Postponed

Integrating Europe in a Changing World
Siena and Rome, Italy
Program Director: Dr. Stephen J. Silvia
Core Seminar: 3 credits
Independent Study (optional): 3 credits

Gain rare access to high-ranking EU officials, world-renowned scholars, and experienced practitioners at the Jean Monnet International Summer Seminar. As an AU student, you will join other students from around the world in discussions with these important EU players and together analyze the internal and external dimensions of the EU.

The highly-selective, three-week seminar, organized by the Europe Office of the University of Rome Tor Vergata in collaboration with the Center for American Studies, will begin with a week in Siena dedicated to EU lobbying and decision-making. The second week, taught in Rome, will be devoted to assessing the level of EU domestic integration with a particular focus on the impact of the 2004 and 2007 enlargement processes and the status of the Treaty for a European Constitution. The final week, also in Rome, will focus on the impact of the EU in the world, specifically in regards to the changing nature of transatlantic relations and the role of the EU in the Middle East peace process.

Set in the heart of the Italian peninsula, in the regions of Tuscany and Lazio, the seminar affords students ample opportunity to explore the architectural and artistic treasures of the surrounding regions.