This course focuses on agricultural and environmental policies implemented by the EU and the effects of these policies on the economies of some European countries where agriculture is a dominant industry, particularly Mediterranean countries. In...
Combining knowledge from both political science and economics, IPE contributes to our understanding of the international economy. Why do some countries adopt protectionist policies while other embrace free trade? What explains the different...
Environmental policy encompasses many different policy issues and levels. In this module, the focus lies on forest and climate policy at a regional, national, EU and global level. These two policy fields lend themselves to discussing the different...
Sustainable Energy – renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions - is necessary to address energy needs and climate change today and in the future. This course introduces the challenges of energy demand and climate change, and presents...
International human rights identify the specific obligations of governments towards their people, and this course will look at this through the lens of global public health. Through a series of case studies, the course will explore the ways in which...
International human rights identify the specific obligations of governments towards their people, and this course will look at this through the lens of global public health. Through a series of case studies, the course will explore the ways in which...
This course analyzes the situation of Spain throughout Franco’s dictatorship and in the early period of the pacific transition to democracy. This course focuses on the factors that led to the Spanish Civil War, the changes in the life of Spaniards at...
The purpose of this course is to examine the origins and key events of the Northern Ireland conflict up until the Peace Process and the beginnings of the transition to a Post-Conflict society. Given the nature of the conflict and its aftermath, the...
The objective of this course is for students to understand the historical process that has led to the current political, administrative and territorial configuration of Spain in different autonomous communities, as well as the consequences that...