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This paper demonstrates the use of an in-class simulation to model negotiations in the European Council. Simulations are an increasingly popular way to teach the complex processes of policy making & negotiations in the European Union (EU) where institutional procedures are difficult to understand & where intergovernmental & supranational issues often conflict. Advocates of active learning promote simulations to get students more involved & to reach an increasingly diverse student body. The simulation presented here has three separate sessions, each covering a different issue & lasting for a week (two class days) each. Modeling the European Council allows students to experience the intergovernmental side of policy decisions in the European Union while at the same time learning about the issues facing EU policymakers. It is a useful tool for teaching about the EU presidency & a worthwhile exercise for studying the national aspects of European integration. Student surveys indicate that students process the information they gain by role playing better than information they receive in the traditional classroom. A simulation of the European Council gives students a base for understanding issues of European integration & can serve as a springboard for further study of EU institutions. 15 References. Adapted from the source document.

A review essay on books by (1) Helen Wallace & William Wallace (Eds), Policy-Making in the European Union (4th edition) (Oxford U Press, 2000); (2) Maria Green Cowles, James Caporaso, & Thomas Risse (Eds), Transforming Europe: Europeanization and Domestic Change (Cornell U Press, 2001); & (3) Vivien A. Schmidt, The Futures of European Capitalism (Oxford U Press, 2002).