210033 PS BAK5: Development, institutions and policymaking of the EU (2025S)
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from We 05.02.2025 08:00 to We 19.02.2025 08:00
- Registration is open from Fr 21.02.2025 08:00 to We 26.02.2025 08:00
- Deregistration possible until Mo 24.03.2025 23:59
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Wednesday 19.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
- Wednesday 26.03. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
- Wednesday 02.04. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
- Wednesday 09.04. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
- N Wednesday 30.04. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
- Wednesday 07.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
- Wednesday 14.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
- Wednesday 21.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
- Wednesday 28.05. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
- Wednesday 04.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
- Wednesday 11.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
- Wednesday 18.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
- Wednesday 25.06. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Students are required to
1. attend classes (maximum of missed classes: 2!), do the compulsory reading and be prepared for class as well as participate in the discussions. This includes an oral revision of the issues raised and discussed in the lesson before, as well as acting as a discussant for another student’s presentation. Both activities are carried out at least once by each student. This counts for 10 % of the final grade.
2. deliver one presentation related to their own research. This counts for 20 % of the final grade.
3. sit a midterm and an end-of-term exam. These count for 30 % of the final grade.
4. submit a term paper at the end of the term (1000 words, +/- 10 %) This counts for 40 % of the final grade.
1. attend classes (maximum of missed classes: 2!), do the compulsory reading and be prepared for class as well as participate in the discussions. This includes an oral revision of the issues raised and discussed in the lesson before, as well as acting as a discussant for another student’s presentation. Both activities are carried out at least once by each student. This counts for 10 % of the final grade.
2. deliver one presentation related to their own research. This counts for 20 % of the final grade.
3. sit a midterm and an end-of-term exam. These count for 30 % of the final grade.
4. submit a term paper at the end of the term (1000 words, +/- 10 %) This counts for 40 % of the final grade.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Minimum Requirements and Evaluation
Students not attending the first class without notification as well as proof (e.g. doctor’s note) will be unsubscribed. Students are allowed to miss a maximum of two classes per term. For any further absences, with or without a valid excuse, additional assignments are required.If you want 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.Students are required to submit ALL assignments on time and to respect the standards of good scientific practice as well as the given instructions in order to receive a positive grade. Turnitin will be used to check for potential plagiarism. In this course, you are allowed to use artificial intelligence tools for research and language editing only and such usage has to be acknowledged explicitly. 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 positively. Late assignments without an extension will be subject to an increasing deduction of points (1 per day on a 15-point scale).Grading scale:
88-100 Excellent (1)
75-87 Good (2)
63-74 Satisfactory (3)
51-62 Sufficient (4)
0-50 Insufficient (5)
Students not attending the first class without notification as well as proof (e.g. doctor’s note) will be unsubscribed. Students are allowed to miss a maximum of two classes per term. For any further absences, with or without a valid excuse, additional assignments are required.If you want 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.Students are required to submit ALL assignments on time and to respect the standards of good scientific practice as well as the given instructions in order to receive a positive grade. Turnitin will be used to check for potential plagiarism. In this course, you are allowed to use artificial intelligence tools for research and language editing only and such usage has to be acknowledged explicitly. 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 positively. Late assignments without an extension will be subject to an increasing deduction of points (1 per day on a 15-point scale).Grading scale:
88-100 Excellent (1)
75-87 Good (2)
63-74 Satisfactory (3)
51-62 Sufficient (4)
0-50 Insufficient (5)
Examination topics
The compulsory literature and class discussions serve as the basis for the exams.
The list of compulsory reading will be published on moodle.
The list of compulsory reading will be published on moodle.
Reading list
The list of compulsory reading will be published on moodle.Recommended literature:Gstöhl, Sieglinde and Simon Schunz (eds.) (2021) The external action of the European
Union: concepts, approaches, theories (London: Red Globe Press)Cini, Michelle/ Pérez-Solórzano Borragán, Nieves (eds.), European Union Politics (7th edn.,
Oxford: Oxford University Press)Richardson, Jeremy/Mazey, Sonia (eds.) (2015), European Union Power and policy-making (4th edn., London: Routledge), 399-418.Hix, Simon/Høyland, Bjørn (2011), The political system of the EU (3rd edn., Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan).
Union: concepts, approaches, theories (London: Red Globe Press)Cini, Michelle/ Pérez-Solórzano Borragán, Nieves (eds.), European Union Politics (7th edn.,
Oxford: Oxford University Press)Richardson, Jeremy/Mazey, Sonia (eds.) (2015), European Union Power and policy-making (4th edn., London: Routledge), 399-418.Hix, Simon/Høyland, Bjørn (2011), The political system of the EU (3rd edn., Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan).
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Last modified: We 19.03.2025 11:26
Course Description:
In this proseminar course, we will take a thorough look at the development of the EU, its institutions and actors, as well as processes happening within and related to the EU in general as well as regarding the particular policy fields. We will also focus on theories and concepts which help us analysing the EU’s policymaking.
Methods:
• Reading and analysis of academic literature
• Presentations
• Discussions and interactive tasks in different groups and formats
• Carrying out your own research and writing of a short research paperGoals:
After attending the course, carrying out all assignments conscientiously and participating in an active manner, students should be able to
• approach and read academic literature in a systematic and critical way
• describe the development of the European Union
• describe and explain the workings of the EU’s institutions and other actors with relation to the EU
• describe and explain the EU’s policy making in different policy fields
• ask research questions with regard to the EU and answer those based on their own research
• carry out basic analyses and present them orally as well as in writing