GREA PSMO 350 - Greece and the European Union

Institution:

Arcadia University

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Description:

This is a course about contemporary Greece examining the country's process of integration in the European Union (formerly European Community, EC). From the original application for associate status in the late 1950s and membership in 1981 through the present, Greece's political-economic development, as well as social life, have been profoundly shaped by the exigencies of European integration. The course offers an opportunity for students interested in politics, economics or sociology to learn about the prospects and problems facing present-day Greece in tandem with the EU. Students will also learn about contemporary Europe as well as about the nature and workings of the EU as an emerging polity and central actor in the post-Cold War period. Greece offers a particularly interesting case study of the dynamics of integration. It exposes the dilemmas of and opportunities for small member-states with weak economies, historical influences, social-political structures and foreign policy concerns, which significantly diverge from the North European 'core.' In this sense, the Greek experience is instructive about the prospects and potential challenges facing new East European states that recently joined the EU. (Athens, Greece, http://www.arcadiacenter.edu.gr/ )

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.arcadia.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 572-2900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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