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The Political Economy of the European Union

Course
2021-2022

Admission requirements

At least BSA (40 ects).

Description

Two of the first supranational European projects, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community, were both legal entities based on economic institutions and economic regulation. Nearly all of the major steps towards the European Union taken in the following years also had a clear economic rationale. These included the creation of a Common Agricultural Policy, the introduction of regional and social policies, and the creation of an Economic and Monetary Union. Europe’s expansion to the east has also brought forward several economic challenges. More recently, Europe has been dealing with a severe financial and economic crisis, the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU (‘Brexit’), and the Covid-19 pandemic, that may require new initiatives in the field of European integration.
This course aims to provide students with a thorough understanding of the political, economic and legal aspects behind the process of European integration and the political and economic challenges the European Union faces.

Course objectives

  • To provide students with a basic understanding of the political economy behind the process of European integration and the main policies of the European Union

  • To provide students with an understanding of the current legal and economic challenges facing the European Union

Timetable

The timetables are available through My Timetable.

Mode of instruction

Lectures

Assessment method

Assessment

The final mark will be a combination of the following notes obtained during the classes, weighted in the following way: The final mark will be based on a midterm exam (40%), focusing on the content of the first block of the semester, and a final exam (60%), focusing on the second block. Students who do not achieve a passing mark as the final mark will be given the opportunity to take a retake exam, which will count 100%. The retake exam is representative of the whole course content.

Weighing

The final mark for the course is established by determining the weighted average.

Resit

Any student who has not passed the course is eligible for the resit.

Inspection and feedback

How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.

Reading list

To be announced before the course.

Registration

Enrolment through uSis is mandatory.
General information about uSis is available on the website.

Contact

  • For substantive questions, contact the lecturer listed in the right information bar.

  • For questions about enrolment, admission, etc, contact the Education Administration Office: Huizinga

Remarks

Not applicable.