European studies

This article is about a field of study. For the journal, see European Education.
Not to be confused with Tongwen Guan, which is also referred to as Western education.
See also: Western education (disambiguation)

European studies is a field of study offered by many academic colleges and universities that focuses on the History of Western civilization and the evolution of Western culture, as well as on current developments in European integration.[1]

Some programmes offer a social science or public administration curriculum focusing on developments in the European Union. These programmes usually include a combination of political science, EU public policy, European history, European law, economics and sociology. Other universities approach the subject in a broader manner, including topics like European culture, European literature and European languages. Those programmes that focus on the study of the European Union, they often cover national topics (in a comparative perspective) as well.[2]

The subject combines humanities and social sciences. Disciplines that are involved in European studies include:

While European studies departments are more common in Europe than elsewhere, they exist elsewhere including in North America, Asia and Australasia.

European studies associations

References

  1. ^ Jones, Erik (2020). European Studies: Past, Present and Future. Agenda Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78821-283-0.
  2. ^ Rumford, Chris (2009-06-18). The SAGE Handbook of European Studies. SAGE. ISBN 978-1-4462-0670-6.
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