European Politics and Governance MA

The program is designed to provide students with an advanced understanding of how modern societies are governed through the complex interaction between public and private actors at different levels of government; the ability of national governments to determine domestic policy outcomes is increasingly limited by interdependencies with local and European levels of government; furthermore, the distinction between governmental and non-governmental organisations is increasingly blurred when the formulation and implementation of policies relies heavily on the cooperation of private actors; taking a multi-level and governance perspective, the program offers a distinctive approach to the study of politics and policy-making.