UCL - Special questions: energy and financial crisis (IBL Chair)

[EUSL2060]

[18h] 3 credits

This course is taught in the 1st & 2d semester.

Teacher(s): Bernard Snoy et d'Oppuers(coord.)

Language: French

Level: Second

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

To allow a better understanding of two major challenges for the European Union, namely, on one side, ensuring energy security without jeopardising the sustainable development objectives, and, on the other side, formulate an appropriate response to the economic and financial crisis at the European level.

Main themes

- Evolution of energy sources and energy demand at the global level and at European level.
- Strategies pursued at European Union and at the level of Member States to ensure energy security.
- Coordination with policies aimed at environmental protection and at fighting climate change.
- Analysis of the causes of the economic and financial crisis of 2008-2009 at the global level and specificities of the crisis in Europe.
- Analysis of the initiatives taken at the global level, at EU level and at the level of specific countries to respond to the crisis and draw lessons from its causes.
- Prospects and conditions for a sustainable recovery: towards a new economic and financial governance ?

Content and teaching methods

After an inaugural lesson (two hours), which will establish the link between the challenges to the EU in the areas of energy security, sustainable development financial stability and good governance, 4 sessions of 2 hours will be devoted to energy issues and 4 other sessions of 2 hours to the economic and financial crisis.
The professor will explain the main ideas of the course through power point presentations , which will provide the basis for discussions with the students and open paths for more further research.

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Period: 2nd semester.
Periodicity: yearly.
Language: French and English.
Prerequisite: none.
Evaluation: written examination.
Support: texts to read.