institutions and challenges of the europeanunion
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InstitutionsandchallengesoftheEuropean Union
Seminar- Session1
SamuelB.H.FaureAssociateProfessorofPoliticalScience
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Outline
• I. What do you know about the EU?
• II. Opening remarks on the syllabus
• III. Some methodological remarks
• IV. Compulsory reading: Georgakakis, 2020
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I.What doyou knowabouttheEU?
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II.Opening remarks (Syllabus)
• 1) Tips
• 2) Compulsory readings
• 3) Aim
• 4) Assessment
• 4) General reminders
• 5) Sources
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1)Tips
• Prepare each session of seminar by reading (at least)the compulsory reading
• Be proactive during each session
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2) Where to find the compulsoryreadings?
https://samuelbhfaure.com/
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3) What’s the main aim of theseminar?• Understanding the EU through its main institutions andpolicy challenges
• Going beyond your opinion, by sharing facts andanalyses
• Complementarity between the seminar and the lecture
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4) Assessment: three exercises
• Two individual exercises• Debating online (40%)• Oral participation (30%)
• One collective exercise• Press review (30%)
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a)Debatingonline(40%)
• Compulsory reading for each session
• On the ‘Forum’ area of the Campus numérique and thestarting point of each ‘eDebate’ is a topic (see syllabus)
• Session 2. Who governs the EU?
• Also a way to prepare students to intervene actively(oral participation) during each session of the seminar
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b)Oralparticipation(30%)
• Oral participation is a pillar of the seminar
• Be prepared to talk about EU institutions and challengesduring two hours
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c) Press review (30%)
• In a group of two or three students
• 8 minutes (neither 7 nor 9 minutes)
• Three or four articles on one topic related to currentevents
• Interest your classmates: It is an oral presentation, not aspeech that you read
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4)Generalreminders
• Class starts at 8.30
• Seminars are mandatory
• Activate the ‘silent’ mode of yourphone
• The seminar is organized into fivetwo-hour sessions
• Each session is organized into two55-minute sequences and a five-minute break
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5)Sources
• How would you find information about ‘Institutions andchallenges of the EU’?
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5)Sources(see syllabus)
• Textbooks/HandbooksinEnglishandFrench
• Scientificarticles
• Informationdatabase(Europresse)
• Multilingualglossary
• Specialized informationwebsites (blog,think tank,etc.)
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III.Some methodological remarks
• Howdoyou analyseanarticle/bookchapter?
• Youneed ananalytical grid:
• a)Context• b)Content(allthearticleonly thearticle)• c)Comments
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III.Some methodological remarks
• Howdoyou analyseanarticle/bookchapter?• Youneed ananalytical grid:
• a)Context• Who is theauthor?• When was thepaper written?• Where was thepaper published?
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III.Some methodological remarks
• Howdoyou analyseanarticle/bookchapter?• Youneed ananalytical grid:
• b)Content(allthearticleonly thearticle)• Question(themainone)• Argument(ifyou haveoneidea tokeep inmind)• Results (mainconclusions)• Other infothat may be useful (fortheseminar)• Contentyou don’t understand
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III.Some methodological remarks
• How do you analyse an article/book chapter?• You need an analytical grid:
• c) Comments• Make links to other articles/arguments/explanationsdeveloped in another session of the seminar or lecture• Make links to news/press reviews
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IV. Compulsory reading: Georgakakis,2020• a)Context• Who is theauthor?• When was thepaper written?• Where was thepaper published?
10April2020=quarantine
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IV. Compulsory reading: Georgakakis,2020• b)Content(allthearticleonly thearticle)
• Which institutions?• Eurogroup• Agencies (European Medicines Agency)• Heads ofStateandGovà European Council• European CentralBank• European Parliament• CharlesMichel(European CouncilandnotCouncil)• European Commission
• Which challenges?• Acrisis – Covid-19
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IV. Compulsory reading: Georgakakis,2020• b)Content(allthearticleonly thearticle)
• Question(themainone)• WhataretheeffectsoftheCovid crisisontheEU?
• Argument(ifyou haveoneidea tokeep inmind)• Positiveeffect oftheCovid crisis ontheEU
• Results (mainconclusions)• Notonly focusontheEurogroup butobservethedecisions oftheother EUinstitutions:‘écheveauderelationscomplexes’;‘mille-feuilleinstitutionnel’
• EUbudget:1%ofEU27GDP
• Other infothat may be useful (fortheseminar)• Three meetingsin12days (10-23March)oftheEuropean Councilà crisis