European Politics
Week-by-Week Schedule
Week
One
Introduction
to the UK and Parliamentary Systems
Lecture
Note Links:
The
UK
Parliamentary
Systems
Assignments:
1.
Read Chapters 1.1-1.3 in the Hancock book.
2. Read articles on the UK posted in Course Documents in Blackboard.
3. Read Chapter 2, “Maintaining ‘Fortress Britain’?” in the Geddes book. See Lecture Note Link on Diversity in Europe and Maintaining Fortress Britain.
4. Read the requirements for your research posted under Course Assignments. E-mail Dr. Brunell your choice of country.
5. Take Quiz 1 Thursday, May 19 at noon, and Friday, May 20 at noon.
Week
Two
France,
Statism, Political Ideology and Cleavages in W Europe
Lecture
Note Links:
France
Cleavages
in W European Politics Political
Parties/Ideologies
Assignments:
1.
Read Chapters 2.1-2.3 in the Hancock book.
2. Read all the articles pertaining to France posted in Course Documents in Blackboard.
3. Read Chapter 3, “France: Still the One and Indivisible Republic?” in the Geddes book. See Lecture Note Link on France: The One and Indivisible Republic?.
4. Visit web-sites to be used for your Research Paper; click here to search for books at Foley; click here to search for newspaper articles; click here to search for academic journal articles; begin to collect books and articles for your paper. Make a bibliography entry for each as you go along. Follow the format given in Course Assignments.
5. Take Quiz 2 between Thursday, May 26 at noon, and Friday, May 27 at noon.
Week
Three
Germany,
Proportional Represenation, Multi-party Democracy
Germany
Electoral
Systems
Assignments:
1.
Read Chapters 3.1-3.3 in the Hancock book.
2. Read all the articles pertaining to Germany posted in Course Documents in Blackboard.
3. Read Chapter 4, “Germany: Normalized Immigration Politics?” in the Geddes book. See Lecture Note Link on Normalised Immigration Politics for Germany?.
4. Type up your working list of Works Cited for your research paper and email it to Dr. Brunell by Friday at noon. Follow the format given in Course Assignments.
5. Take Quiz 3 between Thursday, June 2 at noon, and Friday, June 3 at noon.
Week
Four
Sweden
and the European Social Model
Lecture
Note Links: Nordic
Countries Sweden
Social
Democracy Corporatism
Assignments:
1.
Read in Reid, Chapter 6, "The European Social Model."
2. Read Chapters 5.1-5.3 in the Hancock book.
3. Read articles on Sweden posted in Course Documents in Blackboard.
4. Read the sections on Sweden only in Chapter 5, “Multicultural Dilemmas in Sweden and the Netherlands” in the Geddes book. See Lecture Note Link on Sweden: Multiculturalism and Its Discontents.
5. Begin reading the material you are collecting for your research paper. Make an annotated bibliography for each source.
6.
Take Quiz 4 between Thursday, June 9 at noon, and Friday, June 10 at
noon.
Week
Five
European
Integration
Lecture Note Links: TR
Reid "The Invention of Peace"
European
Union - History
European Union - Common Foreign and Security Policy
The
Future of the European Union
Assignments:
1. Read in Reid, Chapter 2, "The Invention of Peace
and the Pursuit of Prosperity," and see Appendices I and II.
2. Read Chapters 8.1-8.2 in the Hancock book and the newspaper articles on the EU posted under Course Documents.
3. Finish reading your material for your research paper and making your annotated bibliography. Get a good draft or outline going.
4. Take Quiz 5 between Thursday, June 16 at noon, and Friday, June 17 at noon.
Week
Six
Write
your research paper. Click here
for more details.
Due Thursday, June 23, noon.