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Spain and the European Union: Political and Economic Issues
Engineering & Social Sciences Program
Madrid, Spain
Dates: early Sep 2025 - mid Dec 2025
Spain and the European Union: Political and Economic Issues
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Location: Madrid, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Political Science
Instruction in: English
Course Code: 750
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 42
Prerequisites: It is advisable to have taken an introductory course in economics or political science. However, the course has an introductory character and students of other specialties can follow it with additional readings appropriate to their level.
DESCRIPTION
The course is divided into the following blocks:
PART I. SPAIN: THE CREATION OF A MODERN DEMOCRACY
HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION
DESIGN OF A DEMOCRATIC REGIME: ELECTIONS, PARTIES AND ELABORATION OF THE CONSTITUTION
CONSTRUCTION OF A WELFARE STATE: PARTY COMPETITION, INTERMEDIATION OF INTERESTS AND POST-AUTHORITARIAN SETTLEMENTS
SPAIN AND THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM
PART II. EUROPEAN UNION: HISTORY, INSTITUTIONS AND FUNCTIONING
HISTORICAL LEGACY AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE EUROPEAN PROJECT
THEORIES ON EUROPEAN INTEGRATION
INSTITUTIONS, ACTORS AND POLICIES
ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION
COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY
SOCIAL AND REGIONAL POLICIES
THE EU IN THE WORLD
PART III OTHER THEMES AND CHALLENGES
IMPACT OF THE EU IN SPAIN
THE 2008 ECONOMIC CRISIS AND ITS EFFECTS
THE EU AGAINST THE USA: PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL MODEL
DEMOCRATIC DEFICIT
THE "BREXIT"
PART I. SPAIN: THE CREATION OF A MODERN DEMOCRACY
HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION
DESIGN OF A DEMOCRATIC REGIME: ELECTIONS, PARTIES AND ELABORATION OF THE CONSTITUTION
CONSTRUCTION OF A WELFARE STATE: PARTY COMPETITION, INTERMEDIATION OF INTERESTS AND POST-AUTHORITARIAN SETTLEMENTS
SPAIN AND THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM
PART II. EUROPEAN UNION: HISTORY, INSTITUTIONS AND FUNCTIONING
HISTORICAL LEGACY AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE EUROPEAN PROJECT
THEORIES ON EUROPEAN INTEGRATION
INSTITUTIONS, ACTORS AND POLICIES
ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION
COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY
SOCIAL AND REGIONAL POLICIES
THE EU IN THE WORLD
PART III OTHER THEMES AND CHALLENGES
IMPACT OF THE EU IN SPAIN
THE 2008 ECONOMIC CRISIS AND ITS EFFECTS
THE EU AGAINST THE USA: PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES OF THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL MODEL
DEMOCRATIC DEFICIT
THE "BREXIT"