The objective of it is to enable students to acquire:
Knowledge:
Knowledge of the formal and informal organisational structures, procedures, routines and norms that characterise the administrative and political processes in the EU.
Skills:
Skills in the analysis of specific issues in EU politics and administration, utilising key theories in the subject area.
Competencies:
Competency in understanding the complexity of the EU’s political processes and the functions and tasks of the public administration.
The focus is on the EU’s governmental and international organisational characteristics and inter- and intrainstitutional policy in the EU, including interest groups, policy formulation and implementation, and legitimacy and democracy in the EU.
Learning outcomes and assessment criteria:
Knowledge of the formal and informal organisational structures, procedures, routines and norms that characterise the administrative and political processes in the EU.
Proficiency in analysing specific problems within politics and administration in the EU through the use of key theories in the subject area.
Competence to understand the complexity of EU’s political processes and the functions and tasks of the public administration.
The main question to be answered is: Which theories best explain the institutional dynamics and policy development of the european union and why?
Overall content: the focus is on the EU’s governance and organisational characteristics and inter- and intra-institutional policy in the EU, including interest groups, policy formulation and implementation, and legitimacy and democracy in the EU.
The main literature is: Cini, Michelle and Borragán, Nieves Pérez-Solórzano (2022) European Union Politics, Seventh Edition (Oxford University Press).
