Decision making in the EU

Uitgebreide vaknaam	Decision making in the EU
Leerdoelen	- Students can describe and explain the historical course of EU integration including the enlargement process, treaties and specific policy fields. - Students can describe, evaluate, compare and apply different theories of European integration, such as intergovernmentalism and neo-functionalism. - Students can describe, evaluate, compare and apply different theories of governance, such as neo-institutionalism, policy network approaches and multi-level governance theories. - Students can analyse the institutional framework of the EU with the help of above mentioned theories. - Students can describe and explain policy making in a range of different policy fields, such as agriculture, environment, security and defense etc. - Students practice writing an academic paper, present and defend it in class.
Omschrijving	A substantial part of national law and policy stems from legal instruments and policy measures of the European Union. This module aims to provide students with a thorough analysis of the political and administrative processes which result in these European legal acts and policies. Content: first, the historical development, nature and functioning of the EU's political and institutional system, which is fundamentally different from national political systems in a number of ways, will be discussed. The administrative and political decision making that takes place within these frameworks will be analysed with the tools of political science. The policy process can be divided into various phases, from initiation to implementation and monitoring, and for each phase a number of specific problems and characteristics will be introduced. Teaching method: the module consists of lectures and workgroup meetings. In the workgroups students will have to write a research paper and give a presentation.
Uren per week	4
Onderwijsvorm	hoorcollege, werkgroep (7 2-hour lectures and 7 2-hour tutorials)
Toetsvorm	opdracht(en), schriftelijk (essayvragen + meerkeuze)
Vaksoort	b-niveau, niet-juridisch
Coördinator	dr. T. Nowak
Docent(en)	dr. T. Nowak
Verplichte literatuur	Titel Auteur ISBN Prijs To be announced.
Entreevoorwaarden	This course is only accessible for students that have obtained at least 45 EC in a legal university level programme or that participate in a pre-approved pre-master or decree programme. This course is not open to exchange students.
Opmerkingen	Students are evaluated on the basis of the workgroup (participation, research paper, oral presentation) and an exam. In order to pass this course studtens have to pass both, workgroup and exam. Not accessible for students who passed the course 'Besluitvormingsprocessen in de Europese Unie' before 1-9-11.
Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type Ba Rechtsgeleerdheid - afstudeerrichting Int & Europees Recht 3 semester II a verplicht LLB International and European Law - starting in 2017-2018 and earlier  (in academic year 2019-2020) 3 semester II a compulsory LLB International and European Law - starting in 2018-2019  (from academic year 2020-2021) 3 semester II a compulsory Pre-LLM International and European Law: track Energy and Climate Law 1 semester II a compulsory Pre-LLM International and European Law: track European Economic Law  ( Pre-LLM European Economic Law) 1 semester II a compulsory Pre-LLM International and European Law: track European Economic Law  (For International Relations and/or Political Science students 30 EC - sem 2) 1 semester II a compulsory