European Union Politics and Governance - Political Science

How can the effectiveness of EU policy be ensured? How does the EU engage with societal actors, and what effect does this have on the EU's legitimacy? This multidisciplinary Master's equips you with cutting-edge insights from politics and governance to tackle questions like these.

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

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

Courses include:

• The EU Executive Order
• Sociology, Philosophy and Ethics of Research
• Current Debates on EU Politicisation

• Advanced Research Methods
• Gender, Violence and War

• Global Political Economy of Climate Change
• Power and Diversity