| CODE | EST2110 | ||||||
| TITLE | The History of European Integration | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | European Studies | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit is meant to give students a broad overview of the history of European Integration. study-unit attendance is obligatory and absences arising from illness should be covered by medical certificates to be handed in to EDRC personnel. The study-unit will be taught through 14 two-hour lectures. Hereunder is the study-unit programme: 1. Introduction and Overview A. Chronological developments in European Integration 2. Background: Europe 1789-1945 3. Rebuilding Europe: East and West 1945 – early 1960s 4. European Integration 1950s and 1960s 5. European Integration 1970s 6. European Integration 1980s-1990s: The Building Blocks of the European Union 7. European Integration 1990s-2000: The Building Blocks of the European Union and the ‘German Problem’ B. Themes in European Integration 8. The enlargement of the EC/EU 9. An overview of Europe’s economic history 10. Europe: its ‘past’ and its ‘image’ 11. Europe and the world: From imperialism to aid donors 12. Europe and the Mediterranean 13. Europe, Turkey and Islam 14. Conclusion: History of European Integration Learning Aims: - To offer students insights into Europe’s past. - To highlight developments in European integration, with reference to developments both in the West and in the East. - To make students aware of divergent points-of-view about European integration. - To underscore successes and failures in the history of European integration. - To alert students about varying interpretations of the past. Learning Outcomes: - By the end of this study-unit, students will be able to explain where European integration is coming from, in order to improve understanding of present circumstances and make informed predictions about future developments. - Given a case study, students will be able to highlight and analyse key issues in European history and integration within a specific time-frame and geographical setting. - Students will be expected to list at least 3 ‘building blocks’ of European integration and discuss their significance. - On completion of this study-unit, students will be able to compare and contrast the experience of EC/EU enlargement and membership of different countries and/or blocks. - Through the lectures and through further reading, students need to demonstrate an ability to internalize and interpret knowledge, not just memorise and mechanically reproduce lecture notes. - Within the context of a written test situation, students will be expected to describe and critically appraise developments in European history and integration by writing two essays in answer to questions chosen from a list. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Desmond Dinan (ed.), Origins and Evolution of the European Union, (Oxford, 2014 2nd end). - Peter Calvocoressi, World Politics since 1945, (latest edition). - ‘Europe: Where does it begin and end?’. Special issue of International Affairs, (July 2000). - Fraser Cameron (ed.), The Future Europe: Integration and Enlargement, (London, 2004). - Marise Cremona (ed.), The Enlargement of the European Union, (Oxford, 2003) - Henry Frendo (ed.), The European Mind: Narrative and Identity, 2 vols., (Malta: Malta University Press, 2010). Supplementary Readings: - Peter G. Xuereb (ed.), Malta in the European Union : five years on and looking to the future, (Malta: Civil Society Project, 2009). - Timothy Bainbridge, The Penguin Companion to the European Union, (London, 2003). - Christopher Pollacco, European Integration: The Maltese Experience, (Malta, 2004). - J. Gillingham, European Integration, 1950-2003: Superstate or New Market Economy? (2003). - Federica Bicchi, European foreign policy making toward the Mediterranean, (Basingstoke, 2007). - Dominic Fenech, ‘The relevance of European security structures to the Mediterranean (and vice-versa)’, Mediterranean Politics, Summer 1997, pp.149-76. - Stephen C. Calleja, ‘Post-Cold War regional dynamics in the Mediterranean area’, Mediterranean Quarterly, Summer 1996, pp.42-54. - Martin Holland, The European Union and the Third World, (Palgrave Macmillan, 2002). - The European Union Encyclopedia and Directory 2006, (Routledge, 2005). - Dinan Desmond (ed.), Encyclopedia of the European Union, (Macmillan, 2000). - John Gillingham, Design for a New Europe, (C.U.P., 2006). - Graham Avery and Fraser Cameron, The Enlargement of the European Union, (Sheffield, 2001). - Giuseppe Ammendola (ed.), The European Union: Multidisciplinary Views, (2008). Online Resources: - http://europa.eu/index_en.htm This is the official website of the European Union. You can access information on various aspects of the EU and it also includes many useful links to practical day-to-day issues about living in the EU. - http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/public/default_en.htm?redirection The website of the European Parliament. - http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook.html The Internet Modern History Sourcebook. Refer to the section on post-war Western Europe (PW W Europe) for online versions of key primary sources related to modern European history. - http://www.ena.lu ENA is designed and developed by the Centre Virtuel de la Connaissance sur l'Europe and provides high quality research and educational material on the history of European integration. Students will be given further guidance on reading throughout the course of the study-unit. |
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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 | Emanuel Buttigieg |
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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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