European Studies: European Studies: General Overview andGeneral Overview and

UNEGO project UNEGO project

Center for European StudiesCenter for European Studies

European University at St. European University at St. PetersburgPetersburg

Plan Plan

European studies developmentEuropean studies development Standard curriculum in European Standard curriculum in European

studies studies European studies in RussiaEuropean studies in Russia UNEGO concept: European UNEGO concept: European

governance and policy-analysisgovernance and policy-analysis Courses within the UNEGO projectCourses within the UNEGO project

European Studies: European Studies: General overviewGeneral overview

Political and socialPolitical and social

challenges:challenges:

European integration European integration intensificationintensification

Bologna processBologna process

EU Eastern EU Eastern enlargementenlargement

Academic Academic

challenges: challenges:

Supranational Supranational governancegovernance

Globalization: nation-Globalization: nation-states based political states based political sciencescience

Multi-level governanceMulti-level governance

Standard curriculum Standard curriculum in European studiesin European studies

European integration history and theoryEuropean integration history and theory Political systems at the European countriesPolitical systems at the European countries EU institutionsEU institutions European lawEuropean law EU external relationsEU external relations Regional and local governmentRegional and local government Policies (ecology, migration, Policies (ecology, migration,

biotechnology, agriculture etc.)biotechnology, agriculture etc.)

Russia: special case Russia: special case

Not EU member stateNot EU member state EU – Russia relationsEU – Russia relations ComparisonComparison Influences: policy transfer, policy Influences: policy transfer, policy

covergencecovergence

Russia: state of the artRussia: state of the art

European studies:European studies: as an area for as an area for

regional studies regional studies (‘regionovedenie’)(‘regionovedenie’)

as a part of as a part of International International relations studies relations studies

Political science:Political science: Russian transition Russian transition

studiesstudies Political institutions Political institutions

and their effectsand their effects Russian – centric Russian – centric

studies studies

Russia: needs and perspectivesRussia: needs and perspectives

European studies:European studies: Political dimensionPolitical dimension Internal politics Internal politics

and policiesand policies European European

influences for influences for Russia (especially Russia (especially for North-Western for North-Western regions)regions)

Political science:Political science: Comparative Comparative

perspectiveperspective Policy-analysisPolicy-analysis Globalization and Globalization and

new regionalism new regionalism studies studies

UNEGO conceptUNEGO concept

Russia as a part of the world Russia as a part of the world Russia in the European studies Russia in the European studies European governance European governance Policy-analysis Policy-analysis

European governanceEuropean governance

Multi-level governanceMulti-level governance Regulations, redistribution Regulations, redistribution New modes of governance: New modes of governance:

benchmarking, co-ordination, soft benchmarking, co-ordination, soft policy, strategic management, policy, strategic management, programming programming

Policy convergence / divergence Policy convergence / divergence (mechanisms and consequences)(mechanisms and consequences)

Policy-analysisPolicy-analysis

Problems to be solved by the policyProblems to be solved by the policy Actors, institutions involved (policy Actors, institutions involved (policy

netwoeks)netwoeks) Political decision-making: norms and Political decision-making: norms and

proceduresprocedures History: models for policy area History: models for policy area Specific and general features Specific and general features Relevance for RussiaRelevance for Russia

UNEGO coursesUNEGO courses

European integration history and theoryEuropean integration history and theory Modes of European governanceModes of European governance Nation-state transformation and identitiesNation-state transformation and identities Regionalism in EuropeRegionalism in Europe EU external relationsEU external relations European foundations of civil societyEuropean foundations of civil society Political parties in Europe Political parties in Europe

UNEGO courses: Policy-analysisUNEGO courses: Policy-analysis

Cultural policyCultural policy Education policy Education policy Family policy Family policy Civil-military relations Civil-military relations

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