Study Programmes 2016-2017
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| European construction history | ||
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Duration :
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| 30h Th | ||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Geoffrey Grandjean | ||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language | ||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester | ||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||
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Learning unit contents :
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| The aim of the course is to present the historical, philosophical, political, legal and economic factors at the heart of the European integration process. Subsequently, the course begins by explaining the idea of Europe through history, by examining the role this idea played at the beginning of the building of Europe. Next, the course presents the different stages in the building of Europe by focusing on the role played by the states within the framework of European integration. The importance of political figures (de Gaulle, Kohl, Mitterrand, Thatcher, etc.) and "couples" (e.g. France and Germany) is also taken into account. For this purpose, numerous written sources (reports, speeches, agreements, decisions, etc.) will be used. Analysing the situation from this angle will help to define the importance of national political contexts in the European construction process. Finally, European integration theories will be gradually presented in order to underline the multidimensional process involved in the building of Europe (functionalism, intergovernmentalism, federalism, institutionalism, constructivism and multi-level governance). | ||
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Learning outcomes of the learning unit :
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By the end of the course, students should be able to:
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| No prerequisites. | ||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| The course consists of two learning activities. First of all, lectures. They provide factual data on the building of Europe and contextualise the various stages in this process. Secondly, students are asked to read written sources which will then be analysed as a group during lessons. | ||
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Students are obliged to attend classes. They will be asked questions during the lessons on the written sources analysed. | ||
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Compulsory reading: Grandjean Geoffrey, Histoire politique de la construction européenne, Liège, Presses Universitaires de Liège, 2016-2017, 400 p., available on the following webpage: http://orbi.ulg.ac.be/handle/2268/201289. | ||
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| There are two parts to the assessment for this course. Firstly, continuous assessment relating to the students' analysis of the written sources studied in class. The assessment criteria are: 1) identification of the authors of the documents, 2) explanation of the contents of the documents and 3) the links between the documents and the political history of the building of Europe. Secondly, a written exam consisting of a multiple choice questionnaire. | ||
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| This course is held every year. | ||
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Contacts :
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| Prof. Dr Geoffrey Grandjean
Lecturer
Faculté de Droit, de Science politique et de Criminologie
Place des Orateurs, 3
4000 LIEGE
Box 11 Office r. 16 Tel./ +32 (0)4/366.96.60 Email: Geoffrey.Grandjean@ulg.ac.be |
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Items online :
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 | European construction history Translation coming. |
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