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Archived Curricula Guide 2017–2019
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POLKVS32 Advanced European Integration Studies 10 ECTS
Organised by
Degree Programme in Politics
International Relations
Preceding studies
Compulsory:
Recommended preceding studies: Basic studies in Politics (20-25 ECTS) and POLKVA20 European Union's External Relations (10 ECTS).
Corresponding course units in the curriculum
School of Management
Curricula 2015 – 2017

Keywords

Strategic themes: Internationalisation, Sustainable development

Learning outcomes

Having completed the study unit, the student will have a very good knowledge of the recent academic literature on European integration. They can independently analyse both the internal integration of the EU and the external relations of the EU by applying relevant theoretical research. In addition, the student has deepened their understanding of some of the specific dimensions of integration, such as security, economy or values, and is able to analyse them from different points of view.

Contents

Theories of European integration, regional integration in the EU and elsewhere, the EU's relations with other regions, integration of EU external relations, EU policies towards the Mediterranean, EU-Russia relations.

Teaching language

Finnish, English

Modes of study

Option 1
Available for:
  • Degree Programme Students
  • Other Students
  • Open University Students
  • Doctoral Students
  • Exchange Students
Written exam  10 ECTS
In Finnish
Evaluation 
Numeric 1-5. 
In English
Evaluation 
Numeric 1-5. 
Option 2
Available for:
  • Degree Programme Students
  • Other Students
  • Open University Students
  • Doctoral Students
  • Exchange Students
Participation in course work 
In Finnish
Evaluation 
Numeric 1-5. 
In English
Evaluation 
Numeric 1-5. 

Evaluation

Numeric 1-5.

Study materials

Two of the following:

Laursen (ed.), Comparative Regional Integration: Europe and Beyond. Ashgate 2010. (e-material) (3 ECTS)

Niemann, Explaining Decisions in the European Union. Cambridge University Press 2006. (e-material) (3 ECTS)

Toje, The European Union as a Small Power. Palgrave 2010. (3 ECTS)

and two of the following:

Bicchi, European Foreign Policy Making Toward the Mediterranean. Palgrave 2007. (2 ECTS)

Buch-HansenWigger, The Politics of European Competition Regulation: A Critical Political Economy Perspective. Routledge 2011. (e-material) (2 ECTS)

Forsberg - Haukkala, The European Union and Russia. Macmillan education, Palgrave 2016, or
Haukkala, The EU-Russia Strategic Partnership. Routledge 2010. (e-material) (2 ECTS)

Hardacre, The Rise and Fall of Interregionalism in EU External Relations. Republic of Letters Publishing 2010. (2 ECTS)

Davis Cross, Security Integration in Europe. How Knowledge-based Networks Are Transforming the European Union. University of Michigan Press 2013. (2 ECTS)

Belongs to following study modules

Faculty of Management
Faculty of Management
2017–2018
Teaching
Archived Teaching Schedule. Please refer to current Teaching Shedule.
For Open University students only
Faculty of Management