Project Europe: The European Union and the Role of Germany in the Process of European Integration - Projekt Europa: Die europäische Union und die Rolle Deutschlands im europäischen Integrationsprozess

Based on the background of the historical development of the European Union, the course explores the origins of the EU, its membership including future applicants, the election process for the European parliament as well as its limitations of power, and the reasons why some EU countries do not use the Euro. In addition to questions concerning institutional, legal and economical aspects, problems of European identity will be discussed including the question of unity and diversity in European history and culture. Emphasis will be placed on the German part in the process of European integration. (1 Unit)

Required texts: Wolf D. Gruber / Wichard Woyke: Europa-Lexikon. Länder-Politik-Institutionen. 2. erw. Aufl. (Verlag H.C. Beck); Franz Knipping, Rom, 25. März 1957. Die Einigung Europas (Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag)