The Politics and Governance of the EU

Module overview

This module focuses on the European Union (EU) as a system of public policy-making and aims to provide students with a working knowledge of the history of European integration, the main EU institutions, the EU policy process, main theoretical debates as well as the key EU policies, such as the Monetary Union, Brexit and Enlargement, or the EU’s growing activity in Justice and Home Affairs. Towards the end of the module, students will have the opportunity to discuss some of the key current issues and challenges confronting the EU’s future direction: its democratic legitimacy; the process of Brexit; the Eurozone crisis and Britain’s relationship with the EU.

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

2 hours of lectures per week. All will be recorded and posted on Blackboard. Lectures will be delivered face to face , total of 24 hours of lectures (2 hours per week X 12 weeks). 3 hours will be dedicated to support with the assignments and 3 hours of guest talks/speakers.

Study time
Type	Hours
Teaching	36
Independent Study	114
Total study time	150

Resources & Reading list

General Resources

Journals. • Journal of European Public Policy • Journal of Common Market Studies • Western European Politics • Journal of European Integration • European Union Politics

Internet Resources

C Gateway to the European Union.

European Navigator.

European Voice.

Facts and figures on the EU.

European Convention.

Daily news on the EU.

UK Office of the European Parliament.

Alternative news source.

Foreign Office: Britain in the EU.

Archive of European integration (online resource on European integration at University of Pittsburgh, USA).

University Association for Contemporary European Studies.

Textbooks

Bache, I., George, S. and Bulmer, S. (2011). Politics in the European Union. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Nugent, N. (2010). The Government and Politics of the European Union. Basingstoke and London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Cini, M. and Perez-Solorzano Borragan, N. (eds.) (2013). European Union Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Wallace, H., Pollack, M., Young, A. (eds) (2010). Policy-Making in the European Union. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Bomberg, E. and Stubb, A. (ed.) (2012). The European Union: How Does it Work?. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Richardson, J. (ed.) (2005). European Union: Power and Policy-Making. London: Routledge.

Buonanno, L. and Nugent, N. (2013). Policies and Policy Processes of the European Union. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

Assessment

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Policy brief	40%
Essay	60%

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Essay	100%

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External