This advanced research seminar deals with current issues and research on political behaviour in Europe's multi-level system.

How have the powers of the European Union expanded until now and what are the problems facing the Union today? This class offers an introduction to theories of European integration. Furthermore, we discuss the challenges of supranational governance in the context of the EU, covering a wide array of policy fields.

Switzerland in the context of European integrationThe course (lecture and tutorial) deals with the theory, development and central policy areas of European integration as well as the structures and processes of the EU as a political system. The course systematically links this basic knowledge with an analysis of the bilateral relationship between Switzerland and the EU.

The lecture course covers the theory, development, and core policy fields of European integration as well as structures and processes of the EU as a decision- and policy-making system.