The European Union: Crisis and Recovery (FutureLearn)

Understand the major issues faced by the EU in recent years
You’ll gain an insight into some of the most significant events of recent years, including the first withdrawal of a member state (Brexit), as well as the threat to the single currency (Euro Crisis).
You’ll also discover the reasons behind the Rule of Law Crisis and how this threatens the EU’s fundamental values.

Explore the challenge free movement presents and decipher the future of Europe
Get to grips with the challenges that free movement, migration and differentiated governance present for the EU as a whole.
You’ll then also compare the EU crisis response across different policy areas and across time, and will assess future paths for the development of EU integration.

Learn from the experts in Brexit and EU politics at Dublin City University
The Brexit Institute of Dublin City University is Europe’s first centre specifically created to analyse Brexit from both a research and a policy perspective.
You’ll be taught by renowned scholars of EU politics and law from all across Europe, and will hear numerous different points of view throughout the course.

What topics will you cover?

• Overview of major issues faced by the EU in recent years
• The first withdrawal of a member state (Brexit)
• The threat to the single currency (Euro Crisis)
• The challenge to the EU’s fundamental values (Rule of Law Crisis)
• The challenge to free movement (Migration)
• COVID-19, Differentiated Governance and the Future of Europe

What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

• Identify the most significant events of recent years in the European Union.
• Describe and differentiate between the challenges faced by the EU in recent years.
• Develop tools for analysing the efficacy of the EU crisis response.
• Compare the EU crisis response across different policy areas and across time.
• Assess future paths for the development of EU integration.
• Explain and justify their decision.