Certificate of Achievement

Roberto Longhi Rodrigues Prado

has completed the following course:

European Culture and Politics

University of Groningen

The course explained the intertwined relationship between culture and politics in constructing and governing contemporary Europe. Students gained understanding of how struggles over the meaning of Europe have shaped European contemporary society and how they will shape Europe’s future. Students can identify and understand the complexities of the contemporary crises of European integration and have developed novel responses to these crises.

6 weeks, 5 hours per week

Dr Senka Neuman-Stanivukovic

Lecturer in European Studies

University of Groningen

Transcript

Learning outcomes

  • Describe how European political integration is embedded in broader cultural modalities including memory, language, heritage, national symbols, etc.
  • Identify main transdisciplinary debates on Europe and European cultural identity with the intention of proposing solutions to issues such as the future of European integration, democracy in a heterogeneous community, etc.
  • Identify solutions to problems of contemporary European integration including growing citizen alienation, lack of solidarity, individualization, and passivity through grassroots activities and rethinking of the citizen/community relationship.
  • Identify solutions to problems of contemporary European integration including the financial crisis, rising nationalism, democratic deficit, migration, and insecurity by way of reforming/rethinking the existing European institutional structure.
  • Debate sensitive topics in a culturally and academically diverse environment.
  • Engage with other learners in a culturally and academically diverse environment
  • Contribute ethically, receptively and responsibly in a virtual environment
  • Develop experience in virtual learning.
  • Develop experience in virtual communication.

Syllabus

  • Europe and European Culture
  • Europe and Religion
  • Europe and Modernity
  • Europe and Democracy
  • Europe and the Nation-State
  • Europe as/and the Other

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Issued on 6th November 2016

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Free online course:

European Culture and Politics

University of Groningen