GEO207

PART I: answer each question with a minimum of 100 words.

Q1: Do you consider the European Union (the EU) to be a supranational organization?

Q2: In what sense do you feel that the EU has compelled member nations to voluntarily join in an economic, political, and/or cultural association whereby the benefits are such that EU states are willing to give up a measure of sovereignty for these group goals?

PART II – ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Directions: Find 5 articles about the European Union.  Research and build an annotated bibliography on the European Union (the EU).

Locate articles that may comment on:

·         The history, structure, and function of the EU (recall that the EU was formerly known as the European Economic Community)

·         The future goals and directions of the EU

·         Individual countries that are part of the EU and their relationship with other nations within the EU

·         The future of some particular nations in the EU which have introduced economic instability into the EU, such as Greece and Spain

·         Countries that are seeking to be a part of the EU

·         Other aspects of the EU

Provide an APA citation for each article.  Your annotation should include the following:

·         What is the purpose of the article?

·         How did you decide that the article you chose was credible and used the appropriate strategy to study the EU?

·         What were the main results of the article?

·         How does the article provide a unique and effective contribution to understanding the EU?

Each annotation for an article should be at least 150 words.

Please visit the following websites to help you write your annotated bibliographies:

·         Annotated Bibliographies (OWL Purdue)

·         General Format for Annotated Bibliographies (OWL Purdue)