Political Theories and Regime of the European Union [ LEUSL2010 ]

Basic knowledge in political science, law and history.

- Overview of European integration theories.

- Application of these theoretical models to empirical questions of EU politics and policy-making.

To develop the students’ understanding of the theories used to explain the European integration process, by introducing and evaluating the main schools of thought in European integration theory.

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.

Written or oral examination.

- Introduction to theorizing the European integration process.

- Classical integration theories : federalism, (neo-)functionalism, liberal intergovernmentalism.

- Current perspectives on European integration : governance, multi-level governance, policy networks, new-institutionalism, social constructivism, Europeanization, political economy.

To be determined by the professor in charge.

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