Postgraduate Course: Political Economy of European Integration (PGSP11062)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course explores European economic integration and the major economic policies of the European Union - with particular emphasis upon EMU - from the different perspectives of international and comparative political economy: from applications of public choice theory, to liberal intergovernmentalist and neo-Marxist analyses. European integration has both embodied the principles of economic liberalism - for example, market integration and Competition Policy - and distorted these principles - for example, the Common Agricultural Policy and level playing field legislation in social and environmental policy.
A basic knowledge of economic concepts is a useful, but not strictly necessary, background for students taking this course |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed
International Political Economy (PGSP11171)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students should be able to do the following:
- show a good basic knowledge of the major features of European economic integration, from market integration, to the Common Agricultural Policy, to EMU;
- understand the major theoretical approaches applied to understand economic integration and understand the varied insights that these approaches provide;
- demonstrate a capacity to appraise economic integration critically (from a political science perspective as well as in terms of the stated economic objectives of integration);
- understand how European economic integration is shaping EU member states as well as the very different national responses to integration.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr David Howarth
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Course secretary | Mrs Gillian Macdonald
Tel: (0131 6)51 3244
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