EUROPEAN UNION POLITICS

The course European Union Politics introduces students to EU institutions and EU politics. This course is taught in English.

This seminar aims to introduce Master’s students to EU institutions and EU politics. The seminar is divided into three parts. The first part of the seminar will focus on EU institutions and EU decisional processes. The second part of the seminar will focus on EU public policies. The third part of the seminar will focus on specific issues linked to the integration process.

After this class, students should have an improved ability to read political science papers. They should also be more familiar with EU politics and be able to apply their knowledge to the understanding of EU decisional processes, EU public policies and the main issues raised by European integration. Finally, they should have developed their analytical skills through the case-study.

At least 6 ECTS in History/Political and Social Sciences.

PART 1: EU Institutions. PART 2: EU public policies. PART 3: Contemporary issues: integration and disintegration.

Available on Moodle.

Before each session, students should read one article (see the file 'Compulsoy readings' on Moodle). The compulsory readings are available on Moodle.

Textbooks:
Hodson, D., & Peterson, J. (Eds.). (2017). The institutions of the European Union. Oxford University Press.
Kenealy, D., Peterson, J. and Corbett, R. (Eds.) (2018) The European Union: How does it work? Fifth Edition.
Wallace, H., Pollack, M. A., & Young, A. R. (Eds.). (2020) Policy-making in the European Union. 8th edition. Oxford University Press.

Final written exam. Duration: 1,5 hours.
Questions on the compulsory readings.
The exam will be the same for all students (attendant, non attendant, Erasmus, international students in exchange).

written

30L (31): excellent understanding of the questions and the main concepts, excellent ability to formulate arguments and excellent coherence of the argumentation; 30-28: very good understanding of the questions and the main concepts, and very good ability to formulate arguments despite some inaccuracies; 27-26: good understanding of the questions and the main concepts, and good ability to formulate arguments despite significant inaccuracies and logical inconsistencies; 25-23: fair work with significant weaknesses in the understanding of the questions and the main concepts, in the formulation of arguments and in the ability to reason logically; 22-19: basic understanding of the main concepts with significant misunderstandings and errors; inaccurate and/or illogical formulation of arguments; 18: performance meets the minimum criteria; grades below 18: performance does not meet the minimum criteria.

Lectures and compulsory readings before the lectures. Blended course.

For this class, there is no distinction between attendant students and non attendent students. The same evaluation criteria apply to all students and the programme for the exam is the same for all students.

A more complete syllabus is available on Moodle. Students should also read this more detailed syllabus.

For questions, students should consult the teacher during her office hours (the schedule of the office hours is published on the webpage of the teacher).

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "International cooperation" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development