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The objective of the Europeanization and EU Enlargement Conditionality university course is to familiarize MA students with both theoretical and practical aspects of the EU enlargement policy and impact of Europeanization in new, old and potential EU member states.
The course aims to provide students with an informed understanding of different EU mechanisms and strategies in relation to the EU accession policy, but also enables them to apply learned material by analyzing concrete empirical cases of the effects of Europeanization. It also provides opportunity for analysis of broader problems of European integration, and examining the nature, dynamics and influence of different EU enlargement rounds on development of EU institutions and decision-making processes.
The aim of the course is to teach MA students the process of Europeanization and conditionality of EU enlargement, both in its theoretical aspects and the comparative experience of EU candidates and new Member States. This goal will be accomplished by solving a number of tasks, among which we mention: to describe and explain procedures, decision-making processes and actions of policy makers within the EU enlargement as well as their consequences from the beginning of the process until now; to differentiate between various political science theoretical/methodological approaches to the EU enlargement and Europeanization, but also analyze and predict developments in this area, using different theoretical approaches; to acquire concrete knowledge of the accession process to EU membership and the process of Europeanization of accession states, their politics and policies etc.
The language of teaching is English.
The discipline Europeanization and EU Enlargement Conditionality is a specialized course designed for MA students from the international relations specialty, European Studies specialization Cycle II, 1st year.