Class Political Socio-Economics of the European Union

The curriculum unit (UC) initially aims to show how European integration has contributed to regional economic development and how this has been shaped by political and social processes. It highlights the relationship between economic, political, and social development, focusing on their interpenetrations. Institutional dynamics are also addressed in direct relation to the explanation of the integration process in its economic and political aspects. In short, the program aims to describe, analyze and evaluate the process of European integration and understand the factors that conditioned it and the synergies that favored it.  

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- Conceptual analysis, deepening and consolidation; - Module 1: League of Nations; - Module 2: Economic unification (post-World War II); - Module 3: European Coal and Steel Community - ECSC; - Module 4: European Economic Community - EEC; - Module 5: Strategies of economic integration; - Module 6: Common Market; - Module 7: Economic and Monetary Union; - Module 8: Socio-economic integration and governance; - A prospective look at the Political Socio-Economics of the EU.

Presentation of the Program and motivation of students for self-training. Through the appropriate platforms, texts on the subject will be made available. Small works will be carried out during the classes. About continuous assessment: - For attendance, punctuality and participation in classes, 10% will be allocated. - 2 tests will be carried out with a weighting of (25% + 25%) - A theoretical and practical "research" work will be carried out, quantitative/qualitative, subject to discussion and presentation

Bulmer, Simon; Parker, Owen; Bache, Ian; George, Stephen; Burns, Charlotte (2020). Politics in the European Union. 5ª Edição, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Cini, Michelle; Borragán, N. Pérez-Solórzano (2019). European Union Politics. 6ª Edição, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Engelbrekt, Antonina B.; Bremberg, Niklas; Michalski, Anna; Oxelheim, Lars (2020). The European Union in a Changing World Order. Londres: Palgrave Macmillan. Moniz, Jorge Botelho (org.) (2022). O Futuro da União Europeia: Política, Economia, Estado de Direito e Religião. Col. Contributos. Lisboa: Edições Universitárias Lusófonas. Neutel, Fernanda (2019). A Construção da União Europeia. Da Segunda Guerra Mundial à Emergência de uma Fronteira Externa Comum. Lisboa: Edicões Sílabo. Nugent, Neill (2017). The Government and Politics of the European Union. 8ª Edição, Londres Palgrave Macmillan. Pinder, John; Usherwood, Simon (2018). The European Union: A Very Short Introduction. 4ª Edição, Oxford: Oxford University Press.