B018954 - POLITICS OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION

INGLESE

Part 1. (a) Unresolved internal Problematiques develop (b) External shocks help to expose them (c) Plans are made for Remedies which still have to be tested Part 2. We will try to assess whether - if not predictable – crises were at least foreseeable (a) Were scholars (armed with their theories) and practitioners (supported by expertise) see them coming? A concise review of the major theories aimed at assessing their strengths and weaknesses

READINGS ALL STUDENTS

Part 1. Problematiques
On the Economic Crisis and the New European Economic Governance
Carl DEGRYSE, The new European economic governance. Working Paper, 2012/4.ETUI. European Trade Union Institute. Bruxelles. 2012 (pp.1-86) (directly downloadable).
On Competitiveness in Strategic Sectors
[reading to be assigned)
On Identity and Citizenship
[reading to be assigned]
On the Democratic Deficit in the EU ?
Richard. BELLAMY (2010), Democracy without Democracy? Can the EU's democratic outputs be separated from the democratic inputs provided by competitive parties and majority rule? Journal of European Public Policy. Vol 17 No. 1. Pp. 02–19 (directly downloadable)
On Immigration
[reading to be assigned]

Part 2. On the Major Theories of European (Regional) Integration.
- Donald PUCHALA: "Of Blind Men, Elephants and International Integration", Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol 10, No. 3. pp. 267-284
[available in the Social Sciences Library]
- Ben ROSAMOND. Theories of European Integration Palgrave Macmillan, 2000. Ch 3. Neofunctionalism. pp.50-73; Ch 4. Intergovernmental Backlash. pp. 75-81; Ch 6. Inter-Governmental Europe. pp. 130-147. Ch. 7. Constructivism. pp. 171-175
[available in the Social Science Library]
- Antje WIENER and . . DIEZ (eds.). European Integration Theories. Oxford, ----
[available in the Social Science Library]
-Giorgio NATALICCHI: "Alice in Wonderland", Rivista di Studi sullo Stato, Dossier, Il Trattato di Lisbona. 19 Ottobre 2010.
[will be made available in Moodle].

READINGS FOR NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS

All of the above PLUS:
Thomas RISSE, Neofunctionalism, European Identity, and the Puzzles of European Integration, Journal of European Public Policy, Vol 12, No. 2, pp. 291-309. [directly downloadable]
Philippe C. SCHMITTER and Zoe LEFKOFRIDI, (2015). Neo Functionalism as a Theory of Disintegration, Chin.Polit. Sci. Rev. DOI 10.1007/s41111-016-0012-4, [article published with open access at Springrlink.com]
Zoe LEFKOFRIDI and Philippe C. SCHMITTER, (2014). Transcending or Descending? European Integration in Times of Crisis, European Political Science Review (EPSR) of the European Consortium for Political Research, Vol. 7, Issue 1, February 2015, pp. 3-22. [directly downloadable]

Attending students will gain sufficient knowledge of the various "crises" affecting European integration since the early 1990s; of the remedies thus far adopted; and of the usefulness of current theories of integration to explain the crises and the remedies.

A useful and friendly advice. PEI is an advanced course that will be appreciated only by those who are truly interested, intellectually well equipped, and willing to work. If you are in simply to get a grade or for fun and games you should not attend or take the exam. If you belong to the former category you are welcome and will find the course very fruitful. Indeed, by the end of the course, the class will be hopefully made up of an "elite" of students who will succeed.

Lectures
Computer Access to Data
Updated OnGoing Course Contents and Moodle DataBase of texts and graphics
Guest Speakers

none at the moment

For Attending Students
- Level of Attendance and Participation
- Class Presentations
- Selectively, the development of a Paper

For Non-Attending Students
A Final Oral Exam on ALL the Readings Indicated Above

Contents

Part 1. The "Crisis"! Which One? In reality, the EU experienced multiple "Crises" starting from the early 1990s as Maastricht was signed. We'll go through them in the first part of the course. (a) Unresolved internal Problematiques develop (b) External shocks help to expose them (c) Plans are made for Remedies which still have to be tested
Part 2. We will try to assess whether - if not predictable – crises were at least foreseeable (a) Were scholars (armed with their theories) and practitioners (supported by expertise) see them coming? A concise review of the major theories aimed at assessing their strengths and weaknesses.

A useful and friendly advice. PEI is an advanced course that will be appreciated only by those who are truly interested, intellectually well equipped, and willing to work. If you are in simply to get a grade or for fun and games you should not attend or take the exam. If you belong to the former category you are welcome and will find the course very fruitful. Indeed, by the end of the course, the class will be hopefully made up of an "elite" of students who will succeed.
Readings
Readings for beginners

Given the friendly warning the required readings are not for beginner level but for an advanced level. For those students who do not have a background and "still" intend to take the course, I strongly recommend to "catch up" quickly at the beginning before we enter the core of the course. Therefore I advise you to "at least" read a good introductory manual. In our Social Sciences library we have several manuals, but the library only has the last edition of the first in the following list, which therefore I advise you to consult.

- Helen WALLACE, et al. (eds.), Policy Making in the European Union, 7th Edition, Oxford UP, 2015.
7th edition available in the Social Science Library. [The 7th and last edition is available in the social sciences library].
- Michelle CINI, Nievez Perez Solorzano BORRAGAN, European Union Politics, 5th Edition, Oxford UP, 2016.
- Neil NUGENT, The Government and Politics of the European Union, 8th Edition, Pallgrave, Macmillan, 2017.
- John McCORMICK, European Union Politics, 2nd edition, Pallgrave Macmillan, 2015.
- Ian BACHE,Simon BULMER,Stephen GEORGE,Owen PARKER, Politics in the European Union, 4th Edition, Oxford UP, 2015.

Readings for all students

Part 1. Problematiques

On the Economic Crisis and the New European Economic Governance
Carl DEGRYSE, The new European economic governance. Working Paper, 2012/4.ETUI. European Trade Union Institute. Bruxelles. 2012 (pp.1-86) (directly downloadable).

On Competitiveness in Strategic Sectors
[reading to be assigned)

On Identity and Citizenship
[reading to be assigned]

On the Democratic Deficit in the EU ?
Richard. BELLAMY (2010), Democracy without Democracy? Can the EU's democratic outputs be separated from the democratic inputs provided by competitive parties and majority rule? Journal of European Public Policy. Vol 17 No. 1. Pp. 02–19 (directly downloadable)

On Immigration
[reading to be assigned]

Readings For all Students

Part 2. On the Major Theories of European (Regional) Integration.

- Donald PUCHALA: "Of Blind Men, Elephants and International Integration", Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol 10, No. 3. pp. 267-284
[available in the Social Sciences Library]
- Ben ROSAMOND. Theories of European Integration Palgrave Macmillan, 2000. Ch 3. Neofunctionalism. pp.50-73; Ch 4. Intergovernmental Backlash. pp. 75-81; Ch 6. Inter-Governmental Europe. pp. 130-147. Ch. 7. Constructivism. pp. 171-175
[available in the Social Science Library]
- Antje WIENER and . . DIEZ (eds.). European Integration Theories. Oxford, ----
[available in the Social Science Library]
-Giorgio NATALICCHI: "Alice in Wonderland", Rivista di Studi sullo Stato, Dossier, Il Trattato di Lisbona. 19 Ottobre 2010.
[will be made available in Moodle].


Readings for non attending students
All of the above, PLUS:
John PEET and Anton LA GUARDIA, Unhappy Union, The Economist, 2014.
See Chapters 1 and 2. For Data see Figs: 4.1, 6.3, 9.1, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4.

Simon HIX, What's Wrong with the European Union & How to Fix It, Polity, 2008.
See Chapter 2. pp. 08–27.
As reference for the Economic & Financial Crisis and the New European Economic Governance, see Part 1: The Diagnosis, Chapters 03, 04, 05. pp. 29-86.
For Data see: Fig: 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3
The Cure. Part 2. Chapters 06, 07, 08, pp. 87-165 and Chapter 9.

Thomas RISSE, Neofunctionalism, European Identity, and the Puzzles of European Integration, Journal of European Public Policy, Vol 12, No. 2, pp. 291-309. [directly downloadable]

Philippe C. SCHMITTER and Zoe LEFKOFRIDI, (2015). Neo Functionalism as a Theory of Disintegration, Chin.Polit. Sci. Rev. DOI 10.1007/s41111-016-0012-4, [article published with open access at Springrlink.com]
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• Zoe LEFKOFRIDI and Philippe C. SCHMITTER, (2014). Transcending or Descending? European Integration in Times of Crisis, European Political Science Review (EPSR) of the European Consortium for Political Research, Vol. 7, Issue 1, February 2015, pp. 3-22. [directly downloadable]

Course Objectives
Attending students will gain sufficient knowledge of the various "crises" affecting European integration since the early 1990s; of the remedies thus far adopted; and of the usefulness of current theories of integration to explain the crises and the remedies.
Requirements

A useful and friendly advice. PEI is an advanced course that will be appreciated only by those who are truly interested, intellectually well equipped, and willing to work. If you are in simply to get a grade or for fun and games you should not attend or take the exam. If you belong to the former category you are welcome and will find the course very fruitful. Indeed, by the end of the course, the class will be hopefully made up of an "elite" of students who will succeed

Teaching Methods
Lectures
Computer Access to Data
Updated OnGoing Course Contents and Moodle DataBase of texts and graphics
Guest Speakers

Students Performance Evaluation
For Attending Students
- Level of Attendance and Participation
- Class Presentations
- Selectively, the development of a Paper

For Non-Attending Students
A Final Oral Exam on ALL the Readings Indicated Above