Europeanization

Evropeizacija

Course credits:

6.00 ECTS / 60 (30 hours of lectures, 0 hours of exercises, 30 hours of seminars, 0 hours other forms of work)

Course holder:

prof. dr. Cirila Toplak

Type:

Required

Language:

Slovenian

Semester:

First semester

Study degree

1. level

Course execution:

• Undergraduate Programme of Political Science - Studies of Politics and the State

Short content

Europeanization introduces students to key milestones of historical context of political, social, cultural and identitary processes of Europeanization via critical analysis of utopian European integration designs and short-term unifications by force prior to World War II. The contemporary European integration project is critically analysed via integration theories and ideologies with their positive and normative impact. The course also includes all elements of the European political science curriculum considering EU studies: EU institutions, policies, decision-making processes, electoral system, political participation, political communication and governance. The seminar enables students for in-depth research on post-structuralist aspects of »Europeanness«. The course Europeanization thus provides knowledge on the European Union adapted to theoretically oriented students of the study program Studies of Politics and State. The course is also available to foreign students and is therefore taught in English.