Teaching European Union Politics

Viviane Gravey, Christopher Huggins (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

278 Seiten

2024
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-83910-370-4 (ISBN)

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Why do we teach EU politics? What should EU politics students learn? What are the practical approaches and techniques to teaching EU politics? In response to these questions, Teaching European Union Politics analyses the interdisciplinary nature of teaching this broad subject and reflects on a wide range of educational approaches. It both advances the pedagogy and practice of teaching EU politics, and provides practical support for those looking to adopt innovative and learner-oriented techniques.

Bringing together contributions from a number of leading experts from across Europe, this book’s comprehensive chapters focus on topics including comparative politics, international relations, history, law, policy and economics. In assessing diverse teaching techniques, such as problem-based learning, games, simulations, and study visits, it invites teachers to rise to the challenge of bringing critical perspectives into the classroom. The book asks teachers to consider how they should (re)shape their teaching practice to better equip students with a range of skills and knowledge for today's turbulent world.

Providing detailed support for course development, this progressive book will prove essential for teachers and academics in European politics and policy, European studies, public policy, and international relations.

Edited by Viviane Gravey, Senior Lecturer in European Politics, School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics, Queen's University Belfast and Christopher Huggins, Director of Academic Programmes and Associate Teaching Professor, Institute of Continuing Education, University of Cambridge, UK

Contents:

PART I SETTING THE SCENE
1 Introduction: teaching and learning European politics in
a time of crisis 2
Christopher Huggins and Viviane Gravey
2 A field in crisis? 14
Viviane Gravey

PART II DISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES
3 Mapping a discipline: interdisciplinarity and the core of
European Studies 35
Patrick Bijsmans and Johan Adriaensen
4 Teaching the European Union from a comparative politics
perspective 51
Mads Dagnis Jensen
5 Teaching international relations 63
Hanna L. Mühlenhoff
6 Teaching European Union public policy 76
Nicholas Wright
7 Teaching European Union law 93
Claudina Richards
8 Teaching European Union politics: the perspective of history 106
Carine Sophie Germond and Lise Rye
9 Integrating economics into the teaching of European
Union politics 123
Robert Ackrill
10 Towards a ‘critical-pluralist’ approach to teaching the
European Union 139
Owen Parker

PART III ACTIVE LEARNING APPROACHES IN
TEACHING EUROPEAN UNION POLITICS
11 Teaching European Union politics with technology 154
Alexandra Mihai
12 Active learning in European studies: the benefits and
challenges of problem-based learning 168
Patrick Bijsmans
13 Simulations: the affordances and challenges of an
immersive teaching tool 182
Karen Heard-Lauréote and Mark Field
14 Field trips and experiential learning in European Union politics 197
Christopher Huggins
15 University law clinics in practice: aims and implementation 212
Eleanor Scarlett
16 Analysing public policy in the classroom 228
Viviane Gravey
17 Teaching European Union politics beyond higher
education: the case of primary school education through
My Big Friendly Guide to the European Union 242
Emmanuelle Schön-Quinlivan

PART IV CONCLUSIONS
18 Conclusions on teaching European Union politics 255
Viviane Gravey and Christopher Huggins

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Erscheinungsdatum	06.01.2024
Reihe/Serie	Elgar Guides to Teaching
Verlagsort	Cheltenham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
ISBN-10	1-83910-370-1 / 1839103701
ISBN-13	978-1-83910-370-4 / 9781839103704
Zustand	Neuware