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School of Politics and International Relations · ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
This course has been replaced by POLS3002 from 2025 onwards. For more information, please visit https://cass.anu.edu.au/recent-changes-cass-programs The European Union is the most advanced form of supranational governance on the planet, yet it is widely tolerated rather than loved. Students completing this course will have an understanding of why it is so, drawing on an analysis of the politics of Europe in a comparative perspective. Its first part will be dedicated to the study of political systems in Europe, with an emphasis on the comparative analysis of their core institutions, their political actors and voters. The second part will show how European integration affects the domestic policies, politics, and polities of EU member states of the EU (‘Europeanization’).
130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 36 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 24 hours of lectures, and 12 hours of tutorials; and b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.