European Union in International Affairs (346-0-1)

Instructors

Michael Loriaux
847 491 2632
601 University Place, Scott Hall #235
Office Hours: http://www.polisci.northwestern.edu/people/core-faculty/michael-loriaux.html

Meeting Info

Scott Hall 201 Ripton Room: Wed 2:00PM - 4:50PM

Overview of class

The European Union is one of the world's largest economies and the United States' most constant ally. More than that, and perhaps more importantly, it is the most ambitious and most successful experiment in international peace-making in human history. Its creation and its institutions are suggestive of new and progressive political possibilities that are relevant to our times of growing global peril. In this class we begin by acquainting ourselves with the EU's institutions and programs. We then move to the history of its creation and development, and conclude by contemplating the post-national and post-sovereignty world that the EU may prefigure.

Learning Objectives

Students will learn the institutions, programs, history, and potential of European integration.

Teaching Method

Lecture and class discussions

Class Materials (Required)

The European Union, Jonathan Olsen, Routledge, 7th ed., 2021. ISBN: 978-1-138-34032-9 Mark Gilbert, European Integration, Rowman Littlefield, 2nd ed., 2021. ISBN: 978-1-5381-0681-5

Class Attributes

Social and Behavioral Science Foundational Discipl
Historical Studies Distro Area
Social & Behavioral Sciences Distro Area