class 20 Flashcards
current issues and debates
what are the different crisis that have been seen?
World War II
Empty Chair crisis
Treaty Ratification crises
The Eurozone crisis
The 2015 refugee crisis
BREXIT
COVID-19 Pandemic
Russia
(not the first or last)
explain the Euro-Crisis
a financial crisis that affected the European Union (EU) from 2009 to the mid-2010s. Integration has been deepened but without major new transfers of powers to the supranational level
Instead, intergovernmental policy coordination has been intensified substantially
explain the migration and refugee crisis
Migration and asylum policy has been framed as issues requiring more effective border controls
Mix of intergovernmental and supranational elements
explain brexit
Brought unity to the 27 in the short term
BREXIT as an opportunity to strengthen integration
BREXIT could weaken the EU in the long-term
Example of failed European integration
Challenges to the EU on the international arena
explain covid 19
The pandemic exposed weaknesses in dealing with a public health emergency
The crisis led to greater cooperation and more expansive EU action in the field of health
explain the Russian invasion of Ukraine
“Russia must stop this atrocious war immediately. The European Union will stand by Ukraine with its steadfast support for as long as it takes”
European Council conclusions, 9 February 2023
- had multiple sanctions (economic in transport, energy, defence, etc.)
- towards an intensified European Defense cooperation
what is an academic argument made up of?
claim+premise+ attempt to persuade = argument
what is a claim?
A statement or position that the writer seeks to prove or defend
what is a premise?
What the author believes to be true that justifies the claim
what is persuasion?
demonstration of why the premise leads to the claim
what is an argument?
The combined reasoning and evidence used to support the claim
