Overview

This specialisation will teach you how political and social processes of contestation affect European governance, how policy is created and implemented within the EU, how issues of legitimacy are handled and how problems are approached and solved. You will learn to apply these insights to urgent cross-border social problems and the often-fraught interactions between European and national governments. You will also learn to design policy interventions, advise policymakers and make connections between theoretical perspectives to reflect on how European politics and governance operate.

Future career opportunities

Our graduates are well-equipped for positions as:

• Policy maker at a local, regional or national government department
• Policy role at one of the European institutions
• Political assistant at a national or European parliament
• Consultant in private or public sector
• Journalist
• Researcher (academic or at think-tank or policy institute)

• Analyst or lobbyist at civil society organisation

Research

To give you an idea of the kind of research you can expect in this specialisation, we have provided a few examples of questions you can answer:

• How can the EU affect global politics as a regional integration organisation?
• How can we better understand the EU's institutional design?
• How do politicians and policymakers cooperate effectively despite strong political polarisation on EU affairs within and between member states?

Accreditation

This programme is accredited by the NVAO (the Dutch-Flemish accreditation organisation).