choose a case in recent current affairs and discuss it in relation to EU policy making

1000 word assignment. HARVARD REFERENCING – MUST NOT BE PLAGIARISED!!!

In this essay you should:

• Identify important, relevant and recent DEVELOPMENTS in European policy making

• Identify the debates and academic authors in the discipline that address these de-

  velopments

• Understand and apply the main theoretical approaches covered in the course to analyse EU politics

• Critically assess these approaches by drawing on the secondary literature on Euro- pean policy making as well as empirical evidence and data

  The blog post is also intended to assess your study skills. Your answers should demonstrate your ability to:

• Draw selectively on a range of relevant material, including existing literature on EU policy making, official documents, contemporary news sources, data, and the internet

• Understand, analyse and critically assess that material

• Use the material to make and SUSTAIN a well-structured line of argument

• Write in a concise and cogent style – The 1000 word limit forces you to prioritise information and think carefully about how to make a point in a relatively short amount of text.