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The aim of this course is to provide advanced students of international studies with a firm understanding of the dynamics and processes that have driven European integration and shaped European politics and society. Its aim addresses three sets of basic questions: what is the European Union? What does the European Union do? How is the European Union changing politics and society? Clearly, we cannot be comprehensive in our coverage of the institutions nor of the policies that are part of the European project. Rather, our focus will be on understanding the forces that have shaped European integration, their consequences and what they may tell us about how political institutions and governing takes place. It aims to provoke some reflection on what the European Union tells us about the changing nature of governing in the contemporary world.