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With the post-Lisbon EU placing increasing value on its external relations, is Europe changing the world? The EU’s ‘normative’ identity combines the rule of law, governance and democracy with ‘hard’ power decisions, giving the EU “a unique opportunity to brand itself as a beacon of civilization and prosperity” (Van Hamm 2008, 137). To test this claim, the course will provide a systematic overview of how recognised is EU global authority and model of integration, environmental initiatives, human rights and democracy. This will establish a baseline of perceived EU ‘normative’ importance among third-countries in Europe and around the world; evaluate the influence of EU visibility on international policy-making towards the EU and attempt an early assessment of the impact of the Lisbon Treaty in EU external relations.
The course aims to develop and expand research expertise in the EU Studies among NZ post-graduate students. The EU is increasingly an international actor in trade negotiations, world security issues, development aid and environmental policy. The proposed course questions on how the rest of the world views the Union in these roles is juxtaposed with the way the EU sees itself as an international actor. This is a course where students can gain unique perspectives in what the EU means for the Asia-Pacific and wider world and look at the question of how outsiders define what Europe is and what it stands for.The course will be taught by a team of internationally recognised EU Studies scholars from New Zealand who have pioneered a series of original research projects at the NCRE. The course will uniquely incorporate theoretical perspectives and empirical findings of the most recent research projects conducted by each lecturer in this course. Course DesignThe course will consist of three parts:(1) The EU and “Europeisation” of Europe (2) The EU’s Normative Importance in the Wider World (3) The EU’s International Visibility in the Context of the Post-Lisbon EU
Subject to approval of the Head of Department. RP: Courses in European Studies or any previous under-graduate courses in Arts, Commerce, Law; with approval of the Course Coordinator
Courses in European Studies or any previous under-graduate courses in Arts, Commerce, Law; with approval of the Course Coordinator
Natalia Chaban
Martin Holland , Milenko Petrovic and Katharine Vadura
Yvonne Grosch
The course does not use a single textbook. Rather, required and recommended readings will be provided by the lecturer.
EURO402 Learn
All students of the class are strongly encouraged to attend NCRE Roundtable Research Seminars featuring national and international academics, practitioners and diplomats. Time: Friday 3pm-4pmVenue: Kirkwood Village KA04All students of the class are invited to attend NZ EU Centers Network Graduate Weekend School in May to home your research skills and discuss your research with peers from and renown EU scholars from NZ UniversitiesTime: a weekend in MayVenue: 2013 in Auckland All students of the class are invited to contribute a research paper to the Post-Graduate section at the annual EU Centers Network Conference Time: November/December each yearVenue: TBA (one of the NZ Universities)
Domestic fee $1,562.00
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.
This course will not be offered if fewer than 3 people apply to enrol.
For further information see National Centre for Research on Europe .