210131 SE EC: EU institutions and decision-making (2026S)
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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- Anmeldung von Mo 02.02.2026 08:00 bis Di 17.02.2026 08:00
- Anmeldung von Do 19.02.2026 08:00 bis Mi 25.02.2026 08:00
- Abmeldung bis Mo 23.03.2026 23:59
Details
max. 50 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch
Lehrende
Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert
- Donnerstag 19.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
- Donnerstag 26.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
- Donnerstag 16.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
- Donnerstag 23.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
- Donnerstag 30.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
- Donnerstag 07.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
- Donnerstag 21.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
- Donnerstag 28.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
- Donnerstag 11.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
- Donnerstag 18.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
- Donnerstag 25.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 1 (H1), NIG 2.Stock
Information
Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung
In this seminar course we will zoom into the European Union’s institutional triangle (Commission, Council of the EU, Parliament) and the decision-making procedures available to them in passing legislation. We will study the evolution of three main and other supporting EU bodies and will critically assess their role in shaping the EU’s legislative space. We will look at the EU’s legislative procedures in detail, we will discuss which policies they are applied to, and we will assess how successful the EU is in legislating these domains. Finally, we will critically assess the EU and its role as a legislator in Europe from an academic and conceptual point of view. We will attempt to answer the question: should the EU be the primary legislator for its 27 member states and why?
Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel
Students are required to:
1. attend classes and prepare to participate in discussions based on the compulsory reading and previous classes. In addition, each student will act as a discussant for another student’s presentation, wherein the material will be sent to them in advance. These activities count for 10% of the final grade.
2. deliver one presentation related to their own research. This counts for 30% of the final grade.
3. sit a mid-term exam (7 May). These count for 30% of the final grade.
4. submit a term paper at the end of the term (10 July) related to their presentation (1500 words, +/- 10%) This counts for 30% of the final grade.
1. attend classes and prepare to participate in discussions based on the compulsory reading and previous classes. In addition, each student will act as a discussant for another student’s presentation, wherein the material will be sent to them in advance. These activities count for 10% of the final grade.
2. deliver one presentation related to their own research. This counts for 30% of the final grade.
3. sit a mid-term exam (7 May). These count for 30% of the final grade.
4. submit a term paper at the end of the term (10 July) related to their presentation (1500 words, +/- 10%) This counts for 30% of the final grade.
Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab
Students not attending the first class without notification as well as proof (e.g. doctor’s note) will be deregistered. Students are allowed to miss a maximum of 2 classes, excluding the first one and the exam session.
If you would like to drop the course, please do so after the first session to allow students from the waiting list to join. Please register via u:space within the registration period. Registration after that period is not possible.Timely submission of all assignments is a prerequisite to completing the class with a positive grade. Likewise, respecting the standards of good scientific practice as well as the instructions are prerequisites for completing the course successfully. Turnitin will be used to check for potential plagiarism.You are allowed to use artificial intelligence tools for language editing only (e.g. DeepL Write) and prohibited from using generative AI for your assignments. You are not allowed to use generative AI (e.g. ChatGPT, Gemini, Llama, Claude, etc.) to produce nor to translate text. If you need to translate short pieces of text, please use narrow translation software (DeepL Translate, Google Translate, etc.). To ensure good academic practice, the seminar leader may invite students to a short interview after submission of the seminar paper, which must be completed successfully. Students suspected of having used generative AI for their assignments will be subject to a consultation and may receive a negative mark.The compulsory literature and class discussions serve as the basis for the exams.Each assignment will be marked on a scale of 1-100 marks. The aggregated result of the three assignments will be converted to a grade at the end of the semester according to the scale below.Grading scale:
88-100 Excellent (1)
75-87 Good (2)
63-74 Satisfactory (3)
51-62 Sufficient (4)
0-50 Insufficient (5)
If you would like to drop the course, please do so after the first session to allow students from the waiting list to join. Please register via u:space within the registration period. Registration after that period is not possible.Timely submission of all assignments is a prerequisite to completing the class with a positive grade. Likewise, respecting the standards of good scientific practice as well as the instructions are prerequisites for completing the course successfully. Turnitin will be used to check for potential plagiarism.You are allowed to use artificial intelligence tools for language editing only (e.g. DeepL Write) and prohibited from using generative AI for your assignments. You are not allowed to use generative AI (e.g. ChatGPT, Gemini, Llama, Claude, etc.) to produce nor to translate text. If you need to translate short pieces of text, please use narrow translation software (DeepL Translate, Google Translate, etc.). To ensure good academic practice, the seminar leader may invite students to a short interview after submission of the seminar paper, which must be completed successfully. Students suspected of having used generative AI for their assignments will be subject to a consultation and may receive a negative mark.The compulsory literature and class discussions serve as the basis for the exams.Each assignment will be marked on a scale of 1-100 marks. The aggregated result of the three assignments will be converted to a grade at the end of the semester according to the scale below.Grading scale:
88-100 Excellent (1)
75-87 Good (2)
63-74 Satisfactory (3)
51-62 Sufficient (4)
0-50 Insufficient (5)
Prüfungsstoff
The compulsory literature and class discussions serve as the basis for the exams.
The list of compulsory reading will be published on Moodle in the first week of the semester.
The list of compulsory reading will be published on Moodle in the first week of the semester.
Literatur
To be provided in the syllabus on the first week of the semester.
Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis
Letzte Änderung: Mo 27.07.2026 09:27