| Unit name | Europeanisation |
|---|---|
| Unit code | POLIM3028 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Perez-Solorzano Borragan |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one | |
| School/department | School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
In what ways does the European Union impact on national politics, institutions, debates and identities? How have domestic actors adapted to European integration Does the process of European integration have an impact beyond the European Union? These are the questions which lie at the core of this unit. This unit will help students develop an understanding of what Europeanisation is, what it is not and why and how it shapes states and governance in Europe. The unit goes on to analyse the impact of European integration on domestic institutions (national executives, and parliaments), national politics (political parties, social movements and interest groups) and key contemporary challenges e.g. the migration crisis, the crisis in the Eurozone and Brexit.. As well as providing an overview of current developments in European politics, this unit will allow you to study in depth the impact of European integration on a particular European state.
Aims:
To address the conceptual debate about Europeanisation, globalisation and statehood.
To enable students to develop an understanding of what Europeanisation is and is not, why and how it shapes European states and European governance.
To analyse the different facets of Europeanisation.
To facilitate students’ critical engagement with the main normative assumptions while assessing relevant case studies focused on the EU impact upon domestic policies, politics, institutions and debates.
Students completing this unit will develop:
The unit will be taught through blended learning methods, including a mix of synchronous and asynchronous teaching activities
Formative assessment: 800 word essay topic summary Summative assessment will consist of a 4,000 country case study (100%)
During the first seminar students will choose a particular country case which they will follow throughout the duration of the unit. During the seminars, students will be expected to make contributions drawing on the material gathered about their country case and relevant to the theme covered in that particular weekly seminar. This exercise should also allow students to accumulate a considerable amount of empirical data to write a 4,000 words essay about their country case. The essay should cover the following question: - What impact has European integration had on [country X's] domestic institutions politics or policies?
In order to answer the question, students should choose and examine one or two specific examples taken from the following issue areas: domestic institutions, politics or policies. They should also reflect on what their country case tells us about Europeanisation research more generally (e.g. in terms of theoretical approaches, dimensions or mechanisms of Europeanisation). To help students in their research, useful academic references and internet links will be available on blackboard.
The proposed unit's assessment will match the unit's learning outcomes as follows:
The country case study will allow students to examine the specific impact of European integration on a particular country and to apply the concepts, theories and analytical tools covered in this unit to a case study (Leaning outcomes 1, 2, 3).
Students will be asked to examine the impact of European integration on a country's institutions, politics or policies in their essay (Learning outcome 4).
The summative essay and formative presentation will assess the student's ability to engage with the relevant literature and achieve and appropriate degree of depth which is still concise. They will be asked to integrate theoretical and empirical material from a comparative perspective looking at different dimensions of Europeanisation (Learning outcome 5).
The summative essay will also help students to develop their critical discussion skills (Learning outcome 6) as they will be expected to make contributions during seminars drawing on the material gathered about their country case.
The essay will assess the students' ability to engage with substantive issues in an articulate, persuasive and critical manner in written form (Learning outcome 7).
The formative presentation will assess students' ability to deliver articulate, concise, persuasive and well-paced presentations.(Learning outcome 8).
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. POLIM3028).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
