EUR4080

Europe today

The William Flintoft Fellow in European Studies

12 points
* 2 hours per week
* First semester
* Clayton

Objectives Students taking this subject should acquire familiarity with the institutions of the European Communities and an understanding of the political, economic, and social development of the major EC countries.

Synopsis This subject is concerned with the comparative study of the institutions and development of the EC countries since the Second World War. The major themes will include the effects of World War Two; problems of reconstruction; the Cold War; the forces which have driven the continent towards unification; the early problems of the quest for integration; forms of government; and the success (or failure) of the original goal of promoting `an ever-closer union among the peoples of Europe.'

Assessment Written (9000 words): 100%

Recommended texts

Arbuthnott M and Edwards G (eds) A common man's guide to the Common Market Macmillan, 1985
Barber J and Reed N (eds) European community: Vision and reality Croom Helm, 1973
Mayne R The recovery of Europe Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1970
Morgan R Western European politics since 1945 Batsford, 1973
Pollard S European economic integration 1815- 1970 Thames and Hudson, 1974
Rosenthal G G and Zupnick E Contemporary Western Europe: Problems and responses Praeger, 1984
Urwin D W Western Europe since 1945: A short political history 3rd edn, Longman, 1983