THE EUROPEAN UNION: HISTORY, POLITICAL ECONOMY AND SOCIETY

Course description:

This course is organized around a series of controversies regarding the European Union. The EU has become the world’s largest market, with over 500 million people. It is unique in world history in creating a form of government across 27 nation states without military conquest or force. It has become an economic, diplomatic and arguably a political actor at a superpower level, though militarily it remains less important. What is Europe exactly? How far can it or should it expand? Is Europe Christian, Secular, Liberal, Socialist? Who else should join – Turkey, Russia, Israel, North African countries? Is the European Social Model an alternative to American Free Market policies? Can it Survive Globalization? Can Europe replace the US a leader of the West? How does the EU work-is it really democratic? If so, how do the citizens of 27 countries influence their continental governmental bodies? Who is in charge and how do the institutions of Europe work? Is the Euro the future reserve money for the world economy, replacing the dollar?

See syllabus from past semesters.

Course day and time:

Tuesday: 10:15am - 11:30am (Classroom)

Thursday: 3:00pm - 4:15pm (Classroom)

Lesson format:

in-classroom lectures and discussions

Keywords:

POLITICAL SCIENCE, INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

Faculty:

Eszter Salgó

Pre-Requisites:

none

Enrollment Limited to 12

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