POL324H1F L0101
European Union: Politics, Institutions and Society
Themes
This course offers a comprehensive introduction to European integration. The discussions will focus first and foremost on the European Union (EU). More specifically, we will examine both the process and the (current) outcome of European/EU integration along the dimensions “deepening” and “widening.” Among the guiding questions are: What have been the driving forces of the European integration process? How does the EU’s political system work? In which policy areas is the EU an important actor? And how to account for the integration process in theoretical terms? In addition, the course will examine the “other” European integration process that has unfolded within the framework of the Council of Europe. This organization is not only older than the EU and its predecessors but also broader in geographical scope (bringing together 47 states compared to the EU’s 27) and more thematically focused, with particular emphasis placed on democracy, human rights, and the rule of law.
Texts
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Format and Requirements
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Prerequisites
POL207Y1 or POL218H1 or POL219H1 or EUR200Y1