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PL52128: European Union politics in a changing world

[Page last updated: 16 August 2024]

Academic Year: 2024/25
Owning Department/School: Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
Credits: 10 [equivalent to 20 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 200
Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Period:
Semester 1
Assessment Summary: CWES 30%, CWRI 70%
Assessment Detail:
  • Review article (CWES 30% - Qualifying Mark: 50)
  • Policy brief on a specific recent case (CWRI 70% - Qualifying Mark: 50)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of the unit, you will be able to:
  • apply theoretical approaches to the functioning of the EU
  • interpret and evaluate the development of rules and their application in specific cases
  • critically analyse different perspectives on the EU's functioning as a rule-making body, its relations with its member states, and with third parties in the rest of the world



Synopsis: Gain an overview of key questions about the EUs role and capacity as a collective actor in the world today. You'll consider how rules are generated in the EU and how they are applied within and outside of its borders. Through theoretical and empirical analysis of specific cases, you'll develop analytical skills and knowledge of the EU and its place within the global order.

Content: The unit begins with an overview of the EUs development, with reference to integration theories and other appropriate theories from comparative politics and international relations. The Unit then considers specific cases of the generation and application of rules within and outside the EU, and the interplay of interests and ideas in the functioning of the organization.

Course availability:

PL52128 is a Must Pass Unit on the following courses:

Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
  • THPL-AFM43 : MA Contemporary European Studies: Politics, Policy and Society
  • THPL-AFM44 : MA Contemporary European Studies with Transatlantic Track (Euromasters) 

PL52128 is Optional on the following courses:

Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies

Notes:

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