European Institutions
Part of this Programme
European Studies and International Relations
Level of Qualification|Semesters|ECTS
Bachelor | Semestral | 6
Year | Type of course unit | Language
2 |Mandatory |Português
Total of Working Hours | Duration of Contact (hours)
150 | 45
Code
ULHT450-14668
Recommended complementary curricular units
n/a
Prerequisites and co-requisites
n/a
Precedences
Não
Professional Internship
Não
Syllabus
1- Political, social and economic dynamics of the process of European construction - Second World War; Marshall plan; economic recovery of the 1950s; intergovernmentalism of the sixties; world economic crisis of the seventies; European response of the 1980s; German unification; new millennium. 2- Dynamics of institutional integration - from Paris to Lisbon: free trade area; customs union; the single market; monetary union; European social charter; charter of fundamental rights; political strengthening of the European Union 3 - European Union political system: neofuncionalimo; liberal intergovernmentalism; pluralism; institutionalism; dimension and functioning of the political system; powers of the institutions; democraticity of the system. 4- Challenges of the European Union: market regulation and deregulation; crisis of the euro; Asian competition; ageing population; sociological and psychological consequences of the crisis; role of Europe in the world.
Objectives
The curricular unit aims to show the evolution of the European integration process taking into account the economic, social and political events that underpinned it from the fifties to the twenty-first century. It explains this evolution, pointing out the relevant events of each decade, highlighting the economic dimension and the aspects that are relevant at each moment. It analyzes how the economic dimension influences and is influenced throughout the process. It analyzes the European institutions in a direct relationship with the treaties. It emphasizes the importance of treaties in the construction of the project. It presents and explains the emergence of treaties in an economic, political and social relation. It describes the decision-making process in the Union. It explains the powers of the institutions. It addresses and explains the obstacles facing the system, the crisis of the euro and the solutions proposed by Brussels. It addresses, in the end, the role of Europe in the world.
Knowledge, abilities and skills to be acquired
. To know and understand the process of European integration from its beginning to the new Millennium in a social, economic and political dimension. . Recognize how the economic, social and political dimensions intertwine in the construction of the project. Get to know the European institutions and realize their functioning and powers. Understand the interconnection between the various institutions and the decision-making process. Understand and explain the process dilemmas
Teaching methodologies and assessment
Expositive sessions with critical discussion at the end of each program point. At the beginning of each class, a review of the content previously taught in interaction with the students will be done. These will be invited to present the relevant topics from the previous class. The explanations presented in the classes will be supported by slides sent later to the students and will serve as a basis for the discussion to take place in the following classes. At the end of each point of the program there will be a debate. Authentic documents related to the themes under study will be used, namely the treaties that drive the integration movement and articles by authors presented in the program, as well as others. For evaluation, two evaluation tests will be carried out. The first will have a price of 40%, the second 60%. Other elements will be taken into account, namely attendance and participation in the class.
References
Hix, S., Hojland, B., 2011, The Political System of the European Union, 3rd edition, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
Jones, E. & all, 2011, Developments in European Politics, 2nd edition, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
Krugman, P., 2012, Acabem com esta crise, Lisboa: Presença.
McCormick, J., 2011, european union politics, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
Malcom, L., and Lord, C., 2000, The Political Economy of Monetary Union, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
Moreira, A., 2011, Da Utopia à fronteira da pobreza, Lisboa:Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda.
Nugent, N., 2010, The Government and Politics of the European Union, 7ª edição, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Polany, K., 2012, A grande transformação: as origens políticas e económicas do nosso tempo, Lisboa: Edições 70,
Silva, António, M. (2013), Sistema Político da União Europeia: arquitetura, funcionamento e teorização, Lisboa: Almedina