MCAS HP PS 261 - European Union Politics

Institution:

Arcadia University

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Description:

This is an introductory course to the institutions, policies and current political issues of the European Union (EU). It includes an historical overview of the integration process, as well as an analysis of the most important International Relations and Comparative Politics theories about European integration. Moreover, it examines the policy-making structures and functions of the EU institutions and the state of integration with particular attention to security and defence policy, and external relations. The course will include a combination of lecture and discussions as well as a series of individual presentations. More specifically, the course analyzes the following issues and concepts: From the European Community to the European Union; Theories on European integration: federalism; new-functionalism, new-institutionalism; The EU Institutions and Actors; The Economic and Monetary Union The Enlargment Process; The Common Foreign and Security and Defense Policy (CFSP/ESDP); The Barcelona Process and EU Mediterran ean policy; The Neighborhood Policy; The EU as a global actor. AUC Designation: Ss

Credits:

3.00

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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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