Author: Katalin Fabian

Associate Professor of Government and Law at Lafayette College.

Topic 3: Freedoms, Compared

Find information on your case study country’s processes regarding a) freedom of speech, b) freedom of assembly, c) Holocaust deniers and compare with the information provided by Bleich.
Part A: Explain the most important differences and similarities from the cases Bleich examines.
Part B: How successful was Russia in its engagement with parties and politics in your case study country?
Please post by midnight Tuesday, Nov. 20. Peer review due: Midnight, Monday, Nov. 26, final: Nov. 29.

No. 2: EU Institutions and Relations to Major EU Members

A) In foreign policy, does your case study country follow the lead of France, Germany, the UK, or Spain (as described in our textbook and assigned readings)? If so, why?

B) How does this choice appear as part of EU-wide negotiations about a specific policy, such as Brexit or migration? Please include in the analysis how the case study country has approached/negotiated with two of the EU’s institutions, such as the Commission, Council, Parliament, and the Court.

Upload due: Oct. 23, review: Oct. 25, final: noon Oct. 29

(10 points)

Welcome, Students of European Integration!

Please respond succinctly and with evidence that is supported by relevant and reliable sources. The references (in Chicago author-date style) are not part of the max. 400 words limit.

Prompt 1) The definitions of Europe
Due: noon, Sept. 14, peer review: noon Sept. 16, final: 7pm Sept. 18 max. 400 words each
A) What is “Europe”? Where are its boundaries?
B) How does your case study relate to “the idea of Europe”?

Prompt 2) Institutions