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  • Module 1: Understanding EU Institutions
    • Introduction to the study of the European Union institutions
      • The Institutional Triangle
      • Can we compare European Institutions to national governing bodies?
      • Democratic deficit
      • What you should know now
    • The European Council
      • Origins
      • The President of the European Council
      • The meetings of the European Council
      • European Council and Identity Issues
      • The Role of the European Council
      • The characteristics of the European Council
      • Quiz
      • What you should know now
    • The Council of the European Union
      • The historical evolution of the Council of Ministers
      • Intergovernmental versus Supranational
      • The Councils (configurations)
      • The Presidency of the Council of Ministers
      • COREPER
      • General Secretariat
      • The functions of the Council of Ministers
      • The legislative function of the Council
      • The Council of the European Union: Key facts
      • What’s in a name (1)
      • What you should know now
    • The European Commission
      • The evolution of the European Commission
      • The functions of the European Commission
      • Executive and administrative roles
      • Power of initiation
      • Power of implementation
      • The executive and administrative staff
      • Permanent Services
      • The President of the Commission
      • The European Commission: Key facts
      • What you should know now
    • The European Parliament
      • History
      • From Strasbourg to Brussels
      • The powers of the European Parliament
      • Legislative powers of the European Parliament
      • The composition of the European Parliament
      • How to reform the European Union
      • The European Parliament: Key facts
      • What you should know now
    • Advisory bodies
      • The functions of the EESC and the CoR
      • Added Value and Struggle for Survival
      • What you should know now
    • The Court of Justice of the European Union
      • Functions
      • The judicial activism debate
      • What’s in a name? (2)
      • What you should know now
    • The European External Action Service (EEAS)
    • The European Central Bank (ECB)
    • The Court of Auditors
    • Who is the President of Europe?
    • To sum up…
    • Module 1: Bibliography
  • Module 2: Understanding EU Policy Making
    • Sovereignty and the EU: A Question of Competency
    • The Lisbon Treaty
    • A question of competences
    • But what does the Lisbon Treaty mean in practice?
    • Decision making procedures in detail
    • The Ordinary Legislative Procedure (Formerly Co-decision)
    • Quiz: Ordinary Legislative Procedure Advice
    • The Special Legislative Procedures: Consent
    • The Special Legislative Procedures: Consultation
    • Quiz: The Consultation and Consent Procedures
    • The Right of Initiative: Does the Commission have the monopoly of initiation?
    • The Legal Base
    • Decision making in common foreign and security policy
    • Summary of decision making in the EU
    • To sum up…
  • Module 3: Governance in a multi-level Europe
    • Government, Governance and ‘Hollowing-out’
    • European Government and European Governance
    • The principle of subsidiarity
    • A Europe of the regions – What is EU Regional Policy?
    • The 2020 Strategy
    • Cohesion Fund or Cohesion Policy?
    • Accessing Regional Funds
    • European law
    • The Sources of EU law
    • Primary law
    • Secondary law
    • Supplementary law
    • The supremacy of European law
    • The United Kingdom and the European law
    • Direct applicability and direct effect
    • And now for something a bit lighter. . . EU myths
    • To sum up
  • Module 4: Theorising the European Union
    • Why theorise at all?
    • Intergovernmentalism and Supranationalism
    • Federalism, functionalism and transactionalism
      • Federalism
      • Functionalism and Transactionalism
      • Neo-functionalism
    • Intergovernmentalism & Liberal Intergovernmentalism
    • New Institutionalism
    • Multi-level governance
    • Policy Networks
    • Constructivism
    • Conclusion
    • Bibliography
  • Module 5: History of the European Union
    • The Second World War and the dream of a united Europe
    • The Cold War
    • Cold War security and economic structures
    • The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
    • The Warsaw Pact and the Warsaw Treaty Organisation
    • The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
    • The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
    • NATO, the Cold War and the European Union
    • The Treaties
    • The European Coal and Steel Community (1951)
    • The ‘Treaties’ of Rome (1957)
    • The Single European Act (SEA) (1987)
    • Maastricht (1993)
    • The first 20 years of the Single Market
    • Quiz
    • The 2004 and 2007 enlargements
    • The Lisbon Treaty (2009)
    • The Lisbon Treaty in context
    • Since 2009: The Multiple Crises of the EU
    • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Module 6: EU in Practice
    • Part 1
  • Module 7: Challenges to EU Politics and Governance
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