EURO3003

Course Descriptions

The course examines the causes and historical evolution of European integration and then looks analytically at the institutions and the policies of the European Union, assessing their effectiveness and investigating their implications for the rest of the world. It provides a focused examination of the political economy of European integration, highlighting the dynamic relationship between economic and political integration and the respective roles of the state, market and EU institutions. Moreover, it highlights the complexities and difficulties in constructing a European constitutional order and offers a critical examination of the draft Constitution prepared by the European Convention in June 2003. It also provides a critical review of the main theoretical contributions to the debate on European integration, and explores the prospects for eastwards enlargement in the post-Communist period.

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