Establishment
Language of instruction
English
Teaching content
STRATEGY MANAGEMENT
Training officer(s)
A.STEINHOUSE
Stakeholder(s)
Adam STEINHOUSE
Présentation
Prerequisite
None
Goal
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
- Understand the EU decision-making process;
- Know what skills and ethics are required for effective negotiations in the European Union.
- Understand the EU decision-making process;
- Know what skills and ethics are required for effective negotiations in the European Union.
Presentation
- The treaties and the spirit of the EU: The origins of the EU and the objectives of the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community. Different methods of economic integration: Free trade area; customs union; single market; Economic and Monetary Union. Treaty reforms: Single European Act; Treaty on European Union; (Amsterdam Treaty; Nice Treaty; Constitutional Treaty); Lisbon Treaty.
- Overview of the main institutions and the decision-making process: How the European Commission, Council, and European Parliament operate and fit together. How to influence the EU institutions: Ethics, lobbying exercise and lobbying tips. Using critical thinking and gathering knowledge and resources to make change happen.
- The future of Europe, EU enlargement and institutional evolution: Development of different groups of EU policy areas. Forms of integration: Intergovernmental, neofunctional (Community method), federal. Recent and future EU enlargement; Copenhagen criteria; candidate countries. Future development of the EU Negotiation exercise: Negotiating soft skills.
- Preparing for a negotiation and establishing your position; presentational tips; procedural points. Two rounds of negotiating. Debrief and reinforcement of key learning points to cover: Roles of Presidency, EP, Commission; lobbying; ethics; coordination; operating in an enlarged EU.
- Overview of the main institutions and the decision-making process: How the European Commission, Council, and European Parliament operate and fit together. How to influence the EU institutions: Ethics, lobbying exercise and lobbying tips. Using critical thinking and gathering knowledge and resources to make change happen.
- The future of Europe, EU enlargement and institutional evolution: Development of different groups of EU policy areas. Forms of integration: Intergovernmental, neofunctional (Community method), federal. Recent and future EU enlargement; Copenhagen criteria; candidate countries. Future development of the EU Negotiation exercise: Negotiating soft skills.
- Preparing for a negotiation and establishing your position; presentational tips; procedural points. Two rounds of negotiating. Debrief and reinforcement of key learning points to cover: Roles of Presidency, EP, Commission; lobbying; ethics; coordination; operating in an enlarged EU.
Modalités
Organization
Type | Amount of time | Comment | |
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Présentiel | |||
Cours interactif | 16,00 | lectures and group work | |
Autoformation | |||
Recherche | 10,00 | Preparation for negotiating exercise: 4 hours Reading and research: 18 hours | |
Lecture du manuel de référence | 12,00 | ||
Travail personnel | |||
Charge de travail personnel indicative | 12,00 | ||
Overall student workload | 50,00 |
Evaluation
Assessment based on participation and effectiveness in negotiation simulation exercise.
Control type | Duration | Amount | Weighting |
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Contrôle continu | |||
Participation | 16,00 | 1 | 30,00 |
Présentation orale | 0,00 | 1 | 70,00 |
TOTAL | 100,00 |
Ressources
Bibliography
Nugent, Neill The Government and Politics of the European Union, seventh edition, Palgrave Macmillan, 2010 (ISBN 9780230241183) -
suggested only, not required
Suder, Gabriele, Doing Business in Europe, second edition, Sage, 2012 (ISBN 9780857020857) -suggested only, not required
Internet resources