Workshop activity

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Workshop activity

• The European Union Are you a Europhile or a
  Eurosceptic?

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Group 1

• This group needs to identify the key positive
  developments of the EU integration project. This
  may involve a consideration of the aim of the
  founding fathers, the institutional structure
  as well as key Treaty and policy developments.
• Concentrate on identifying the positive reasons
  for UK membership of the EU and our continued
  participation in the project.
• You must provide reasons for your choices in the
  feedback session.

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Group 2

• This group needs to identify the key negative
  aspects of EU integration. This may involve a
  consideration of core concepts of sovereignty,
  democracy and transparency as well as the
  bureaucracy and lack of relevance to European
  citizens.
• Concentrate on identifying the negative aspects
  of UK membership of the EU this may mean that
  the EU as a strong economic power should not
  attempt to develop a political identity, or that
  the UK should withdraw from the project
  altogether.
• You must provide reasons for your choices in the
  feedback session.

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Group 3

• This group needs to outline the EUs economic,
  political and legal identity. Who has power in
  the EU? Why do citizens feels detached from the
  EU?
• You should consider the institutional actors e.g.
  the Commission, MEPs, the role of business
  interests, and the importance of member state
  interests. Could it ever become a state?
• You must provide reasons for your suggestions in
  the feedback session.

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Group 4

• This group should discuss whether the EU
  represents a value system. Can the EU ever become
  a superpower? Could/should the EU represent a
  challenge to US dominance of the international
  system?
• The discussion should focus on the direction in
  which the EU might develop in the future. Should
  the EU remain an economic actor or should it
  become a global, political actor?
• You must provide reasons for your suggestions in
  the feedback session.