European Public Policy

Min Shu

Autumn Term 2013
Faculty of Political Science and Economics
Waseda University

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updated on 18 Jan 2014

Overview / Lecture Notes / Contact / Links

Overview


In a globalised world, public policy-making is subject to ever more factors beyond the reach of the nation state. This course is going to focus on one of such factors: regional cooperation and integration. Looking into the European Union (EU), it will not only discuss the policy-making process above the state level, but also examine several important regional policies in Europe.

More specifically, the first part of the course will introduce the history of European integration, the institutional and legal structure of the EU, major actors in the EU policy-making process, and the recent trend of multi-level governance and Europeanisation in the EU. The second part of the course will then discuss European public policies in ten different areas: the Single Market, Common Agricultural Policy, Regional Policy, Competition Policy, Economic and Monetary Union, Environmental Policy, Common Commercial Policy, Foreign and Security Policy and Justice and Home Affairs.

Students are divided into ten groups at the beginning of the term. Each group is required to do a presentation regarding one of the policy areas covered by the second half of the course. At the end of term, each participant is required to write a term essay on the topics covered by the course. The evaluation is based on class attendance, group presentation and term essay.


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Lecture Notes

  • Syllabus pdf file
  • Week 1 -- Introduction and Guidance  pdf file
  • Week 2 -- History of European Integration  pdf file
  • Week 3 -- The Institutional and Legal Structure of the EU  pdf file
  • Week 4 -- Actors, Structure and Trend in EU Policy–Making  pdf file
  • Week 5 -- Single European Market  pdf file
  • Week 6 -- Regional Policy  pdf file
  • Week 7 -- Competition Policy  pdf file
  • Week 8 -- Economic and Monetary Union  pdf file
  • Week 9 -- Environmental Policy  pdf file
  • Week 10 -- Common Commercial Policy  pdf file
  • Week 11 -- Foreign and Security Policy  pdf file
  • Week 12 -- Justice and Home Affairs  pdf file
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Contact

  • Office Hours: 5th Period on Tuesdays
    (advance appointment required!)
  • Office: Rm. 1419, Building No. 11
  • Email: min.shu(at)waseda.jp
  • Tel: 03-3208-8499
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Links

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