European Politics: The European Union
Fall & Spring
| 3 credits
| Core course
| Study Tour:
European Politics & Society: Brussels (European Politics Track)
International Relations
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Political Science
The European Union has been called a UPO (unidentified political object) because it is not a state, yet it is more powerful than any other international organization. This course offers a broad study of the EU, including the EU’s historical development, governing institutions, political processes, major policies, and role in European integration.
During the second half of the semester, students will participate in a Simulation European Union Game. They will be split into groups of four or five students, where they will research and represent a country in the European Union. The students will receive a topic for the Simulation Game (in the past these topics have ranged from European Enlargement to the COP 15 meeting in Copenhagen) and the students must negotiate for a EU resolution that most benefits their country.
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Prerequisites
Two university-level Political Science courses, with at least one focusing on either International Relations or Comparative Politics.
Field Studies
- Folketing
- At the Danish Parliament you will have a presentation by a Parliament member and discuss the parliamentary control of the Danish government’s policy in the EU and the role of the European Affairs Committee and national parliaments in the EU process.
Instructors
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Jacob Buksti
Cand. mag. (Political Science and Contemporary History, University of Aarhus, 1972). Member of Parliament for the Social Democrats, 1994-2005. Minister for Transport, 2000-2001. Party Spokesman on Taxes and Fiscal Affairs, 2001-5. With DIS since 2003.
