Comparative European Politics: Europeanisation, Contestation, Integration

• Credit value: 30 credits at Level 5
• Convenor and tutor: Dr Dionyssis G. Dimitrakopoulos, Jean Monnet Chair in Parliamentary Democracy and European Integration
• Assessment: an in-class quiz (10%), 2000-2500-word essay (25%) and online take-home examination (65%)

This module is supported by the European Union’s Erasmus+ programme.

In this module we introduce you to the evolution of key national institutions from the point of view of ‘Europeanisation’ (i.e. the impact of membership of the European Union), and offer a detailed examination of the national experiences of EU membership in relation to specific member states or groups thereof. The latter will be examined in relation to:

• the motives for participation in European integration
• the realities of EU membership (e.g. compliance with EU law)
• competing views on the future of the EU.