02935 - Laboratory (Lab6)

Learning outcomes

Through the activities of the laboratory, students acquire new competences and develop innovative skills in oral and written presentation

Course contents

The workshop will consist in the analysis of the exit process of Great Britain from the European Union, which began with the referendum of 23 June 2016. In particular, 'Brexit' is analyzed both as an event (the 2016 referendum) and as a deep-rooted process, whose dynamics are unfolding as the workshop is held, in the wake of the exit from the EU, at the end of January 2020. The long-term contextualization of Brexit starts from the belated adhesion of the country to the EEC, to show the depth of the roots of British Euroscepticism.

Attending students elaborate and expose short texts in which they are also asked to reconstruct and expose the positions of parties and leaders during the most important debates in this long-term perspective (including the 1975 referendum, the ratification of the Maastricht in 1992, the 2016 referendum, the implications of exit and the transition period).

Readings/Bibliography

G. Baldini, E. Bressanelli, E. Massetti Il Regno Unito alla prova della Brexit, Bologna, Il Mulino 2021

In addition to this volume, video material and various articles will be used (more info will be given at the beginning of the workshop).

selected chapters also from: T. Oliver, Understanding Brexit. A concise introduction, Bristol, Policy Press, 2018

Teaching methods

Commented reading of texts and video group vision for seminar work. Some experts on the issue will also present their work. Groups will be formed to structure student presentations on the topics covered by the program

Assessment methods

Writing and presentation of a paper;

participation in seminar discussions.

Rules on attendance will be specified at the beginning of the course.

Office hours

See the website of Gianfranco Baldini