European studies is a field of study offered by many academic colleges and universities that focuses on current developments in European integration.
Some programmes offer a social science or public administration curriculum focusing on developments in the European Union. These programmes usually include a combination of political science, EU public policy, European history, European law, economics and sociology. Other universities approach the subject in a broader manner, including topics like European culture, European literature and European languages. While all programmes focus on the study of the European Union, they often cover national topics (in a comparative perspective) as well.
The subject combines humanities and social sciences. Disciplines that are involved in European studies include:
While European studies departments are obviously more common in Europe than elsewhere, there are departments dedicated to its study further afield, including in North America, Asia and Australasia.
Video European studies
European studies associations
- UACES - the academic association for Contemporary European Studies
- European Union Studies Association
- Arbeitskreis Europäische Integration
Maps European studies
External links
- CIFE - Centre international de formation européenne
- Master in European and European Legal Studies
- Master in Advanced European and International Studies
- Master in EU Studies Online
- Master in European Studies - Governance and Regulation
- Library guides for European studies
- "European Studies". Research Guides. USA: Duke University Libraries.
- "European Studies". Library Guides. USA: Johns Hopkins University.
- "European Studies". Research Guides. USA: New York University.
- New York Public Library. "History of Europe". Research Guides. USA. + "Modern European History"
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