| Dozent/in |
Dr. Lucas Schramm |
| Veranstaltungsart |
Masterseminar |
| Code |
HS251517 |
| Semester |
Herbstsemester 2025 |
| Durchführender Fachbereich |
Politikwissenschaft |
| Studienstufe |
Bachelor
Master |
| Termin/e |
Mo, 01.09.2025, 13:00 - 13:20 Uhr, ZOOM
Fr, 12.09.2025, 09:15 - 17:00 Uhr, 4.B51
Sa, 13.09.2025, 09:15 - 15:30 Uhr, 4.B51
Fr, 17.10.2025, 09:15 - 17:00 Uhr, 3.B52
Sa, 18.10.2025, 09:15 - 15:30 Uhr, 3.B52 |
| Weitere Daten |
Einführungsveranstaltung findet am Montag, 01.09.2025 von 13.00 bis 13.20 Uhr via ZOOM statt.
Zoom Link: https://lmu-munich.zoom-x.de/j/64641406823?pwd=Pw6Aw7MKa3VOCx7HvnJazp96ZGLF2V.1
Meeting-ID: 646 4140 6823
Kenncode: 781788 |
| Umfang |
2 Semesterwochenstunden |
| Turnus |
Blockseminar |
| Inhalt |
The European Union (EU) is a unique supranational organization by international standards. Its member states have transferred extensive and, in some cases, complete national sovereignty rights to the European level. At the same time, the EU exerts considerable influence on neighboring countries, for example, within the framework of the European Economic Area.
To facilitate a comparative analysis, this seminar deliberately views the EU as a political system that shares similarities and differences with "classical" nation-state political systems. Accordingly, we will examine principles of the political separation of powers as well as EU legislation across various policy areas.
The seminar follows a theoretically guided and empirically grounded approach. It provides a comprehensive overview of the history of European integration and current academic and policy debates on the future of the EU. Furthermore, the seminar will use case studies to examine selected aspects of European politics, such as the bilateral relations between the EU and Switzerland.
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| Lernziele |
- Get an overview of the milestones of European integration and the fundamental principles of the EU’s political system;
- Obtain in-depth insights into selected policy areas and challenges facing European politics;
- Be able to analyze policymaking in the multi-level and multi-institutional EU system |
| Voraussetzungen |
1. Regular and active participation.
2. In-depth lecture of the readings (including one short response paper per weekend block of one page each, addressing one or more guiding questions on a selected topic).
3. In-class presentation (“Referat”): ca. 20 minutes. The topic should be discussed with the class instructor at least one week before the respective session, either via Email or Zoom.
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| Sprache |
Englisch |
| Anmeldung |
***Wichtig*** Um Credits zu erwerben ist die Anmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung über das UniPortal zwingend erforderlich. Die Anmeldung ist ab zwei Wochen vor bis zwei Wochen nach Beginn des Semesters möglich. An- und Abmeldungen sind nach diesem Zeitraum nicht mehr möglich. Die genauen Anmeldedaten finden Sie hier: http://www.unilu.ch/ksf/semesterdaten |
| Prüfung |
Regular and active participation; in-depth lecture of the readings; In-class presentation (“Referat”): ca. 20 minutes.
In-class presentation: The topic should be discussed with the class instructor at least one week before the respective session, either via Email or Zoom.
The in-class presentation is given by one student in one of the sessions. The objective is for students to practice how to present a complex topic in a compelling and easily understandable way. Students shall develop and answer an overall research question by presenting the key arguments of the readings and/or providing additional material. Each presentation should last no longer than 20 minutes, followed by an in-class discussion with fellow students led by the presenter and the class instructor.
To make the presentation and discussion more meaningful, students should prepare some guiding questions in advance. The topic, content, and structure of the presentation should be discussed with the class instructor at least one week before the presentation. Therefore, students should have prepared a preliminary content overview and three guiding questions for the meeting.
Students are encouraged to make use of Power Point slides or other digital tools (videos, surveys, etc.).
If they decide to do so, they should send the slides and/or the other material at least three days before the session to Lucas.Schramm@gsi.uni-muenchen.de. On the day of the presentation, a one-page handout with the guiding question(s) and the main takeaways should be printed for the fellow students. The final seminar grade will be based on the presentation. |
| Abschlussform / Credits |
Aktive Teilnahme (Referat) / 4 Credits
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| Hinweise |
Written assignment (“Seminararbeit”):
Students who want to write a term paper/Seminararbeit can do so in this class. I am happy to discuss term paper ideas on the days of the seminar or after the seminar via Email or Zoom. Topics should be related to, but also go beyond, the subjects iscussed during the seminar. The writing language of the seminar paper should be English. The written assignment’s length is 20,000 – 30,000 characters (10 – 18 pages). Further criteria: font type either Arial or Times New Roman, font size 12, general margin 2.5 cm, 1.5 line spacing. The final term paper should be sent, at
the latest, two months after the seminar finished to Lucas.Schramm@gsi.uni-muenchen.de. |
| Hörer-/innen |
Nach Vereinbarung |
| Kontakt |
lucas.schramm@gsi.uni-muenchen.de |
| Literatur |
- Hix, Simon, and Bjørn Høyland (2022). The Political System of the European Union, 4th edition.
Bloomsbury.
- Wessels, Wolfgang (2022). Das politische System der Europäischen Union, 2. Aufl.
Springer. [in German]
This and all other readings will be made available on the university’s online platform prior to the start
of the seminar. |