Rotating Chair-University of Waseda

After an introduction presenting the main theories of regionalism and interregionalism, the teachers will present and discuss case-studies with the students (for example ASEAN, Mercosur and African Union).

The invited Professor, Paul Bacon, will be funded by the Waseda Desk at ULB. He belongs to GSAPS, namely the Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University. Frank Mattheis is Post-doctoral reseracher at the IEE-ULB.

This course will allow students to benefit from an international teaching programme. It will more precisely deal with comparative regionalism and interregionalism (for example ASEAN, Mercosur and African Union).

The method is interactive. Students must attend all the classes and read the mandatory readings.

Contribution to the teaching profile

The course contributes largely to the interdisciplinary approach of the specialised master in intersdisciplinary EU Studies.

It belongs to the optional module devoted to 'EU integration, regionalism and global governance' (5 credits).

Every year, it gives the opportunity to a Professor from the University of Waseda (Tokyo) to come and lecture during 12 hours. This academic year, Prof. Paul Bacon will be in charge of these 12 hours.These lectures will be complemented by Frank Mattheis with 12 hours introducing the theme of comparative regionalism and regions not covered by the invited Professor.

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

This information will be provided by the professors.

Contacts

Frank Mattheis - frank.mattheis@ulb.ac.be

BACON Paul Martyn - pbacon@waseda.jp

Anne Weyembergh - aweyembe@ulb.ac.be

Method(s) of evaluation

• Other

Other

The assessment will be based on class interaction and on an individual paper devoted to one topic narrowly linked to the course (minimum 4000 words - maximum 5000 words), to be transmitted to the coordinator(s) via the UV. A list of potential topics will be made available by the professors.

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

The final marks will correspond to the assessment of the class participation and of the abovementioned paper.

Language(s) of evaluation

• english