Teaching
Current Courses
This winter, I’m not teaching any courses in English.
Previous Courses in Germany
Europeanisation of Germany or Germanification of Europe?
By the end of term, students should (at the very least) have a basic knowledge of European Union policy making, be familiar with (various) notions of ‘europeanisation’ and ‘multi-level governance’, understand the impact of the European Union on politics in Germany, and gauge the influence of Germany in Europe.
Political Integration after Lisbon
An introduction to the institution and policies of the European Union after Lisbon
The Extreme Right in Western Europe
Parties of the Extreme, Radical, Populist Right are now an almost universal feature of West European politics. This seminar aims at a comparative survey of these parties and their voters
The Political System of the United Kingdom
An introduction to the basic features of the British polity
Theory and Measurement of Democratic Attitudes
According to most theories of democratisation, a democratic political culture is essential. The content and measurement of democratic attitudes, however, is by no means trivial.
Unified Germany in Perspective
Unification has changed the once hyper-stable German polity more profoundly than many professional observers would have expected. 20 years after the fact, this seminar looks at various core features of the German system (e.g. the party system, civil society, federalism, Rhenanian capitalism) to assess the lasting impact of the FRG/GDR merger.
Essex 2006-2009
- GV102 Introduction to European Politics
- GV271 West European Politics
- GV373 Political Integration and the European Union
- GV383 Postwar German Politics