Approaches to the History of Europeanisation
Seminar
Lecturer: Stephan Kaschner (GESI)
Time: Wednesday, 13.15 – 14.45
Place: online
Participation: Compulsory
Language: English
Description:
European Studies scholars investigate Europeanisation processes. They are joined in this project by scholars in European Integration History, European History and EU Studies. Political scientists, sociologists, geographers, historians, jurists, economists and anthropologists have developed variable definitions of what Europeanisation is, what its driving actors and factors are and what consequences it has. Europeanisation has a history; it is a process which does not start and end with the emergence of the European Union. It is highly contingent as it is negotiated and disputed not only inside „Europe“ but also beyond its borders. Europe is „made“ by actors, institutions and policies as well as through cultural, economic and social interactions – and exclusions. European Studies is an interdisciplinary endeavor. With different concepts and methodologies scholars investigate various problems of Europeanisation, in different time spans, on different levels and in different arenas. Therefore, they produce different, sometimes even conflicting answers. To help navigate this complex field, the seminar introduces students to some of the most prominent concepts of Europeanisation. It offers an insight into the historical dimensions of the open-ended fabrication of „Europeanness“ and reflects on the positionality of „Europe“ in the world. This track is followed through various fields of investigation, e.g., political and social institutions, migration and border regimes, culture and memory, economy and technology, enlargement and development policy.
Requirements:
Module consists of:
Lecture: De/Constructing Europe
Lecture: Methods
Seminar
Grade calculation:
Term paper (essay) : 50 %
Presentation: 20 %
Active Participation: 10 %
2 Reaction Papers (in Lecture): 20 %
= final grade for the ES150 Module
- Trainer/in: europast europast