European Studies: General Overview and UNEGO project Center for European Studies European University at St. Petersburg

Plan European studies development European studies development Standard curriculum in European studies Standard curriculum in European studies European studies in Russia European studies in Russia UNEGO concept: European governance and policy-analysis UNEGO concept: European governance and policy-analysis Courses within the UNEGO project Courses within the UNEGO project

European Studies: General overview Political and social challenges: European integration intensification European integration intensification Bologna process Bologna process EU Eastern enlargement EU Eastern enlargementAcademicchallenges: Supranational governance Supranational governance Globalization: nation- states based political science Globalization: nation- states based political science Multi-level governance Multi-level governance

Standard curriculum in European studies European integration history and theory European integration history and theory Political systems at the European countries Political systems at the European countries EU institutions EU institutions European law European law EU external relations EU external relations Regional and local government Regional and local government Policies (ecology, migration, biotechnology, agriculture etc.) Policies (ecology, migration, biotechnology, agriculture etc.)

Russia: special case Not EU member state Not EU member state EU – Russia relations EU – Russia relations Comparison Comparison Influences: policy transfer, policy covergence Influences: policy transfer, policy covergence

Russia: state of the art European studies: as an area for regional studies (‘regionovedenie’) as an area for regional studies (‘regionovedenie’) as a part of International relations studies as a part of International relations studies Political science: Russian transition studies Russian transition studies Political institutions and their effects Political institutions and their effects Russian – centric studies Russian – centric studies

Russia: needs and perspectives European studies: Political dimension Political dimension Internal politics and policies Internal politics and policies European influences for Russia (especially for North-Western regions) European influences for Russia (especially for North-Western regions) Political science: Comparative perspective Comparative perspective Policy-analysis Policy-analysis Globalization and new regionalism studies Globalization and new regionalism studies

UNEGO concept Russia as a part of the world Russia as a part of the world Russia in the European studies Russia in the European studies European governance European governance Policy-analysis Policy-analysis

European governance Multi-level governance Multi-level governance Regulations, redistribution Regulations, redistribution New modes of governance: benchmarking, co-ordination, soft policy, strategic management, programming New modes of governance: benchmarking, co-ordination, soft policy, strategic management, programming Policy convergence / divergence (mechanisms and consequences) Policy convergence / divergence (mechanisms and consequences)

Policy-analysis Problems to be solved by the policy Problems to be solved by the policy Actors, institutions involved (policy netwoeks) Actors, institutions involved (policy netwoeks) Political decision-making: norms and procedures Political decision-making: norms and procedures History: models for policy area History: models for policy area Specific and general features Specific and general features Relevance for Russia Relevance for Russia

UNEGO courses European integration history and theory European integration history and theory Modes of European governance Modes of European governance Nation-state transformation and identities Nation-state transformation and identities Regionalism in Europe Regionalism in Europe EU external relations EU external relations European foundations of civil society European foundations of civil society Political parties in Europe Political parties in Europe

UNEGO courses: Policy-analysis Cultural policy Cultural policy Education policy Education policy Family policy Family policy Civil-military relations Civil-military relations

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