5 credits
30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Fontan Clément;
Language
French
Prerequisites
An introductory course in macro-economics and/or European Integration.
Main themes
This political economy course focuses on the co-construction of the European political and economic spheres since the 1950's. The first section of the course analyses the background of European Economic integration, the build-up of the Single market and the creation of the single currency. The second section zooms in on the Eurozone macro-economic coordination, e.g. the integration of monetary, fiscal, budgetary and financial policies from 1999 to 2010. The third section introduces the EU sectorial economic policies, including the Common Agricultural policy, the competition policy, regional policies and international trade policies. The fourth section tackles the EU crises and future challenges: the Eurozone crisis, the ecological transition and the Brexit.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | - Providing the basic knowledge on the main macro-economic concepts and models as well as empirical knowledge on the European economy. - Developing student¿s critical analytical thought on the co-construction of economic and political fields. - Developing student¿s problematization abilities, written synthesis and oral expression. - Teaching students how to manipulate political economy tools to analyze future European economic developments. |
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
Beyond the content described above, the course will call for active participation of the student through compulsory readings of academic articles or book chapters, oral presentations on current European economic developments and the writing of a term paper. That paper will be in line both with the topics of the course.
Evaluation methods
The evaluation will be performed through collective oral exercises described in the section content and a final individual written exam.
Bibliography
Aucun achat d’ouvrage ou de manuel n’est requis. Toutes les ressources bibliographiques nécessaires seront accessibles via le moodle ou la bibliothèque de l’UcL. Vu les développements récents afférant aux politiques économiques européennes et l’ampleur du sujet étudié, ce cours ne suivra pas un manuel particulier. Cependant, en addition des lectures hebdomadaires obligatoires, les étudiant.e.s peuvent se référer aux manuels suivants:
- Defraigne, J. C., & Nouveau, P. (2017). Introduction à l'économie européenne.
- Michel Dévoluy (Dir.), Les Politiques économiques européennes : Enjeux et défis, éditions du Seuil, 2004.
- Hans-Jurgen Bieling, The Political Economy of the European Union (Exploring Europe's Future), Open Society eds, 2015
- Baldwin, R. E., Wyplosz, C. The economics of European integration (Vol. 2). Berkshire: McGraw-Hill Education. 2006.
- Talani, L. S. European Political Economy: Political Science Perspectives. Ashgate. (2004).
- OFCE, L’économie européenne 2018. La Découverte, « Repères », 2018
Faculty or entity
EURO
