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European Union: Governance and Crises

Objectives

This course will focus on five recent crises in Europe:

1) the sovereign debt crisis;

2) the refugee crisis;

3) Brexit;

4) Covid;

5) the war in Ukraine.  


General characterization

Code

2675

Credits

3.5

Responsible teacher

José Tavares | António Vicente

Hours

Weekly - Available soon

Total - Available soon

Teaching language

English

Prerequisites

n/a 


Bibliography

Alesina, Alberto, and Francesco Giavazzi (2008), ?The Future of Europe: Reform or Decline?, MIT Press.

Baldwin, Richard, and Charles Wyplosz (2015), ?The Economics of European Integration?, McGraw-Hill.

DeGrawe, Paul (2014), ?Economics of Monetary Union?, Oxford University Press

Luuk van Middelaar, (2020), ?Alarums & Excursions?, Agenda Publishing 


Teaching method

Lectures based on presentation and discussion of broad array of topics, organized into context, policy issues, and theoretical underpinnings. Class participation is highly encouraged and its quality assessed. Students will organize into groups to analyse and present their critical view on a policy area of the European Union. Previous reading of materials is highly advised. 

 

Evaluation method

- Mandatory final exam, 45 %

- Group presentation, 45 %

- Class participation, 10 % 


Subject matter

1  European Union Institutions 

2  Governance and Decision-Making 

3  The Sovereign Debt Crisis 

4  The Sovereign Debt Crisis 

5  The Refugee Crisis 

6  Brexit 

7  Covid 

8  The War in Ukraine 

9  Invited Speakers Debate 

10  Lessons for the Future 

11 and 12 - Group Exercise Presentation