Construction of the European Union

Presentation

The process of European integration is a fundamental curricular unit for the understanding of the whole process of European integration and consequently the whole course. It gives the main input by describing the whole process. It starts by presenting the aftermath of the II World War. It refers and explains the institutional process building, it describes and evaluates the European Union Treaty, the Euro and the Treaties.  Students should understand and evaluate the evolution of the project, its implications and synergies.

Part of this Programme

European Studies and International Relations

Level of Qualification|Semesters|ECTS

| Semestral | 6

Year | Type of course unit | Language

1 |Mandatory |Português

Code

ULHT450-14666

Recommended complementary curricular units

European and World History

Prerequisites and co-requisites

n/a

Professional Internship

Não

Syllabus

1- The evolution of the integration process

1.1-The II World War and the reorganization of Europe

. The militar and political reorganization of Europe

.The economic recovery of Europe

. The Coal and Steel Community

1.2- The European Economic Community

  . The economic recovery of the fifties

  . The Economic Community

  . The political developments in the sixties

  . The  economic recovery of the seventies

  1.3-From the Economic Community to the European Union

       . The Single European Act

       . The German Unification

       .The Maastricht Treaty

 1.4- The Political and economic reorganization of the European Union

       . From the A>msterdam Treaty to the Nice Treaty

       . A Constitution for Europe

       . Consequences of the Treaty of Li  sbon

  . Europe, a process in progress

Objectives

In the end, the students should be able to:

-  Know  the events taking place before the process of integration.. 
- Understand the starting points related to the process of integration in its political, military, economic and social aspects.
- Describe the crucial moments for the European construction, namely the implementation of the different treaties underlying the process.
- Describe and undestand the main economic and political driving forces underlying the important moments related to the process of integration
- Evaluate the dimension of the European project and its implications in the global context
- Evaluate all the information related to the evolution of the European project.
 

Teaching methodologies and assessment

At this initial moment, students need to develop their critical capacities, to structure their scientific mind and to develop their arguing skills. Thus, there will be several moments: theoretical learning moments; arguing techniques; and research techniques. To reach these goals, classes will have a theoretical and practical component. Thus, tutorials will assume a mix of methodologies in order to meet the set goals, from debates to written essays,  from research to the analysis of authentic documents, etc.There will be two written tests, oral interventions, and other written elements.

References

• Azevedo, M. Eduarda, 2017, A (Re)Construção da Europa? Lisboa, Edição: Quid Juri

• Cini, M., and Borragán, Peres-Solorzano, 2019, European Union Politics, 6th edition, Oxford University Press

• Mccormick, John, 2017, Understandinhg the European Union, A Concise ntroduction, 7th edition, Macmillan International

• Middelaar, Luuk, V., 2017, Europa em Transição. Como Um Continente se Transformou em União, Lisboa: É Realizações

• Neill Nugent, 2017, The Government and Politics of the European Union, 8º edition, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

• Neutel, Fernanda, 2019, A Construção da União Europeia Da Segunda Guerra Mundial à Emergência de uma Fronteira Externa Comum, Lisboa: Edicões Sílabo

• Valério, Nuno, 2010, História da União Europeia,Lisboa Editoria Presença

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