Britain in Europe

This course examines Britain’s role in Europe from a cultural, historical, and political perspective. Britain’s tempestuous relationship with its continental neighbours will be fully explored in order to throw new light on some of the most important difficulties facing Britain in Europe today.

Candidates who have passed this course
- have significant knowledge about current political debates about Britain's role in Europe
- are familiar with European integration history
- are familiar with and able to analyse the problemtic nature of the Anglo-European relationship from a historical and contemporary perspective
- can analyse conditions and factors of a social and political nature within a historical context
- have gained an important insight into academic approaches and methods relevant to the analysis of the subject material
- have gained some understanding of the types of sources used by historians and political scientists who are interested in Britain's role in Europe
- are able to produce independent analyses of aspects of Britain's role in Europe that have been explored throughout the course
- are able to demonstrate a good command of written English

Lectures/seminars. Students are required to use itslearning regularly. Approved obligatory assignment is valid for 2 semesters.

Assessment: Written examination (4 hours).