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This course examines the importance of the EU as a promoter of peace, democracy and economic prosperity in the European continent and its neighbourhood. As an honours course, it strongly encourages individual student application of research through self-study methods and regular participation in seminar discussions.
1. Present their knowledge accurately, and to construct well-reasoned, well-supported arguments, using the correct forms of referencing.2. Understand and critically evaluate the nature and meaning of political and economic differences between Western and Eastern Europe during their Cold War division, demonstrate an understanding of the idea of the EU’s transformative role in democratic and economic transition in Eastern Europe, and to place this in the wider context of methodological discussion in relation to transition and European integration.3. Demonstrate the ability to discuss independently current socio-political and economic developments in Europe and the wider world and situate this within the broader social context.4. Explain and analyse the nature of established relations between the EU and its East Central European and Eastern European after the end of the Cold War.5. Engage with theoretical debates relating to the examined themes and topics, particularly in critically evaluating the contribution of EU enlargement to post-communist political and economic transition and European integration6. Design and carry out an original and independent investigation of the current socio-political and economic development problems in one country of the formerly communist Eastern Europe and critically address the impact of established relations with the EU on the success of the post-communist transition of this country.7. Demonstrate their capacity to engage with current issues of significance in society. 8. Demonstrate commitment to high levels of academic scholarship.9. Present the results of their original investigation in writing and orally.10. Demonstrate an ability to think critically along the continuum “Knowledge-Comprehension-Application-Analysis-Synthesis-Evaluation”.
Subject to approval of the NCRE Director.
Students must attend one activity from each section.
Milenko Petrovic
Assessment• Ten-minute introductory report and participation 20%• Seminar assignment and presentation 40%• Essay (3,000 words) 40% Ten-minute long introductory report on the three most important/recent items of “EU and European news” will be given by one student at the beginning of each class. The grade for this piece of assessment will also include the student’s participation in class discussions in general.Seminar assignments and presentations are worth 30% and 10% of the course grade, respectively. Each participant of the class will be asked to choose one country of the formerly communist Eastern Europe and critically address the impact of established relations with the EU on the success of the post-communist transition of this country in an essay (2,000 words, excluding bibliography). The essays will be presented at the student-led seminars in the 10th, 11th and 12th weeks of the course. Essay (3,000 words, excluding bibliography) should be submitted within 15 days of the course lectures finishing. Students will be free to define the essay topic from the course curriculum by themselves with the approval of the course-coordinator. An extension for essay submission will only be permitted in exceptional circumstances. Late essays will be penalised with the deduction of 2% of the total essay grade for each day of delay.
Domestic fee $1,084.00
International Postgraduate fees
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see National Centre for Research on Europe .