European Studies: Munich – Vienna

Identity Politics in Europe The European Studies Summer and Winter Schools offer introductory lectures on the European Union as a preparation for analysing contemporary identity politics in Europe. Participants will acquire expertise on both the EU's history, policy-making processes and policy priorities and discuss how decades of European governance, migration flows, recent crises, and the rise of populist parties impact on European citizens' identity formation, political mobilization and societal conflict. In order to understand how identity politics plays out in different EU member states and the transnational European realm, participants will attend lectures and round-table sessions online or in-person in three different cities.

Course leader

Prof. Dr. Klaus Goetz, LMU Munich, Chair of Political Systems and European Integration Dr. Radu-Mihai Triculescu

Target group

LMU Munich’s European Studies Programs are open for students… …who have an interest in the European Union as well as European history and culture, irrespective of their own academic background …who are looking for an interdisciplinary learning environment …who follow a Bachelor or Master program and would like to engage in peer-learning Achievements Former participants have evaluated this program very positively and stressed the following benefits: profound introduction to European Union topics developing soft skills and rhetoric cultural immersion

Course aim

Attending our EU Studies programs, participants will be hosted by the LMU GSI which has just been ranked first regarding research reputation among German political science departments develop a deep understanding of European history, European politics and current crises receive ECTS credits for their performance in class strengthen their soft skills and rhetoric