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EU and International Governance
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:1.00
Study Course Accepted:19.03.2024 14:08:24
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SZF_051 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 4.00 | ECTS: | 6.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Politics | Target Audience: | Political Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Māris Andžāns | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 10 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 20 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 13 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 26 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 46 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Basic knowledge of EU governance. | ||||||||
| Objective: | The course aims to explore the European Union as a supra-national governance body and its impact on national states within and beyond its borders. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | General analysis of the EU structure | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Europeanization in a historical perspective | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Acquis communautaire of the EU | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Institutions of the EU | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Role of the EU member states in policy making | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | EU policy areas | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | EU decision-making process – formal and informal practices | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Role of the EU member states versus the institutional powers of the EU institutions | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | EU as a global actor | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Current and future challenges of the EU | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Case study and role play: informal trilogue on a legal act proposal among the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | Presentations of student reports | Classes | 9.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Students will work with a significant amount of literature (some of the sources mentioned below). They will have to write two essays on course topics, they will have to be prepared to engage in meaningful discussions during seminars, they will have to participate in group work, as well as they will have to prepare at least one presentation. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Participation in classes: 45% Essays: 20% Presentation: 15% Exam: 20% | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Students demonstrate a deep understanding of the evolution of the EU and its contemporary structure and operation, including its legal framework, institutions, decision-making processes and practices, interaction between the EU institutions and their interaction with the EU member states, impact of the member states in the EU and impact of the EU beyond its borders. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Demonstrates a systematic insight in the formal and informal operation of the EU. Students should be able to analyse and assess operation of the EU and processes within and beyond its institutional framework. Demonstrates professional presentation skills and the ability to explain different EU related issues to both specialist and non-specialist audiences. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Shows a sophisticated understanding and a clear appreciation of the evolution and operation of the EU. Students should be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of the operation of the EU governance. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Visa literatūra ir angļu valodā un piemērota gan latviešu, gan angļu plūsmas studentiem | ||||||||
| 2 | Bomberg, E., Peterson J., Corbett, R. (Eds.). The European Union: how does it work? 5th ED. Oxford University Press (2018) | ||||||||
| 3 | Börzel, T., Risse, T. When Europe Hits Home: Europeanization and Domestic Change. European Integration online Papers (EIoP). Vol.4. No 15. (2000) | ||||||||
| 4 | Dedman, M. The Origins and Development of the European Union 1945-2008. A History of European Integration. Second edition. Routledge (2010) | ||||||||
| 5 | Mühlböck, M., Rittberger, B. The Council, the European Parliament, and the paradox of inter-institutional cooperation. In: Neuhold, Ch., Vanhoonacker, S. (Eds.). Dynamics of institutional cooperation in the European Union: Dimensions and effects. European Integration online Papers (EIoP). Special issue 1, Vol.19, Article 4, 1-20 (2015) | ||||||||
| 6 | Hix, S., Høyland, B. Empowerment of the European Parliament. The Annual Review of Political Science. Vol.16. 171-189 (2013) | ||||||||
| 7 | Ponzano, P., Hermanin, C., Corona, D. The Power of Initiative of the European Commission: A Progressive Erosion? Notre Europe (2012) | ||||||||
| 8 | Rosamund, B. Theories of European Integration. McMillan (2000) | ||||||||
| 9 | Thomson, R. The Council Presidency in the European Union: Responsibility with Power. JCMS, Vol.46. No.3. 593-617 (2008) | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Andžāns, M. Practical Aspects of the EU Presidencies: the Latvian Presidency and its Digital Priority. Latvian Institute of International Affairs (2015) | ||||||||
