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Educational & Academic Programs
Lecturer: Prof. Gonca Oğuz Gök
Description:
This seminar explores the European Union’s role in shaping global gender governance through its policies, institutional frameworks, and cooperation with international and regional organizations. It traces the evolution of the EU’s gender agenda and assesses how the Union promotes inclusive and equitable norms globally.
Learning Outcomes:
Students develop a critical understanding of the EU’s normative power in gender governance and evaluate the effectiveness of EU gender policies in addressing global challenges and sustainable development.
Lecturer: Prof. Emel Parlar Dal
Description:
This seminar examines the EU as a normative actor in global governance, focusing on its interactions with formal institutions and informal networks in an increasingly multipolar international system.
Learning Outcomes:
Students gain insights into the EU’s influence on global norms and its strategies for addressing complex governance challenges.
Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Rahime Süleymanoğlu Kürüm
Description:
This seminar explores feminist epistemic justice and its relevance beyond the EU context, emphasizing plural knowledge systems and marginalized voices in global governance.
Learning Outcomes:
Students develop critical perspectives on gendered knowledge production and its impact on global policy frameworks.
Lecturer: Dr. Melis Cin
Description:
This seminar analyzes the EU’s contributions to advancing gender equality within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), integrating theoretical debates with policy analysis.
Learning Outcomes:
Students understand the EU’s strategic role in implementing SDG-related gender policies at the global level.
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Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Radiye Funda Karadeniz
Description:
This seminar explores the EU’s strategic engagement in global governance, focusing on crisis management and multilateral cooperation.
Learning Outcomes:
Students assess the EU’s capacity to influence global policymaking and respond to complex governance crises.
Lecturer: Prof. Hakan Mehmetcik
Description:
This seminar examines the EU’s dual role as both a regional and trans-regional actor and its strategies for addressing crises across diverse geopolitical contexts.
Learning Outcomes:
Students gain insights into the EU’s partnerships with global actors and its contributions to international governance solutions.
Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Özge Onursal Beşgül
Description:
This seminar focuses on norm diffusion and Europeanization processes, analyzing how EU norms travel beyond its borders and shape global governance structures.
Learning Outcomes:
Students critically evaluate how the EU fosters policy convergence and international norm development.
Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Hüsrev Tabak
Description:
This seminar examines the development and international diffusion of EU gender justice norms and their influence on global policy frameworks.
Learning Outcomes:
Students understand the EU’s normative influence in promoting gender-inclusive governance.
Lecturer: Prof. Selver Şahin
Description:
This seminar explores the EU’s human security approach and its contributions to women’s empowerment within the SDGs framework.
Learning Outcomes:
Students analyze gendered dimensions of security and the EU’s strategies for sustainable development.
Lecturer: Prof. Gonca Oğuz Gök
Description:
This seminar investigates the intersection of democracy, gender norms, and EU policies, highlighting how the Union promotes democratic governance and gender equality worldwide.
Learning Outcomes:
Students assess how democratic principles and gender equality are integrated into EU external action.
Lecturer: Prof. Gonca Oğuz Gök
Description:
This seminar critically explores how EU gender norms are adapted within Global South contexts, addressing political, social, and economic challenges.
Learning Outcomes:
Students gain a nuanced understanding of policy transfer, localization, and international development dynamics.
Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Marella Bodur Ün
Description:
This seminar examines EU gender equality policies and their influence on Türkiye’s gender frameworks, focusing on Europeanization, alignment, and divergence.
Learning Outcomes:
Students analyze the interaction between EU standards and domestic gender governance in Türkiye.
Lecturer: Prof. Gonca Oğuz Gök
Description:
This seminar explores cooperation between the EU and international organizations such as the United Nations in advancing gender-inclusive policies and shaping global governance.
Learning Outcomes:
Students evaluate multilateral partnerships and their effectiveness in promoting global gender equality.
Lecturer: Prof. Gonca Oğuz Gök
Description:
This seminar examines the EU’s role as a normative power, focusing on measurement tools, indicators, and policy frameworks that advance gender equality and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Learning Outcomes:
Students critically assess the EU’s effectiveness in shaping international norms and measurable policy progress.
Lecturer: Assoc. Prof. Çiğdem Nas
Description:
This seminar examines the European Union’s role in promoting climate action and sustainability through its external governance and foreign policy instruments, including trade agreements, neighbourhood and enlargement policies, development cooperation, and multilateral climate diplomacy. It also explores the external dimension of the European Green Deal and the EU’s efforts to shape global environmental norms.
Learning Outcomes:
Students develop a critical understanding of the EU’s leadership in global climate governance and evaluate the effectiveness of its external sustainability strategies.
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