The Summer School analyses three main themes of European integration and identity politics in Europe at three different venues: Globalization (Vienna), Europeanization (Prague) and the EU in times of crisis (Munich). Seminar sessions in Vienna and Prague are introductory in nature while focusing on their respective main themes. During the Munich part of the program, participants will learn more about the most recent crisis phenomena in the EU and how identity issues increasingly shape political conflict in the EU and its member states. 

The European Union
Challenges, Crises, and Solution Approaches

The European Studies Summer and Winter Schools offer introductory lectures on the European Union as a preparation for analysing contemporary politics and governance in Europe. The courses are designed to introduce the complex political and institutional landscape of the European Union. They will explore the EU's governance structure, focusing on the challenges it faces and the innovations that have emerged in response. In order to understand the complexities of EU governance, its challenges, and the innovations that are shaping its future, participants will attend lectures and round-table sessions online or in-person in three different cities.

The Summer School analyses three main themes of European integration and identity politics in Europe at three different venues: Globalization (Vienna), Europeanization (Prague) and the EU in times of crisis (Munich). Seminar sessions in Vienna and Prague are introductory in nature while focusing on their respective main themes. During the Munich part of the program, participants will learn more about the most recent crisis phenomena in the EU and how identity issues increasingly shape political conflict in the EU and its member states.