Information Package / Course Catalogue
Transatlantic Integration
Course Code: INT420
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: English
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 7
Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is to analyze the military, economic and political integration movements between the European states and USA after the Second World War.

Course Content

Second World War, Cold War era, NATO, European integration process, OEEC and OECD, end of Cold War, the transforming security concepts of NATO; Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria interventions, the changing economic structure and APEC.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.The motivation of transatlantic integration will be learnt
2.The institutions of transatlantic integration will be learnt
3.to acquire knowledge on the historical evolution of the EU-US relations
4.to understand the role of Turkey in transatlantic relations and its changing nature
5.to be familiar with the problematic areas in transatlantic relations and to understand the reasons behind them
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Jussi Hanhimaki, Benedikt Schoenborn, Barbara Zanchetta, Transatlantic Relations since 1945: An Introduction, Routledge, 2012
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction
Week 2 - Theoretical
The USA-European relations before the Second World War
Week 3 - Theoretical
Second World War
Week 4 - Theoretical
New world order: Bretton Woods Conference and the foundation of NATO
Week 5 - Theoretical
Korean War: Turkey and Greece in the alliance
Week 6 - Theoretical
Nuclear Crisis: the new security concepts of NATO
Week 7 - Theoretical
Detente: Events and conditions
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 10 - Theoretical
Arap Israel Wars, 1973 Oil Crisis
Week 11 - Theoretical
Helsinki process, the occupation of USSR to Afghanistan, Iran Islamic Revulation
Week 12 - Theoretical
Neoliberalism and transatlantic relations
Week 13 - Theoretical
End of Cold War
Week 14 - Theoretical
Transatlantic relations at 21st Century
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory125396
Individual Work54650
Midterm Examination112113
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)175
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
OÇ-1
3
3
3
5
4
4
OÇ-2
3
4
4
4
4
3
OÇ-3
4
4
4
3
3
3
OÇ-4
3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-5
4
5
4
4
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026