The European Union in the New Millennium

May 30 2012 78
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European integration has been hailed as ‘the most ambitious and most successful example of peaceful international cooperation in world history’. In this subject students are introduced to this process and its result, the European Union, through different disciplinary lenses. For example, the common European currency, and the project of a Europe without boundaries are addressed not just in terms of history, economics and law but also in relation to their sociological implications for European identity and for member-states’ sovereignty. We will study EU’s global ambitions from an International Relations perspective and contemplate its future in the light of present crises.

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The High Point of European Unity is Past

May 30 2012 48 mins  
Dr Stefan Auer (European Studies, La Trobe University) and Nicole Scicluna (European Studies, La Trobe University) debate what is to come for the European Union. Chaired by John Hirst. Copyright 2012 Stefan Auer / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

The EU as a Global Player

May 23 2012 41 mins  
Dr Stefan Auer (European Studies, La Trobe University) on the EU as a global player in the 21st Century. Copyright 2012 La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Sovereignty Within the EU

May 22 2012 31 mins  
Dr Stefan Auer (European Studies, La Trobe University) talks to Professor Dieter Grimm (former German Constitutional Court Judge) about the legal and political nature of sovereignty within the European Union. The discussion explores the tensions between EU treaties and current EU actions taken to address the economic and financial crisis of the Eurozone. The conversation also deals

Constitution and Democracy in the EU

May 14 2012 47 mins  
Nicole Scicluna (European Studies, La Trobe University) on legal dimensions in the EU, specifically constitution and democracy. Copyright 2012 Stefan Auer / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

The Czech Republic and the EU

May 10 2012 47 mins  
Dr Stefan Auer (European Studies, La Trobe University) talks to H.E. Hynek Kmonicek (Czech ambassador to Australia) about the Czech Republic and the EU, the post-communist transformation of Central Europe and ‘return’ to Europe, and Central Europe and the Eurozone crisis. Copyright 2012 Stefan Auer / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Citizenship, Diversity and Migration

May 06 2012 46 mins  
Dr Stefan Auer (European Studies, La Trobe University) on issues of citizenship, diversity and migration in the European Union. Copyright 2012 Stefan Auer / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

France and the EU

May 03 2012 51 mins  
Dr Stefan Auer (European Studies, La Trobe University)interviews H.E. Stephane Romatet (French ambassador to Australia) about the French presidential elections, and the French position on the Eurozone crisis. Copyright 2012 Stefan Auer / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

EU the Next 'Vanished Kingdom'?

Apr 30 2012 45 mins  
Dr Stefan Auer (European Studies, La Trobe University) talks to Professor Norman Davies (University of Oxford) about Poland, Central Europe, but also the Eurozone crisis and the possibility of the EU becoming the next 'Vanished Kingdom'. Copyright 2012 Stefan Auer / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

Europe After the Cold War

Apr 30 2012 36 mins  
Dr Stefan Auer (European Studies, La Trobe University) on Europe after the Cold War: The end of central Europe's tragedy. Copyright 2012 Stefan Auer / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

The Eurozone: Cementing Unity or Precipitating Disintegration

Apr 29 2012 50 mins  
Dr Stefan Auer (European Studies, La Trobe University) on the desired and realistic effect of the Eurozone. Copyright 2012 Stefan Auer / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.