30201
Undergraduate Course
WiSe 16/17: Introduction to European Integration
Sophia Schubert
Information for students
Exam: The written exam will be held on 21 February 2017, 14-16 (first week of the semester break).
Comments
The European integration process has been marked by great leaps forward and some major setbacks but after all the European Union (EU) has emerged as a key political actor that affects the daily lives of nearly 500 million people. The lecture focuses on this ambiguous political system, its history and current state and it provides a thorough understanding of the EU by combining factual information and theoretical debates. It is structured into three parts: The introductory part provides an overview of the history of the EU as well as a discussion of the major theoretical approaches to explain European integration. The second part focuses on the current political system, i.e. the EU’s institutions, its decision-making processes and some policy fields. The final third part sheds light on the societal bases of the EU and the integration process. close
Suggested reading
• Cini, M. and Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán (eds.) (2016): European Union Politics. Fifth Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Hix, S. and Bjørn Høyland (2011): The Political System of the European Union. Third Edition. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
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16 Class schedule
Additional appointments
Tue, 2017-02-21 14:00 - 16:00Klausur
Fri, 2017-04-21 10:00 - 12:00
Klausur
Regular appointments
Tue, 2016-10-18 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2016-10-25 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2016-11-01 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2016-11-08 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2016-11-15 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2016-11-22 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2016-11-29 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2016-12-06 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2016-12-13 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2017-01-03 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2017-01-10 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2017-01-17 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2017-01-24 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2017-01-31 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2017-02-07 14:00 - 16:00
Tue, 2017-02-14 14:00 - 16:00