Teacher: David Rees
Head of Programme: Albrecht Sonntag Secretary: Sophie Forcadet Syllabus
Evaluation: Mid-term test 20%. Group presentation: 20%. Exam 60%
Group B = ECH-PGE. Work Groups B. Group A = PGE-3A Work Groups A
2021 student evaluation of the module
Programme 2021 |
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Presentations and films
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1. Group A. Tuesday 7 September 13h30-16h30 Room J812 Group B. Tuesday 7 September 16h30-19h30 Room J808 Epistemology, Empires and the EU |
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Epistemology 3. EU Members 6. Supranational European bodies (picture) 7. Supranational European bodies (key) 8. (Quiz in teams) EU Member countries |
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A history of empires (from 3000BC) 4. How to Join the EU (EU in Turkey. 2m) 5. European Enlargement (film from the IIEA) 9. Using the Reesonomics website, contact and communication |
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2. Group A. Tuesday 14 September 13h30-16h30 Room J812 Group B. Tuesday 14 September 16h30-19h30 Room J808 Enlargement 1. European levels of integration Case studies: Turkey and Cyprus |
Finish 5. European
Enlargement (film from
the IIEA) The future size of the EU / EEA European Countries The Copenhagen criteria Candidate and Potential Candidate Countries EU European Neighbourhood states Open Question. Group 1 |
A brief
history of EU enlargement (film from
The Economist) Turkey - a lost opportunity (pdf DR) Turkey and EU immigration Introduction to the Armenian genocide (14m. Facing history and ourselves) French genocide - book French genocide - film (English subtitles available) 19m Ottoman Empire 1 Ottman Empire 2 Ottoman Empire 3 |
| Lesson 3. Group A. Wednesday 28 September 13h30-16h30 Room J812 Group B. Wednesday 28 September 16h30-19h30 Room J808 Solving Europe |
Preparation of presentations 'Solving Europe' Global Risks UN Global Issues WEF Global Risks Report EU - 10 issues to watch in 2021 Research and presentation groups |
What do you think are the major social, economic and political problems facing the European Union today? |
| Lesson 4. Group A. Tuesday 5 October 13h30-16h30 Room J804 Group B. Tuesday 5 October 16h30-19h30 Room J808 'Solving Europe' presentations |
Open question. The different national results of Covid19. Covid19 comparison. Covid19 and Debt Group presentations: 'Solving Europe' . Working group A Group 1. Water Availability Group 2. EU Immigration Group 3. EU Debt Debt Humour |
Open question. Group 3. Group presentations: 'Solving Europe'. Working group B Group 2. EU Culture in Crisis Group 3. EU Defence Group 4. Global Warming Group 5. EU Fishing Policy |
| Lesson 5. Group A. Tuesday 12 October 13h30-16h30 Room J801 Group B. Tuesday 12 October 16h30-19h30 Room J808 'Solving Europe' presentations |
Group 4. Inequality Group 5. Pollution Group 6. Health and Disease Group 7. Food Security Revision for the Mid-Term Test |
Group 1. Water Availability Group 6. ERASMUS and Education Group 7. Global Warming Revision for the Mid-Term Test |
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6. Group A. Tuesday 19 October 13h30-16h30 Room J804 Group B. Tuesday 19 October 16h30-19h30 Room J808 Common Agriculture Policy |
Question. How can the European Union have an impact on the conflicts in the world? The EU's international role Strategic Europe Disorder to chaos Question. If a country were to leave the EU, should they be allowed to keep the Euro as their own currency ? Using the Euro CAP pdf. (EU Commission) Farm Subsidies (farmsubsidy.org) Agricultural import duties US food subsidies |
1. Introduction
to CAP (video) 2. CAP (pdf DR) 3. Farm Subsidies film (farmsubsidy.org) 4. MacDonalds and food industrialisation 5. Feedlots 6. EU-MERCOSUR agreement signed 7. EU-MERCOSUR trade agreement (Fern 25) 8. EU-Mercosur trade agreement and EU agriculture 9. MERCOSUR trade agreement and European Beef 10. The Meatrix (video) 11. Questions (in your presentation groups) 12. Acronyms |
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7. Group A. Tuesday 26 October 13h30-16h30 Room J808 Group B. Tuesday 26 October 16h30-19h30 Room J808 The Troika and Debt Control |
Open Question. Is traditional agriculture doomed to disappear in the European Union ? Open question: "Since switzerland is officially a Schengen member but with very non-Schengen rules - do you think they should be sanctioned (and how?) or even banned or would you keep it how it is due to the benefits (which one‘s in your opinion)?" Switzerland's Brexit moment Switzerland bilateral agreement Greek Ten-year bonds Greek unemployment The Privatisation of Greece European privatisation of water |
Greece, the Troika, debt control and the change from a solidarity to predatory model. Greek debt crisis |
| Lesson 8. Group A. Tuesday 2 November 13h30-16h30 Room J808 Group B. Tuesday 2 November 16h30-19h30 Room J808 Lobbying in the EU |
Lobbying Transparency Register (European
Commission) BEUC Fleishman Hillard Grayling Hill and Knowlton Direct and indirect lobbying: Danone Biggest lobbyists in Brussels Philip Morris in Brussels Student case studies 2019 Danone Oxfam Sanofi Scania Tesla Wikipedia 2018 Coca Cola E-privacy Europeche Mercosur Monsanto Volkswagen |
Billy wants a
dog (flv)
(US) Lobbyists (flv) (US) What does a lobbyist do? (flv) (Germany) Lobbying presentation (pdf) Regional fund recipients CAP recipients |
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9 Group A. Tuesday 9 November 13h30-16h30 Room J809 Group B. Tuesday 9 November 16h30-19h30 Room J808 EU External Trade Agreements / Negotiations |
Question: Should
the EU introduce an immigration quota and if yes how can they decide
the number of the immigrants a country should accept? And can the EU
make a decision like this or the countries should decide about this
themselves? |
Instructions EU Trade Policy 1. Read EU Trade Policy pdf 2. Watch the video EU Trade Policy video (European Commission) 3. Open EU Trade negotiations (DG Trade). Scroll down and find 'Agreements in Focus'. Choose one trade deal and take notes (in preparation for your exam). 4. Watch Global Trade Agreements (TedTalks) ISDS Many Trade Agreements include an ISDS. This is strongly criticised by many NGOs. 1. Watch What is ISDS? 2. Watch ISDS in Australia / US Trade Agreement 3. Here are some ISDS Case Studies . Choose one case study (or find another one) and do some research. Again, take notes of your case study in preparation for your exam. |
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10 Group A. Tuesday 16 November 13h30-16h30 Room J806 Group B. Tuesday 16 November 16h30-19h30 Room J808 WTO and Trade Wars |
Today's question: What are the limits of the EU's power? How can citizens be better integrated into decision-making? How democratic is the EU? Direct voting The WTO (2m. CGTN) Map of WTO disputes (Research) Trade Disputes (WTO. Find disputes) Research - Dispute by subject. WTO dispute settlement paralysis (3m. CIGI. 2020) Banana Trade Wars (4m. EPP. 2011) Airbus / Boeing trade war. Retaliation. (1m. Reuters. 2019) Airbus / Boeing trade war truce (2m. DW News) Further research. Airbus / Boeing Duopoly and competition. 15m Mentour Pilot. (See Links / Airbus for more information) |
EU - MERCOSUR Trade Agreement 1. Watch EU Mercosur trade agreement agreed by the EU Commission 2. Watch EU Mercosur trade agreement and agriculture (EuroNews)  The Keynes solution to International Trade (pdf. DR) Discussion. Free Trade / Fair Trade / Protectionism? Help me stop copyright trolling! Google 'PicRights reesonomics' |
Lesson 11 Group A. Tuesday 23 November 13h30-16h30 Room J808 Group B. Tuesday 23 November 16h30-19h30 Room J808 EU budget |
Mid-term test answers Mid-term map answers Tobin Tax and FTT (4m) European Financial Transfer Tax (FTT) (DukasCopy 2.5m) Public social spending comparison pdf World tax comparison Tax revenues OECD |
Fiscal policy pdf DR Group Fiscal Policy Research and Proposals Income tax Corporation tax VAT Fuel duty Alcohol duty Tobacco duty Inheritance and Wealth tax |
Lesson 12. Group A. Tuesday 30 November 09h30-12h30 Room J808 Group B. Wednesday 17 November 13h30-16h30 Room B511 Growth and Wealth |
Intra-group research Gini Index Poverty levels in the world Index Mundi HDI statistics (United Nations Development Programme) |
Growth (with Green GDP and HDI) 200 years of history - wealth and health (BBC) Wealth distribution exercise (Slide 2 only) US Wealth Distribution. Politizane. 7m Robert F. Kennedy speech on GDP (3m) |
Lesson 13. Group A. Tuesday 30 November 13h30-16h30 Room Group B. Tuesday 30 November 16h30-19h30 Room Fiscal Policy presentations |
Group A Income tax Corporation tax VAT Fuel duty Alcohol duty Tobacco duty Inheritance and Wealth tax |
Group B Income tax Corporation tax VAT Alcohol duty Tobacco duty Inheritance and Wealth tax |
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14. Group A. Tuesday 7 December 13h30-16h30 Room Group B. Tuesday 7 December 16h30-19h30 Room J808 The future of the EU French Covid debt |
Exam
revision The end of the Euro? The end of the European Union? Your political position? Module evaluation |
Fuel duty EU problems. Yanis Varoufakis. DiEM25 The German Miracle Euro Structural Inflexibility (pdf DR) French Covid-19-related debt |
| Exam. In Reserve |
Final exam 2h (60%) | Brexit update (humour) Brexit timetable Brexit pdf (Rees) Brexit and the Irish border Brexit fishing map Scottish independence Brexit and Airbus Brexit and Airbus. Stats Brexit and car sales Brexit and UK - EU trade UK non-EU trade Post-Brexit trade Pound sterling to US dollar Pound sterling to Euro |