| CODE | EST3100 | ||||||
| TITLE | Federalism in Europe | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | European Studies | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | - The course is taught in the first semester. Each lecture is of a two-hour duration. - The assessment for this study-unit consists of a 2 hour test held during test week - The recommended texts listed below and others which will be announced from time to time during the lectures are assumed as having been read by the students for the purpose of the assessment. - University regulations specify that attendance for lectures is obligatory and students who absent themselves from lectures without proper justification will be considered to have abandoned the course. Recommended Basic Texts (these are the bare minimum students are expected to familiarise themselves with): 1. Ronald L. Watts, COMPARING FEDERAL SYSTEMS, Queen's University, Ontario, Canada - ISBN 0-88911-835-3 (find latest edition) 2. Daniel Elazar, EXPLORING FEDERALISM, The University of Alabama Press, 1987, - ISBN 0-8173-0575-0 3. Michael Burgess, FEDERALISM AND EUROPEAN UNION: THE BUILDING OF EUROPE, 1950-2000, Routledge, ISBN 0-415-22647-3 Course Outline: Students are introduced to the concepts of federalism and federation as distinguished from other political systems such as confederation or the so called 'unitary' or centrally governed state. After tackling the various aspects of federation, the focus is shifted to Europe, some European federations and the European Union. The basic question in this regard is: to what extent does the EU approximate to a federation? The influence of federal thinking on the EU is also discussed. Topics to be tackled: 1. Federation, federalism and confederation 2. History of federalism 3. Principles of federations and the distribution of powers 4. Other elements of federation 5. centralising and decentralising tendencies 6. Comparing federations in Europe and beyond 7. The influence of federalism on the process of European integration 8. The EU: the federal and confederal elements |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Students are required to register for Level 1 Units if they are in Year 1, for Level 2 Units if they are in Year 2, and for Level 3 Units if they are in Year 3 or 4 of their Course. | ||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Marcello Carammia |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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