Governance of the European Union Governance of the European Union Per i Corsi di laurea: - EPS n.o.; moduli/unità didattiche: Unità didattica 1 , Unità didattica 2 totale cfu 6 Periodo di erogazione 2° trimestre Prof. FRANCHINO FABIO , DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE SOCIALI E POLITICHE Indirizzo: 02503 21241 - v. Conservatorio, 7 Mail: Fabio.Franchino@unimi.it L'Insegnamento sviluppa crediti sui seguenti settori scientifico disciplinari Unità didattica 1 Unità didattica 2 6 cfu SPS/04 (6 cfu) 3 cfu SPS/04 (3 cfu) 3 cfu SPS/04 (3 cfu) Obiettivi This course has been awarded a Jean Monnet module grant under the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union. Short Course Description The main aim of this course is to provide a detailed understanding of how the European Union and the main political processes within it operate, to convey this knowledge through the theoretical foundations of political science, and to enable students to develop analytical and theoretical skills that can be transferred directly into a non-academic environment or that provide the foundations for further academic research. By the end of the course, the students will be able to: a) understand the institutional structure of the European Union, b) understand core processes of institutional, input and output politics in the Union, c) interpret this knowledge theoretically and analytically through the main theories in political science, d) present concisely theories and arguments, e) assess critically empirical evidence, f) develop positive and normative interpretations of important political questions facing the EU leaders Prerequisiti e modalità d'esame , con riferimento ai descrittori 1 e 2 Evaluation consists of a paper presentation, an essay and a written exam Propedeuticità consigliate None Lingua di insegnamento English Informazioni sul programma In 2012-4, this course was awarded a Jean Monnet module grant under the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Union. Pagine web http://ariel.unimi.it/User/Default.aspx Modulo/Unità didattica: Unità didattica 1 Programma 1 Constitutional Politics: Treaty Negotiation and Ratification 2 Legislative Politics: The Council of Ministers 3 Legislative Politics: The European Parliament 4 Executive Politics: The European Commission 5 Executive Politics: Member States and National Administrations 6 Judicial Politics: The Court of Justice and Member States 7 Interest Groups and the Policy Process 8 Public Opinion and the European Union 9 The European Party System, European Parties and Elections 10 The Policy Output of the European Union Materiale di riferimento Hix S. and Hoyland B. (2011) The Political System of the European Union, London: Macmillan. Modulo/Unità didattica: Unità didattica 2 Programma 11 Regulation of the Single Market 12 Regulating and Creating Competition in Europe – Levels and Authorities 13 Reregulation: Social and Environmental Policies 14 Economic and Monetary Union 15 Distributive Policies: The Common Agricultural Policy and the Budget 16 Distributive Policies: Cohesion and Structural Funds 17 Justice and Home Affairs: Citizenship and Immigration 18 External Policies: The Common Commercial Policy 19 External Policies: The Common Foreign and Security Policy 20 Revision Materiale di riferimento Hix S. and Hoyland B. (2011) The Political System of the European Union, London: Macmillan.