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Contenuto del corso
ABSTRACT
Last year we tested some major tenets of Grand Theories of International (Regional) Integration and some specific theories of EU Governance (explanans) vis-à-vis the Sovereign Debt Crisis (explanandum). This year we will expand the scope of the explanandum to include also some problematiques of political and sociological nature that have affected European integration since the 1990s.
SOURCES. Most readings are taken the two sources (1 and 2) below.
1. Jones, Menon and Weatherill. Oxford Handbook of the European Union. Oxford UP. 2012. [below indicated as OHEU ]. Available in the Social Sciences Library.
2. West European Politics [below indicated as WEP]. Special Issue on the European Crisis. Vol. 37. Issue 6. 2014.. Downloadable either directly from internet or through the Electronic Journals Collection of the Social Sciences Library
3. A few articles were selected from the syllabus of Prof. Adrienne Héritier’s Seminar on The New Economic Governance of the European Union and Its Impact on Member States. European University Institute (EUI). Academic year 2013-2014. [Below indicated as AH13-14]. The readings are downloadable by students directly from the WWW or through the Electronic Journals Collection of the Social Sciences Library.
4. Finally, a few articles from other sources (see the extended program below) can also be found on the internet. If you have trouble finding them or downloading them, please contact prof. Natalicchi.
Obiettivi Formativi
Basically this is a course in applied theory. Its main objective is to train students in applying alternative explanatory models to real events and processes, in order to evaluate their ability to explain (and possibly predict) concrete phenomena.
Prerequisiti
There is no FORMAL prerequisite for this course. HOWEVER, students will find it "a lot easier" to understand the issues analyzed in this course, if they have attended at least an introductory course on the politics and policies, or the economics, or the law, or the history, of the European Union. As societies, willingly or unwillingly, are becoming ever more exposed to the effects of EU policies, sociology has gained an important place in the study of european integration.
Metodi Didattici
Straight Lectures Mixed with Class Discussion.
Internet Support for Data and Images.
Most readings down-loadable from the network.
Altre Informazioni
no additional info required
Modalità di verifica apprendimento
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND COMPOSITION OF THE FINAL GRADE
For Students Attending Classes (regularly: i.e. around 2/3 of classes)
1. A short mid term colloquium (30% of the grade), focused on the readings and classes of the first half of the course. Students may choose to form small discussion groups (circa 3-4 students).
2. A final colloquium (70% of the grade) on a paper/essay linked to a theme of the course. The theme should be agreed with the professor at least two weeks before the exam in which the paper will be discussed
Students who attend “regularly”, if needed (i.e.: if they are below 100% of the grade), according to the degree of regularity, qualify for the use of extra points up to 10% of the grade.
For Students Not Attending Classes regularly
While most graduate programs “require” regular attendance, our college, along with other ones in Italy, does not. Students who do not attend classes regularly will be required to:
1. A final oral exam (50% of the grade) on the entire set of readings indicated in the syllabus
2. A paper/essay on a theme, linked to a theme of the course,to be discussed at the final exam and which should be agreed with the professor ahead of time and delivered by e-mail at least two weeks before the examination (50% of the grade).
Programma del corso
POLITICS OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION. 2015-2016.
Regional Integration Theory and the EU Millennium Crisis
Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday. 14:00-16:00. Classroom ___ - ___
Prof. Giorgio Natalicchi
SYLLABUS
(limited changes may occur during the first two weeks of the course)
INTRODUCTION
ABSTRACT
Last year we tested some major tenets of Grand Theories of International (Regional) Integration and some specific theories of EU Governance (explanans) vis-à-vis the Sovereign Debt Crisis (explanandum). This year we will expand the scope of the explanandum to include also some problematiques of political and sociological nature that have affected European integration since the 1990s.
STRUCTURE
Part 1. A concise analysis of some major theories of International Political Integration and (to an extent) of theories of European Governance.
Part 2. An analysis of current European “Crises” (Economic, Social and Political).
Part 3. An evaluation of the explanatory potential of the theoretical approaches (see Part 1) of such crises (see Part 2)
SOURCES. Most readings are taken the two sources (1 and 2) below.
1. Jones, Menon and Weatherill. Oxford Handbook of the European Union. Oxford UP. 2012. [below indicated as OHEU ]. Available in the Social Sciences Library.
2. West European Politics [below indicated as WEP]. Special Issue on the European Crisis. Vol. 37. Issue 6. 2014.. Downloadable either directly from internet or through the Electronic Journals Collection of the Social Sciences Library
3. A few articles were selected from the syllabus of Prof. Adrienne Héritier’s Seminar on The New Economic Governance of the European Union and Its Impact on Member States. European University Institute (EUI). Academic year 2013-2014. [Below indicated as AH13-14]. The readings are downloadable by students directly from the WWW or through the Electronic Journals Collection of the Social Sciences Library.
4. Finally, a few articles from other sources (see the extended program below) can also be found on the internet. If you have trouble finding them or downloading them, please contact prof. Natalicchi.
PART 1: THEORIES OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL INTEGRATION
1.1. Basic Concepts.
(a) From Anarchy to Cooperation. Collective Goods. Prisoners Dilemma. etc. etc.
Readings. For those who have not been exposed previously to these themes, it is advisable to consult:
Russett B. World Politics.The Menu for a Choice. Wodsworth Publishing. 2012. Sections to be defined (the book will be placed on order by the library).
K.W. Deutsch. The Analysis of International Relations. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs (1968). Chap. 15: Integration: International and Supranational. pp. 158-168. Chap. 18: Attaining and Maintaining Integration. Pp 191-202. Chap. 11: Only section on “variable-sum (mixed-motive) games”. pp. 117-122. (available in the social sciences library).
(b) Defining International Political Integration. Integration vs. Disintegration. Forceful vs. Consensual Integration. The Dimensions of the IPI process.
Readings. For those who during the “triennio” have not taken the exam doe Politics of European Integration, it is advisable to consult:
Attinà F. and Natalicchi G. L’Unione Europea: Istituzioni, Governo, e Politiche, Il Mulino, 2nd edition, 2010 (available in the social science library). Cap 1. Il Processo di Integrazione. pp. 15-72. [The text is in Italian. But in class we will discuss it in English]
1.2. Theories. Grand Theories of Regional Integration and (limitedly) Specific Theories of EU Governance
Readings:
From OHEU:
Ch 01. M. Pollack. Realist, Intergovernmentalist, and Institutional Approaches, pp. 3-17.
Ch 02. W. Sandholtz & A Stone Sweet. Neo-Functionalism and Supranational Governance, pp. 18-33
Ch 03. F. Shimmelfennig. Constructivist Perspectives, pp. 34-47
Ch 05. G. Pagoulatos and L. Tsoukalis. Multilevel Governance, pp. 62-75
Ch 54. W. Mattli, Comparative Regional Integration: Theoretical Perspectives, pp 777-792
PART 2. RECENT CRISES AND YET UNSOLVED “PROBLEMATIQUES”
2.1 In the Economic Area
Readings. For all students
The basic reference reading (description of the evolution towards a new European economic governance) is:
Degryse C. The new European economic governance. Working Paper 2012/4. ETUI. European Trade Union Institute. Brussels. 2012 (pp.1-86). Downloadable directly from the Internet.
The following are advised for all. However, they are Optional for attending students, while they are Compulsory for non-attending students.
Majone,G. Rethinking European Integration after the Debt Crisis, The European Institute. University College London (UCL), June 2012. Working Paper No. 3. (pp. 1-32). Downloadable directly from the Internet.
Meny, Y., Managing the EU Crises: Another Way of Integration by Stealth. WEP. Vol. 37. Issue 6. 2014. Special Issue on the Eurozone Crisis. 2014. (pp. __ __ ).
From AH12-13 List
DW. Drezner & K. McNamara. International Political Economy, Global Financial Orders and the 2008 Financial Crisis, Perspectives on Politics. March 2013, Vol 2, No. 1 (pp. __ __ ).
W. Schalkle. Monetary Integration in Crisis, Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, Vol. 19. No1, 2013. (pp. __ __ )
P. De Grauwe. Design Failures in the Eurozone: Can they be fixed?, LSE Working Paper 57. 2013.
From WEP (pp. __ __ )
Bulmer S., Germany and the Eurozone Crisis: Between Hegemony and Domestic Politics. West European Politics. Vol. 37. Issue 6. 2014. (pp. __ __ )
2.2 In the Political Area
(a) Cleavages among EU Member States
From OHEU:
Ch 18. Bunse S. and K. Nicolaidis. Large versus Small States (pp. 249-266)
Ch 20. Schalkle W. Rich versus Poor. (pp. 278-291)
Ch 21. Fioretos O. Coordinated versus Liberal Market Economies. (pp. 292-305)
Ch 22. Della Sala V. Leaders versus Followers (pp.306-317)
(b) Democracy and Legitimacy,
From OHEU:
Ch. 46. Schimdt V. Democracy and Legitimacy in the European Union. (pp. 662-675)
From AH 12-13.
Scharpf. F.W., Legitimacy Intermediation in the Multilevel European Polity. MPIfG.Discussion Papers. 2012 (pp. __ __ )
(c) Leadership and Vision.,
From AH 12-13: Schild, J., Leadership in Hard Times: Germany, France, and the Management of the Eurozone Crisis. German Politics and Society. Vol. 31, No 1, 2013 (pp. __ __ )
2.3 In the Sociological Area
From OHEU.
Ch 4. Parsons. C., Sociological Perspectives on European Integration. (pp. 48-61)
(a) Identity. Solidarity. Shared Responsibility.
From OHEU.
Ch. 48. Jones E. Identity and Solidarity. (pp. 690-702)
Ch. 56. Thielemann E. Burden Sharing (pp. 810-824)
The following two chapters are advised to all. However, they are optional for attending students, while they are compulsory for non-attending students.
Checkel J. and P. Katzenstein (eds). European Identity. Cambridge University Press, 2009. Chap, 1 and Chap. 9. (the book is available in the social sciences library).
(b) “We the People . ”. “Who” ?
From OHEU
Ch 4. Hobolt S., Public Opinion and Integration. (pp. 716-733)
PART 3 . FROM CASE TO THEORY.
From AH12-13:
Fabbrini, S., Intergovernmentalism and its Limits. Assessing the EU’s Answer to the Euro Crisis. Working Paper LUISS. Rome, 2013. (pp. __ __ )
Schimmelfennig, F., European Integration in the Euro Crisis: The Limits of Post-Functionalism. Paper MZES Workshop: Coping with Crisis: Europe Challenges and Strategies. Mannheim. 2013. (pp. __ __ )
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND COMPOSITION OF THE FINAL GRADE
For Students Attending Classes (regularly: i.e. around 2/3 of classes)
1. A short mid term colloquium (30% of the grade), focused on the readings and classes of the first half of the course. Students may choose to form small discussion groups (circa 3-4 students).
2. A final colloquium (70% of the grade) on a paper/essay linked to a theme of the course. The theme should be agreed with the professor at least two weeks before the exam in which the paper will be discussed
Students who attend “regularly”, if needed (i.e.: if they are below 100% of the grade), according to the degree of regularity, qualify for the use of extra points up to 10% of the grade.
For Students Not Attending Classes regularly
While most graduate programs “require” regular attendance, our college, along with other ones in Italy, does not. Students who do not attend classes regularly will be required to:
1. A final oral exam (50% of the grade) on the entire set of readings indicated in the syllabus
2. A paper/essay on a theme, linked to a theme of the course,to be discussed at the final exam and which should be agreed with the professor ahead of time and delivered by e-mail at least two weeks before the examination (50% of the grade).