Acting in a Multilevel Governance System

History of the EU, institutions and policies, in particular the internal market, EU2020 strategy, economic and monetary union, common foreign and security policy, cooperation in justice and home affairs, stability and growth pact, Europe after Lisbon, outlook on the opportunities and risks for Europe from enlargement.

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools

Textbook Zeilinger, et.al. (in completion)

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lecture, discussions

Assessment methods and criteria

Written final exam

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Completion of the module Global Studies – Fundamentals

Infos

Degree programme

European Economy & Business Management (Bachelor)

Cycle

Bachelor

ECTS Credits

3.00

Language of instruction

German

Curriculum

Part-Time

Academic year

2024

Semester

2 SS

Incoming

No

Learning outcome

After successful completion of the course, students can:

  • present the development of the European Union (EU), to explain it by means of integration theories and to assess the validity of these theories
  • explain and distinguish between the functions of the EU institutions
  • explain the main features of the EU's main policies and their development
  • trace and explain the main decision-making procedures in EU policy areas
  • interpret the basic contents of the lecture on the basis of the political science models and concepts learned in the previous semester

Course code

0389-20-01-BB-DE-19