The Impact of the enlargement 2004/07 - 20 years of teaching about EU foreign policy and EU external relations

Abstract

2024 marks the 20th anniversary of the EU's eastern enlargement, during which 10 countries joined the Union, with Bulgaria and Romania joining in 2007. This was historically the biggest enlargement. Academic scholarship has extensively examined the accession processes and the impact of enlargement on EU integration. The accession processes have – at least we would assume - also changed the landscape of teaching about EU external relations and challenged existing conceptualisations and frameworks. This has led to debates on what kind of adaptability we had in the classroom. This roundtable focuses on the lessons-learnt and discusses the opportunities but also future challenges for adjusting teaching a changing and adapting EU. We expect the contributors to showcase examples of good practices whilst providing inspiration and encouragement for improving existing ways of teaching and learning. Following questions are going to guide our exchange: 1. How would you have liked to adjust your teaching on EU foreign policy in 2004/2007? And in all honesty, how did you adjust your teaching? 2. The EU has changed, but our textbooks and pedagogical materials not so much – what in your view is missing for teaching and learning about EU foreign policy in an up-to-date-manner? 3. The EU is moving from one complex crisis to the next in the past two decades. How do you try to account for those current topics in your teaching? What tips and tricks would you be able to share? 4. What experiences have shaped our professional work in a positive or negative way? What do we want to further professionalize? 5. What has been lost or profit in academic and professional life during the past twenty years? The session is proposed by the Jean Monnet network RENPET to foster academic dialogue on key professional issues.

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