Overview
Lecturer
Călina Ana Buțiu
Seminar tutor
Sebastian Claudiu Stefani
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
Romanian
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Social work
Field of study
Social work
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Debate, argument, text analysis
Entry requirements
None
Aims
Investigation and analysis based on the debates a the main theories of European integration;
Examining EU democracy according to governance theory versus consociational democracy
Analysis of the role of supranational actors in the decision-making process
Course contents
European integration - psychosociological perspective
History of ideas and practice of European construction
Romanians and European integration. The attitude of Romanians
Romanians and European integration. The attitude of Western citizens
National identity and European identity
Intergroup assignments in the context of European integration
Labor migration and European integration
Research methodology of European integration. Opinion polls
Research methodology of European integration. Eurobarometers and their methodological-theoretical significance
European integration and globalization
Learning outcomes
Knowledge of the main approaches and theories regarding European integration
Knowing the history of European construction.
Knowledge of the institutional actors and the decision-making process at the European Union level.
Students will know to identify and use the relevant sources of information about the European Union
Assessment
Course (50%) Acquiring the knowledge of the course and from the specialized bibliography. Seminar (50%) Participation in the seminar debates and oral presentation of a given topic.
Recommended reading
Understanding the European Union: a concise introduction
John McCormick
Palgrave Macmillan,, Houndmills, 2008 · 46-75
The Institutions of the European Union
John Peterson and Michael Shackleton(Eds.)
Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2006 · 272-292
Interest representation in the European Union,
Justin Greenwood
PalgraveMcmillan, Houndmills, 2007 · 156-176