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Construction of Europe

Course code

RIE6002.YK

old course code

RIE6002

Course title in Estonian

Euroopa ülesehitus

Course title in English

Construction of Europe

ECTS credits

5.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2025/2026 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2025/2026 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

To give an overview of the cleavages and problems forming the basis of the EU and its institutions.

Brief description of the course

The course introduces students to the main lines of conflict and key political cleavages in the process of European integration. Among the questions to be studied are: What determines public opinion on European integration? Which factors explain how politicians vote in the Council and in the European Parliament? Which role do Europarties perform in regional integration? Is European integration a centrist project? Do elites and citizens have similar preferences towards European integration?

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- understands that in the course of history Europe has always been socially constructed and there is no natural Europe;
- understands that there is something what can be understood as European civilization.

Teacher

Jyrki Käkönen

Study programmes containing that course