Admission requirements
Admission to the Master International Relations, track European Union Studies.The course is designed for all EUS-students, regardless of background, though a basic knowledge of macroeconomics and the institutional set-up of the European Union is advised in order to complete the course within the timeframe allocated.
Description
The banking crisis of 2008 and its consequences has exposed some important design flaws in the setup of EMU:
Its intergovernmental governance structure which resulted in insufficient compliance with rules and common objectives.
Its too narrow focus on budgetary surveillance which resulted in insufficient attention to macro-economic imbalances.
Its lack of centralised banking supervision which resulted in vulnerable banking system and national reflexes as the banking crisis unfolded leading to a fragmentation of the financial system.
Its lack of a crisis management system: there were no firewalls and no fire brigade once the banking crisis unfolded in a full blown eurocrisis.
This had led to an important redesign of the rules, institutions and governance of EMU. This course deals with the origins, the consequences and the repair of these design flaws. Attention is given to historical, legal and economic aspects. Below you will find more details.
Course objectives
Students will gain an understanding of the redesign of EMU, which is an unprecedented acceleration in European integration. Students will learn how to interpret the numerous policies measures and proposals and the debates surrounding them and develop their skills in analyzing both primary and secondary material.
Timetable
See the website.
Mode of instruction
Seminar.
Assessment method
Presentation 30%
Paper 70%
Blackboard
Yes, see the site.
Class schedule and reading list
A reading list will be distributed at the start of the course.
Registration
Via uSis.
Contact
Dhr. B. van Riel e-mail.