Economics and Politics of European Integration 4.17.E.603

Introduction to European Union
EU and it tasks
The single market
The euro currency
The phillars of EU
European Union funds as an instrument of integration
Integration and regional development of EU
A Europe of freedom, security and justice
What does it mean to be a European citizen?
Building on knowledge and innovation in EU
The EU on the world stage

Supplementary literature

1. Dehousse, R., Weiler, J. H. H., & Wallace, W. (1990). The dynamics of European integration. Pinter Publishers. 2. Maassen, P., & Olsen, J. P. (Eds.). (2007). University dynamics and European integration (Vol. 4). Dordrecht: Springer. 3. other materials provided by the teacher

Type of course

obligatory courses

Course coordinators

Agnieszka Dembicka-Niemiec

Learning outcomes

Student has a structured knowledge of the European Union policy, has an advanced knowledge of selected facts about the functioning of the European community, including basic theoretical knowledge of economic development and integration of EU countries.
The student knows the basic economic and legal conditions and concepts related to the areas of functioning of the European Union

Assessment criteria

Summative assessment

The summary assessment consists of:
1. grade from a colloquium checking the knowledge acquired by students and the ability to apply it to the analysis, interpretation and solving of practical problems (80%),
2. student activity during lectures, manifested by preparation, participation in discussions, self-formulation of questions concerning the discussed topic, analysis of case studies, etc. (20%).

Practical placement

none

Bibliography

1. Rosamond, B. (2000). Theories of European integration.
2. Gilbert, M. (2017). European integration. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
3. Pollack, M. A. (2007). The new institutionalisms and European integration (No. p0031). University of Hamburg, Faculty for Economics and Social Sciences, Department of Social Sciences, Institute of Political Science.
4. Pelkmans, J. (2006). European integration. Pearson Educación.
5. Majone, G. (2009). Dilemmas of European integration: the ambiguities and pitfalls of integration by stealth. OUP Catalogue.
6. Pollack, M. A. (2001). International relations theory and European integration. JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, 39(2), 221-244.

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