European Union:
<>The Politics of the European Integration

PSCI 298

 

Dr. Alexander Klein                                                                                                                            T, W, TR  9:00-11:00
 

Course Requirements:

Apart from active participations in classes, full attendance, presentation, weekly quizzes, final exam and an essay will be required.

Essay
The individual selection should be made within the first two weeks of lectures after a consultation with the teacher. The topic has to be approved by the teacher. The essay (between 4,500 and 5,000 words) has to be submitted in Week 5.

 Presentations
25 minute class presentation is expected to be given by each student. Presentations are expected to provide an in-depth analysis of one of the topics discussed in the lectures.

Full Attendance
Students are expected to attend each lecture and class. Missing one lecture or class would lead to a lower grade. Students are also expected to be on time. Tolerance is up to five minutes. More than five minutes delay counts as a missing lecture/class.



Evaluation

Weekly quizzes             10%

Presentation                  10%

Class participation         10%

Essay                           30%

Final Exam                   40%


                                                                                     READINGS 

Nugent, Neill: The Government and Politics of the European Union. Houndmills, GB: Macmillan, 1999.

Swann, Dennis: European Economic Integration: Common Market, the European Union and Beyond. Cheltenham, GB: Edward Elgar, 1996.
Dedman, Martin, J.: The Origins and Development of the European Union 1945-95: A History of European Integration 1st ed., London, GB: Routledge, 1996.
The European Union online: http://europa.eu/index_en.htm
THE COURSE OUTLINE BY WEEKS 

 

Week 1:

Introduction to economic and political integration

Theories of political and economic integration

The EU as a case study of economic integration

 

Quiz #1

 

Readings: Dedman, chapters 1, 2

                   Swan, chapters 4, 5



Week 2:         

The History of the EU:

The European Coal and Steal Community

EUROATOM

The European Economic Community

The European Union

 

Quiz #2

 

Readings: Dedman: chapters 4, 5

                 http://europa.eu/


Week 3:

The EU Institutions:

The European Commission

The European Council

The European Parliament

The Court of Justice

The European Central Bank

 

Quiz #3

 

Readings: Nugent: chapters 6-9

                http://europa.eu/

 

Week 4:

The Policies of the EU:

Common Agricultural Policy

Trade Policy

Monetary Integration/Common Currency

       

Quiz #4

 

Readings: Swann: chapter 8

                Nugent: chapters 13, 15

 

 

Week 5:         

The EU Enlargements: A Closer Look:

Southern Enlargement

Tale of the UK accession

1980s Enlargement

East European Enlargement

 

Quiz #5

 

Readings: Dedman: chapter 6

                 http://europa.eu/

 

Week 6:         

The Future of the EU

Final Exam (90 minutes)

           

Last Modified: 17 November, 2006
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