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040316 SE Policy in the EU (2023W)

(MA)

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

Summary

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

  • Wednesday 04.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 11.10. 08:00 - 11:15 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 18.10. 08:00 - 11:15 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 25.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 08.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 15.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 22.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 29.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 06.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 13.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 10.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 17.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Minimum Requirements:
Eagerness to gain knowledge on the processes and actors involved in policy-making at the EU level.

Assessment criteria:
Understanding about actors and processes at the heart of the EU policy-making
Ability to produce spoken and written analyses in accordance with good academic practices as well as critically analyse the processes and actors involved in EU policy-making by using reasoned/well-informed arguments.

Evaluation (All assignments are compulsory):
• 30% Short (~250 words) weekly homework assignments/response to the readings. Deadline: Wednesdays, 11:30am. Moodle (online)
• 20% Group presentation + presentation file;
• 15% Active and informed participation in discussions;
• 35% Final paper in the length of 2000 words. Deadline: 20.01.2024

Group 2

max. 30 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 04.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 11.10. 08:00 - 11:15 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 18.10. 08:00 - 11:15 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 25.10. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 08.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 15.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 22.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 29.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 06.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 13.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 10.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Wednesday 17.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Minimum Requirements:
Eagerness to gain knowledge on the processes and actors involved in policy-making at the EU level.

Assessment criteria:
Understanding about actors and processes at the heart of the EU policy-making
Ability to produce spoken and written analyses in accordance with good academic practices as well as critically analyse the processes and actors involved in EU policy-making by using reasoned/well-informed arguments.

Evaluation (All assignments are compulsory):
• 30% Short (~250 words) weekly homework assignments/response to the readings. Deadline: Wednesdays, 1:15pm. Moodle (online)
• 20% Group presentation + presentation file;
• 15% Active and informed participation in discussions;
• 35% Final paper in the length of 2000 words. Deadline: 20.01.2024

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 creation of the single market (~450 million consumers) and the common currency (Euro: a powerful international currency, despite its young age) bear witness to it. In addition to these economic achievements, the EU is a global actor in areas such as environmental protection, international trade, development aid, etc.
In this course attending students will study: a) EU policies with a predominantly internal focus; b) EU’s external dimension of select policies; c) debate on the EU's legitimacy and democratic deficit.
The classes will be structured as follows: Group presentation - max.30min; Small-group discussions - ~15min; Open class discussion - remaining time.

Objectives of the course:
The aim of the course is twofold
a) to enable students gain an in-depth understanding of relevant EU policies/debates and thus aptly navigate the context within which business is done in the EU;
b) advance students' ability to produce spoken and written analyses in accordance with good academic practices.

Assessment and permitted materials

Attending the first session is obligatory. Maximum 2 absences are allowed.

Students shall timely upload written assignments in Moodle and engage during classroom discussions. Plagiarized assignments count as no submission. Late submissions of assignments will be penalised.

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.
Basic Textbooks:
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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