Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Why the European Union? A Brief History of European Integration
Pompeu Fabra University Barcelona
This online course explored the origins of the European Union within a wide socio-political historical context. The post-1945 desire to build new societies, the defence of certain values and the difficulties when dealing with Germany or confronting globalisation are some of the topics covered.
6 weeks, 4 hours per week
Fernando Guirao
Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration History (ad personam chair)
Pompeu Fabra University Barcelona
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Identify what the European Union does for its members
- Assess the role of Germany in the European Union, historically and today
- Discuss the debate between liberalisation and protection in the European Union
- Evaluate the role of the European Union in an increasingly globalised world
- Describe the benefits and costs of a single currency
Syllabus
- The definition of the European Union
- The impact of World War II on Europe
- The role of Germany in postwar Europe
- Enhancing values in the European Union
- The European Union in the face of Globalisation
- The limits of the European Union
Issued on 1st September 2016
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