3.00 credits
(4,0,0)
15 wks
The European Union is one the world’s largest and most influential political and economic unions. As an experiment in peaceful international cooperation, it is unrivaled. Yet, it is also a political experiment that has been marked by perennial crises: financial, geopolitical, identity-driven, and even controversy over its own democratic legitimacy. This course examines the politics of, in, and against the EU. Students will learn how core EU institutions have evolved and operate. They will also examine themes such as EU enlargement, the single market, immigration and citizenship, the rise of right-wing populism, the shock of Brexit, and the future of the EU in a more fractured, multipolar era.
Notes:
- Students who receive credit for POL 209 cannot receive credit for POL 309.