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Course Catalog 00/01


Business Adm and Social Science

IES320 Sweden and the European Union 15.0 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
I, III

LANGUAGE:Swedish

EXAMINER
Å Löfgren Univ adj


PREREQUISITES
None

COURSE AIM
AIM OF COURSE
- To give a general picture of earlier aspirations towards an integration of Europe.
- To give an understanding of the European Unions background and organization as well as political, judical and economical conditions in todays Europe.
- To shed light on the consequences that the Swedish EU membership will have.


CONTENTS
CONTENTS
Course A:
- A summary of Europes history before 1945 with emphasis on the efforts towards integration.
- Swedens relationship to Europe in a historical perspective.
Course B:
- The creation of the EU and other European institutions.
- The EU:s organization structure and decision making apparatus.
- Political development both within and outside the European Union.
- Supranationality and EU law.
- Economic development and trade relations with the rest of the world.
- The Europe of the future.
Course C:
- The economic development and politics concerning the security of the state in Sweden since 1945.
- Swedens path to EU membership as well as the impact the membership has had on different aspects of society life.



TEACHING


EXAMINATION
Assignments, written and oral exams and seminars.
Grading system: Fail, Pass or Honours.


COURSE GRADE SCALE: U, G, VG

ITEMS/CREDITS

Seminar/Assignement report 4.50ECTS
Required assignement 1.50ECTS
Written exam 7.50ECTS
Assignement report 1.50ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
Moment 1 (1p)
Gidlund J-E, Sörlin S (1993): Det europeiska kalejdoskopet, SNS Förlag
OBS! Läses delvis: s20-96

Åberg A, Åkerman S (1989): Europas historia i fickformat
Sveriges Radios Förlag (94s)
OBS! Boken säljs i kopierat skick, då den är utgången från förlaget.

Moment 2 (5p)
Bernitz, U. m fl (1998): EU idag. SNS Förlag.
Eklund, J & Ådahl, M. (1999): Vad betyder EMU? 2:a upplagan. SNS Förlag.

Ytterligare litteratur fastställes senare.


Valid for the academic year 00/01.

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