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040316 SE Policy in the EU (2022W)

(MA)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
ON-SITE

Summary

1 Raich , Moodle
2 Raich , Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
Registration information is available for each group.

Groups

Group 1

max. 30 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 03.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 10.10. 11:30 - 14:45 Hörsaal 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 17.10. 11:30 - 14:45 Hörsaal 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 24.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 07.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 14.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 21.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 28.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 05.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 12.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 09.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 16.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock

Assessment and permitted materials

Attendance and presence of mind are mandatory.
The classes will be structured as follows: Group presentation - max.30min; Small-group discussions - ~15min; Open class discussion - remaining time.
Late submissions of assignments will be penalised.
Plagiarized assignments count as no submission.

Group 2

max. 30 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 03.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Monday 10.10. 11:30 - 14:45 Hörsaal 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 17.10. 11:30 - 14:45 Hörsaal 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
  • Monday 24.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Monday 07.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Monday 14.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Monday 21.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Monday 28.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Monday 05.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Monday 12.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Monday 09.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Monday 16.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 16 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock

Assessment and permitted materials

Attendance and presence of mind are mandatory.
Classes will be structured as follows: Group presentation - max.30min; Small-group discussions - ~15min; Open class discussion - remaining time.
Late submissions of assignments will be penalised.
Plagiarized assignments count as no submission.

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The policies of the European Union (EU) profoundly affect the lives of people in Europe and around the world. The most commonly known policies to do that are the creation of a single market (~500 million consumers, one of the largest in the world), as well as the creation of the Euro (despite its young age, a powerful international currency). In addition to these economic achievements, the EU has become a global actor in other areas such as environmental protection, international trade, development aid, international security, etc.
This course will be divided into three parts: the first one will focus on internal policies such as the single market, Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), EU’s social dimension, etc.; the second part will concentrate on EU’s external dimension with policies such as international trade, enlargement, the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), environmental protection, etc.; in the third part students will get acquainted with issues that currently dominate the discourse about EU studies such as public opinion, democratic deficit and legitimacy of the EU.
Completion of the seminar will enable students to have a deeper understanding of selected EU policies and their impact within the EU and at the global level as well as understanding on issues dominating the discourse on the EU.

Objective of the course:
The aim of the course is twofold: a) to enable students gain in-depth understanding of relevant EU policies and select issues dominating the discourse on the EU; b) advance students' ability to produce spoken and written analyses in accordance with good academic practices.

Learning outcomes:
• Detailed understanding about relevant EU policies and select issues currently dominating the discourse on EU studies.
• Class is designed to develop students’ analytical/critical thinking and presentation techniques. Research work and essay writing target the improvement of students’ research and academic writing skills. Hence, students will learn how to:
o Independently produce spoken and written analyses in accordance with good academic practices,
o Raise good analytical questions relevant to topics provided,
o Plan and present own research, and
o Critically analyse and think conceptually about selected EU policies by using reasoned/well-informed arguments.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Minimum Requirements:
Eagerness to gain in-depth knowledge about selected EU policies and issues dominating the EU discourse.
Attendance and presence of mind are mandatory.

Assessment criteria:
Understanding of selected EU policies
Ability to produce spoken and written analyses in accordance with good academic practices as well as critically analyse chosen EU policies by using reasoned/well-informed arguments.

Evaluation (All assignments are compulsory):
• 30% Short (~250 words) weekly homework assignments/response to the readings. Deadline: Mondays, 1pm. Venue: Moodle (online)
• 20% Group presentation + presentation file;
• 15% Active and informed participation in discussions;
• 35% Final paper in the length of 2000 words. Deadline: 20.01.2023

Examination topics

Understanding of relevant EU policies & select issues currently dominating the discourse on EU studies

Reading list

A reader for the background/compulsory/additional readings with articles, book chapters, blogs/commentaries and/or other sources will be provided at the beginning of the course. Included are also guidelines on e.g. how to write policy briefs/essays, etc.
Cini, M., Perez-Solorzano Borragan, N. (eds.) (2022) ‘European Union Politics?, 7th Edition, Oxford: OUP
Wallace, H., Pollack, M.A., Roederer-Rynning, P., Young, A.R. (eds.) (2021) ‘Policy Making in the European Union’, 8th Edition, Oxford: OUP
McCormick, J. (2020) ‘European Union Politics’, 3rd Edition, London: Macmillan

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