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Lehrende/r: Univ-Prof. Dr. Arne Niemann
Veranstaltungsart:
Vorlesung
Anzeige im Stundenplan:
V Thema IB
Semesterwochenstunden:
2
Unterrichtssprache:
Englisch
Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl:
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Inhalt:
Amongst all regional integration projects, the European integration process is the one which impinges most deeply on the competences of the nation-state. Knowledge of its historical foundations, its theoretical underpinnings and the content of major EC/EU policies are a precondition for understanding and explaining European (Union) policy-making.
The course seeks to give comprehensive insights into the history, theory and policies of European integration. The first part of the course will introduce into the overall subject matter and look at some historical roots and foundations of the European integration project. This will be followed by discussing the most important theoretical approaches towards (European) integration and will also form the basis for the analysis of (some of the) subsequent topics. The third and main part of the course will focus on the content as well as the scope and level of integration of major EU/EC policies (including the single market, monetary union, agricultural policy, social policy, justice and home affairs, security and defence policy). This part aims at applying the insights of section one, and especially section two, to specific policy areas and seeks to illustrate the knowledge gained by way of (concrete) examples. The final part of this course will look at the future of EU policy-making.
The language of instruction is English.
Empfohlene Literatur:
Cini, Michelle and Nieves Perez-Solorzano Borragan (eds) (2010), European Union Politics, Third Edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
(Fine book, with many valuable chapter written by experts in the particular fields).
Dinan, Desmond (2005), Ever Closer Union: An Introduction to European Integration, 3rd Edition, Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan, chapters 1-6.
(Perhaps the most widely read introductory book on European integration; a classic. Takes foremost a historical approach)
Eilstrup-Sangiovanni, Mette (ed.) (2006), Debates on European Integration: A Reader, London: Palgrave Macmillan.
(A fine reader, especially covering the most important theoretical texts on European integration)
George, Stephen and Bache, Ian (2006), Politics in the European Union, Oxford: Oxford University Press. (Also a very good introduction)
McCormick, John (2008), Understanding the European Union: A Concise Introduction, 4th Edition, Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan.
(This is an accessible basic introduction)
Nelson, Brent and Alexander Stubb (eds) (2003), The European Union: Readings on the Theory and Practice of Integration, Third Edition, Lynne Rienner Publishers.
(A fine reader, especially covering the most important theoretical texts on European integration)
Wallace, Helen, Mark Pollack and Young, Alasdair (eds) (2010), Policy-Making in the European Union, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
(Excellent book; each chapter written by an expert in the particular policy area; somewhat more advanced than the above ones).
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The language of instruction is English.
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