GO 220 - European Politics and Integration

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Bentley University

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Description:

Prerequisite(s): GO 100, GO 105 or GO 120, and permission of the instructor Introduces the student to governments, politics and major current issues that concern the people of the European Union. Through its "virtual classroom," students will be able to discuss the issues brought up in class with their colleagues at other European universities and thus be able to hear their opinions first hand. By examining the European Union and its effect on the disparate group of major countries, the course will focus on several policy areas to explore the positive and negative effects of integration. During spring break, the class will travel to Brussels to visit the EU institutions themselves, hear guest lecturers on EU integration, and possibly meet up with some of the European students with whom they have been corresponding. After the trip, the class will participate in a simulation where the students will represent the EU member states in a mock session of the Maastricht negotiations on the Common Foreign and Security Policy. I

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bentley.edu

Phone Number:

(800) 523-2354

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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