate Programme ‘European and International Studies’ of the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Athens and at the National School of Public Administration as well as at the School of Political Sciences, Aristotle University. His research interests include the policies of the European Union and cohesion policy (regional/structural policy) in particular, the Europeanisation of public policies in the EU and the relations between Greece and the EU. He has published <em>The New Cohesion Policy of the EU and Greece </em>with P. Liargovas (Papazisis, Athens 2007) and various articles in Greek and international academic journals; he has also contributed to several collective volumes (in Greek and English). He edited the special issue of the <em>Greek Political Science Review</em>, <em>Institutions, Public policies and Reforms in Greece</em> (vol. 40, July 2013) and co-edited the book<em> Cohesion Policy and Multi-level Governance in South East Europe</em> (Routledge, Οxon 2011

E-mail: gioandreou@polsci.auth.gr

 

Papadopoulou Lina

 

Triantafyllia (Lina) Papadopoulou is Professor of Constitutional Law at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), Greece, holder of a Jean Monnet Chair for European Constitutional Law and Culture, and Academic Coordinator of the AUTh Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence on “European Constitutionalism and Religion(s)” (2018-21). Her main teaching at the Law School includes Constitutional Law and European Human Rights Law and Gender issues. She also teaches at the Master programs “Bioethics and Medical Law” and “Religion, Geopolitics and International Security”. Lina studied Law at AUTh (Bachelor 1993), Trier (LLM 1994) and Hannover (PhD 1998) as well as Political Theory at the London School of Economics (LSE, MSc 1999). She was a Post-doc ‘Marie Curie’ Fellow in the field of European Constitutional Law at the LSE (2000 and 2001) and AUTh (2001/02). Her primary areas of expertise include national, comparative, and European constitutional issues and human rights, focusing on democracy and political parties, economy and the constitution, equality and non-discrimination, religion and the state, and bioethical issues.  Her publications include monographs, handbooks as well as approx. 100 articles in Greek, English and German.

E-mail:linapapa@gmail.com

 

Papageorgiou Yannis

Ioannis Papageorgiou is professor in the Department of Political Sciences of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, teaching European integration, EU political systems and policies and Comparative Politics. He is a lawyer and political scientist (degree is law from the University of Athens, MA in comparative politics from the University of Paris I and MA in development cooperation from the Université Libre de Bruxelles). His PhD (2001) from the ULB dealt with regional integration in Central America. During the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU in 2012, he has acted as the Chair of the Asylum Working Party in the Council of Ministers of the EU. M. Papageorgiou has also worked as an independent expert in several international projects on migration and asylum since 2003 and was the Director of the Greek Asylum Service between 2011-2. Between 2016-2018 he worked in the Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs of the European Parliament in Brussels, dealing with the institutional aspects of Brexit and on issues of civil liberties. His academic research covers issues of European political integration, immigration policy and international humanitarian and refugee law. Since 2019, he holds the Chair Jean Monnet on “the fundamentals of European Integration: Democracy, institutions and policies”. In 2021 he was a Fulbright Visiting Scholar with the Georgetown Law University (Washington, DC).

E-mail: ipapageo@polsci.auth.gr

 

Teperoglou Eftichia

 

Eftichia Teperoglou studied political sciences and history at Panteion University, Athens. In 2008 she completed her PhD at the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Athens. From 2009 to 2014 she worked as researcher at the Center for European Social research (MZES), University of Mannheim, Germany, and for three years she carried out post-doctoral research at the Center for Research and Studies in Sociology, University institute of Lisbon, Portugal (CIES-IUL). In addition she has worked for a number of years in research projects at the National Centre for Social Research (ΕΚΚΕ). In September 2015 she took up the position of Lecturer at the School of Political Sciences with subject area “Political Sociology”. She represents Greece in the foremost European and international research networks for the study of elections and political elites. She has published in international scholarly periodicals and collective works. Her main recent publications include the monograph The other “national” elections. Analysis of the Euro elections in Greece 1981-2014 (Papazisis, International and European Politics series, Athens 2016) as well as editing (with Hermann Schmitt) the collective work The 2014 European Parliament Elections in Southern Europe: still Second-Order or Critical Contests?, South European Society and Politics series, Routledge.

E-mail : efteperoglou@polsci.auth.gr

 

Anna Caffarena

Full Professor of International Relations at the University of Turin (2019), she chairs the Master’s Degree in International Sciences (2016-2022). Since 2006, Associate Professor of International Relations at the same university and previously, since March 2000, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Teramo.

In her research, the contributions dedicated to the theory of International Relations have fueled studies on order and multilateralism, enriched in recent years by a focus on the impact of emerging actors, in particular China. The most recent monograph (il Mulino, 2018) addresses the central issue, from a conceptual and practical point of view, of the security dilemma, observing the influence of the images that convey it on contemporary world politics and in particular on the crucial US-China bilateral relationship.

From 2013 to 2015 she was Deputy Director of the Department of Culture, Politics and Society, with responsibility for teaching. Today he is Referent for Innovative Teaching of the Project of Excellence of the same Department (2018-2022).

Over time she has assumed institutional positions (Observatory for Research and Quality Protection of the University of Turin) and functions (Referent for ANVUR Accreditation of the Department) that have allowed her to gain experience in the area of evaluation, also recognized by her appointment as a member of the Expert Technical Review Panel of the United Nations System Staff College (2013-15).

In her various roles, she has been engaged in intense internationalization activities and international networking with academic institutions, research centers and stakeholders of the University.

E-mail: anna.caffarena@unito.it

 

Giuseppe Gabusi

Giuseppe Gabusi is Professor of International Political Economy and East Asian Political Economy at the Department of Culture, Politics and Society of the University of Turin. He is one of the founders of the Torino World Affairs Institute (T.wai), where he directs the Asia Prospects program. He wrote the book “The import of capitalism. The role of institutions in Chinese economic development” (Vita & Pensiero) to understand how China has managed to grow without applying the rules of the Washington Consensus.

Email: giuseppe.gabusi@unito.it ·

 

Giovanni Finizio

Giovanni Finizio is associate professor of Political Science.  He studied Political Sciences in Padova and holds a MA in Human Rights from the Università degli Studi di Bologna. PhD in political movements of contemporary Europe from the Università degli Studi di Pavia (2008). He is associate professor of the Dipartimento di Culture, Politica e Società, Università degli Studi di Torino and Director of the Region Europe Lab. He is a (Visiting Scholar with th Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero, Buenos Aires. He has written extensively on the reform of the UN Secuity Council, regional integration and the world system. He has published a book “L’Africa sovranazionale. Storia e istituzioni del regionalismo africano ». Carocci, Roma 2018. 284 pp. ISBN: 9788843088461.

 

E-mail: giovanni.finizio@unito.it

 

Sara Romanò

Sarah T. Romano is Associate Professor of Political Science and Global Studies at the Dipartimento di Culture, Politica e Società, Università degli Studi di Torino.  Undergraduate studies in Sociology at the University of Milano-Bicocca and M. A. in Sociology (summa cum laude) from the University of Turin. She holds  a Ph. D. in Sociology and Political Science (double doctorate from the University of Turin and the University of Havana (2012).

She is a researcher at the Department since 2019 and a member of the scientific committee of the Laboratory of Universities and Professions (University of Turin). Her research focuses on the social inequalities of higher education, the use of innovation in today’s society and the rising role of China.  She has written and contributed to articles and book chapters and has published the monograph “Il modello sociale ed economico di Cuba: dal “periodo especial in tempo di pace” all’attuale tappa di “aggiornamento del socialismo  ” [Socio-economic model of Cuba: from the Special Period to the more recent reforms for updating the socialism  ], Torino: Trauben (ISBN 9788866980339).

E-mail: sara.romano@unito.it