THE EU AND EUROPEAN INTEGRATION (4 Credits)

Learning outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: Identify key perspectives, concepts,and theories on regionalism; Illustrate several important issues that affects the development of regionalism and regional integration in Europe; Describe important developments of regionalism in Europe; Analyze the systemic and any related changes that affects the development of regionalism and regional integration in Europe

Topics:

1. Introduction to regionalism;
2. Europe as a region;
3. The idea of European integration: leaders’ perspectives;
4. The history of European regionalism: reading through Treaties;
5. The institutional design of European regionalism;
6. Multilevel governance in European Union: The problem of democratic deficit;
7. Regionalization Within Europe: Is shared imagination exists among Europeans?;
8. Enlargement and the definition of European Identity;
9. Understanding EU’s actorness in international fora: The UN and WTO;
10. Understanding EU’s actorness in global affairs;
11. Understanding EU’s actorness in global affairs: What kind of power is the EU?;
12. Contemporary Debate: Identity Crisis and Euro-scepticism;
13. The future of European regionalism.