Établissement
Langue d'enseignement
English
Matières
STRATEGY MANAGEMENT
Responsable(s)
A.STEINHOUSE
Intervenant(s)
Adam STEINHOUSE
Présentation
Prérequis
None
Objectifs
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.
Présentation
- 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
Organisation
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 |
Évaluation
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
Bibliographie
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
Ressources Internet