This course will examine the politics and intra-regional relations of the Maghreb states: Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. It will focus on post-independence state building, the role of political parties, the rise of Islamism, the rise of identity...
This course will examine the politics and intra-regional relations of the Maghreb states: Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. It will focus on post-independence state building, the role of political parties, the rise of Islamism, the rise of identity...
This course focuses on the Mafia phenomenon and its connection with the Italian politics and society. By this way, the course aims at analysing the Italian Mafia from both a political and sociological perspective. The history of the Mafia is studied...
On three levels of previous knowledge and competence, the European Union Integrative Seminar adopts an innovative and comprehensive approach to understanding Europe and the European Union. The course is based on three methodologically distinct but...
As the international system changes after the Cold War, the relevance of nation states is increasingly called into question, particularly in the context of the process of European Integration. The European Union constitutes a new form of large...
The course investigates the concept and functions of international organizations in the contemporary world. In its first part it deals with issues common to all international organizations, e.g. the various categories (NGOs, IGOs, peace-keeping...
In this course we will examine the political structure, the formation and development of the European Union, as well as Germany’s role in the European multi-level system. Special emphasis will be put on the analysis of the major political challenges...
This course explores the nature of Japanese democracy and examines state-society and foreign relations in contemporary Japan. The topics to be discussed include the evolution of a distinctly Japanese brand of democracy since WWII, the legacy of the U...
In the current course, the student must acquire the historical and conceptual background necessary to understand the political and social changes happened in Europe during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The scope of the course will deal with...