The Jean Monnet Circle Seminar “How does the European Union work? Functions, institutions
and ongoing challenges” offers a basic introduction into the major social, political, cultural, and economic developments in Europe and its interrelation with the process of globalization and European integration.

All topics are presented by alternating experts from different universities and institutions.
The seminar addresses the following topics, among others:

• Law within the European Union; Human Rights (Prof. Dr. Ingo Bott)
• Europe and the Stars – Images, Narratives, and the Embodiment of a Cultural Vision (PD Dr. Dr. Jesús Muñoz Morcillo)
• Institutions, Policies, Candidates, and Democracy after the European Elections. The
  New Institutional Cycle of the European Union (Julian Plottka)
• European Defense Policy (Dr. Antor Bada)
• The „Union of Equality“ – Milestones and missed Opportunities (Thomas Klöckner)
• Europe seen from Outside (Prof. Dr. Dirk Wentzel)
• Europe in Times of Change: Between the „Glocal“ and the „Global“ (Prof. Dr.
  Caroline Y. Robertson-von Trotha)

More information on the seminar program is available on the following website:
www.zak.kit.edu/english/2793.php

2 - 6 ECTS