At the end of the course, the students will be able to:

-       Follow and define current events, trends and approaches in European politics and governance and locate them in the European context;

-       Analytically discuss the role of different actors, agencies and institutions in shaping European politics, policies and governance by building upon the knowledge acquired in other European Studies Graduate Programme courses;

-       Critically analyze the impact of European and global events, trends and developments on European politics and governance;

-       Comment about and elaborate upon the issues of European politics and governance in an informed and analytical manner through the assignments and papers.