The political basis of the European Integration

Teacher(s)

Jacquot Sophie;

Language

French

Prerequisites

None.

Main themes

The course explores different fields of analysis. First, it examines the notion of "political integration". Second, it presents the European integration as a unique category which is developing its own process of institution-building through internal evolutions. Finally, the course examines the European political system and its environment. It presents the role and the behaviour of the different actors of the system.

Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	The aim of the course is to introduce the students to the political analysis of the European Union.

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”.

Content

- Meaning of European integration and presentation of the different historical models of political integration. - The European integration as a process of political unification. - The European Union as political system and political regime. - Theories of European integration.

Evaluation methods

Written or oral examination.

Faculty or entity

EURO