Prof Karen Smith CLM 4.09

This course is available on the BSc in International Relations, BSc in International Relations and History and BSc in Politics and International Relations. This course is available as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit. This course is available with permission to General Course students.

Examination and explanation of the development of Europe's institutional order in the post-war era and its evolution since the end of the Cold War. Analysis of the importance of European organisations for both their member states and international relations in general. Theories of international institutions and regional integration. The importance of international organisations for European states. Development and evolution of European organisations including: the Council of Europe, NATO, the European Union, the Organisation of Security and Cooperation in Europe, Comecon, and the Warsaw Treaty Organisation. Enlargement of European regional organisations.

10 hours of lectures and 9 hours of classes in the MT. 9 hours of lectures and 10 hours of classes in the LT. 2 hours of classes in the ST.

Students are expected to write three essays of a maximum length of 1,500 words each to be set and marked by the class teachers.

Useful introductions to the subject include: Clive Archer, Organizing Western Europe, 2nd ed. (Edward Arnold, 1994); Stuart Croft et al, The Enlargement of Europe (Manchester University Press, 1999); Desmond Dinan, Ever Closer Union? An Introduction to the European Union, 4th ed. (Macmillan, 2010); Mette Eilstrup-Sangiovanni, ed., Debates on European Integration: A Reader (Palgrave, 2006); Hugh Miall, Shaping the New Europe (Pinter, 1993); Peter Stirk & David Weigall, The Origins and Development of European Integration (Cassell, 1998); J de Wilde & H Wiberg (Eds), Organized Anarchy in Europe: The Role of Intergovernmental Organizations (Tauris, 1996).

Exam (75%, duration: 3 hours) in the main exam period.
Essay (25%, 5000 words) in the LT.

The 5,000 word essay must be submitted by 5p.m. on Monday, 16 March 2015.