B6167 - POLITICS AND POLICIES OF THE EU

Conoscenze e abilità da conseguire

By the end of the course, students will be able: (a) to understand the institutional set-up of the European Union; (b) to examine and gather key insights into the policy-making of the European Union; (c) to analyse the main policies of the European Union; (d) to evaluate the challenges posed to the European Union by recent crises; (e) to improve the clarity and organisation of both written and oral expression, and to familiarise themselves with the use of official European Union sources.

Contenuti

WEEK 1a: From the early postwar period to the Maastrict Treaty (1992)

Essential reading

Relevant chapters of textbooks

Further reading (choose 1)

Moravcsik, A. (1991) ‘Negotiating the Single European Act: National Interests and Conventional Statecraft in the European Community’, International Organization, 45: 651-688.

Sandholtz, W. and Zysman, J. (1989) ‘Recasting the European Bargain’, World Politics, 42 (1): 95-128.

WEEK 1b: Towards European Union: from the Maastricht treaty to the Lisbon Treaty

Essential reading

Relevant chapters of textbooks

AND

Falkner, G. (2002) ‘Introduction: EU Treaty Reform as a Three-level Process’, Journal of European Public Policy, 9 (1): 1-11.

Further reading (choose 1-2)

Devuyst, Y. (1998) ‘Treaty Reform in the European Union: The Amsterdam Process’, Journal of European Public Policy, 5 (4): 615-631.

Moravcsik, A. and Nicolaidis, K (1999) ‘Explaining the Treaty of Amsterdam: Interests, Influences, Institutions’, Journal of Common Market Studies, 37 (1): 59-85

Gray, M. and Stubb, A. (2001) ‘The Treaty of Nice – negotiating a poisoned chalice’, Journal of Common Market Studies, 39 (s1): 5-23.

König T., Daimer S. and Finke, D. (2008) ‘The Treaty Reform of the EU: Constitutional Agenda-Setting, Intergovernmental Bargains and the Presidency's Crisis Management of Ratification Failure’, Journal of Common Market Studies 46 (2): 337-363.

Panke, D. (2006) 'More arguing than bargaining? The institutional designs of the European convention and intergovernmental conferences compared', Journal of European Integration, 28 (4): 357-379.

Weiler, J. H. (2002) ‘A Constitution for Europe? Some Hard Choices‘ Journal of Common Market Studies, 40 (4): 563-580.

WEEK 2a,b: Institutions and policy-making process in the EU

Essential reading

Relevant chapters of textbooks

Further reading (choose 1-2)

Borrás, S. and Radaelli, C. M. (2011) ‘The politics of governance architectures’, Journal of European Public Policy, special issue, 18 (4).

Hagemann, S. and Hoyland, B. (2010) ‘Bicameral Politics in the European Union’, Journal of Common Market Studies, 48 (4): 775-786.

Treib, O., Bähr, H. and Falkner, G. (2007) ‘Modes of governance: towards a conceptual clarification’, Journal of European Public Policy, 14 (1): 1-20.

WEEK 3a,b: Interest groups and lobbying in the EU and case studies

Essential reading

Relevant chapter of textbooks

Duer, A. (2008), ‘Interest Groups in the European Union: How Powerful Are They?’ West European Politics, 31 (6): 1212-1230.

Woll, C. (2006) ‘Lobbying in the European Union: From Sui Generis to a Comparative Perspective‘: Journal of European Public Policy; 13 (3): 456-469.

Further reading (choose 1-2)

Beyers, J., Eising, R. and Maloney, W. (2008), ‘Researching Interest Group Politics in Europe and Elsewhere: Much We Study, Little We Know?’, West European Politics, 31 (6): 1103-1128.

Broscheid, A. and Coen, D. (2007) ‘Lobbying Activity and Fora Creation in the EU: Empirically Exploring the Nature of the Policy Good’, Journal of European Public Policy, 14 (3): 346-365.

Eising, R. (2007) ‘The access of business Interests to EU Institutions: Towards élite pluralism?’, Journal of European Public Policy, 14 (3): 384-403 

Kohler-Koch, B. (2010) ‘How to Put Matters Right? Assessing the Role of Civil Society in EU Accountability’, West European Politics, 33 (5): 1117-1141.

Schneider, G., Finke, D. and Baltz, K. (2007) ‘With a Little Help From the State: Interest Intermediation in the Domestic Pre-negotiations of EU Legislation’, Journal of European Public Policy, 14 (3): 444-459.

WEEK 4a,b: Theories of European integration and governance

Essential reading

Relevant chapters of textbook

AND

Pollack, M. (2005) ‘Theorizing the European Union: international organization, domestic polity, or experiment in new governance?’ Annual Review of Political Science, 8 (1): 357-398.

Saurugger S. (2013) ‘Constructivism and Public Policy Approaches in the EU: From Ideas to Power Games’, Journal of European Public Policy 20 (6): 888-906.

Further reading (choose 1)

Aspinwall, M. D. and Schneider, G. (2003) ‘Same method, separate tables: the institutionalist turn in political science and the study of European integration’, European Journal of Political Research, 38 (1): 1-36..

Börzel, T. (2010) ‘European Governance: Negotiation and Competition in the Shadow of Hierarchy’, Journal of Common Market Studies, 48 (2): 191-219.

Hooghe, L. and Marks, G. (2003) ‘Unravelling the Central State, but How? Types of Multi-level Governance’, American Political Science Review, 97 (2): 233-243.

Jachtenfuchs, M. (2001) ‘The Governance Approach to European Integration’, Journal of Common Market Studies, 39 (2): 245-264.

Jupille, J., Caporaso, J. A. and Checkel, J. T. (2003) ‘Integrating institutions: rationalism, constructivism and the study of the European Union: an institutionalist perspective’, Comparative Political Studies, 36 (1-2): 7-40.

Kohler-Koch, B. and Rittberger, B. (2006) ‘Review Article: The “Governance Turn” in EU Studies’, Journal of Common Market Studies, 44 (s1): 27-49.

WEEK 5a,b: Europeanisation: theory and case studies.

Essential reading

Relevant chapters of textbooks.

Mair, P. (2004) ‘The Europeanization Dimension‘, Journal of European Public Policy, 11 (2): 337-348.

Olsen, J. P. (2002) ‘The many faces of Europeanisation‘, Journal of Common Market Studies, 40 (5): 921-952.

Further reading (choose 1-2)

Börzel, T. and Risse, T. (2003) ‘Conceptualizing the Domestic Impact of Europe‘, in K. Featherstone and C. Radaelli (eds.) The Politics of Europeanization (Oxford: OUP): 57-80.

Börzel, T. (2002) ‘Pace-setting, foot-dragging and fence-sitting: member state responses to Europeanisation‘, Journal of Common Market Studies, 40 (2): 193-214.

Exadktylos, T. and Radaelli, C. M. (2009) ‘Research Design in European Studies: The Case of Europeanization‘, Journal of Common Market Studies, 47 (3): 507-530

Knill, C. and Lekhmkuhl, D. (2002) ‘The national impact of European Union Regulatory Policy: Three Europeanization Mechanisms‘, European Journal of Political Research, 41 (2): 255-280.

Schmidt, V. A. (2006) 'Procedural democracy in the EU: the Europeanization of national and sectoral policy-making processes', Journal of European Public Policy, 13 (5): 670-691.

WEEK 6a,b: Euroscepticism: theory and case studies

Essential reading

Cini textbook, relevent chapter

Marks, G. and Wilson, C. (2000) ‘The Past in the Present: a Cleavage Theory of Party positions of European Integration’, British Journal of Political Science, 30 (3): 433-459.

Marks, G., Wilson, C. and Ray, L. (2002) ‘National Political Parties and European Integration’, American Journal of Political Science, 46 (3): 585-594.

Further reading (choose 1-2)

Benedetto, G. and Quaglia, L. (2007) ‘The Comparative Politics of Communist Euroscepticism In France, Spain And Italy’, Party Politics, 13 (4): 479-500.

Hooghe, L. and Marks, G. (2005) ‘Calculation, Community, and Cues: Public Opinion on European Integration’, European Union Politics, 6 (4): 421-445.

Kopecky, P. and Mudde, C. (2002) 'Two Sides of Euroscepticism: Party Positions on European Integration in East Central Europe', European Union Politics, 3 (3): 297-326.

Marks, G. and Steenbergen, M. (2002) ‘Understanding Political Contestation in the European Union’, Comparative Political Studies, 35 (8): 879-892.

Quaglia, L. (2011): ‘“The Ebb and Flow’ of Euroscepticism in Italy’, South European Society and Politics, 16 (1): 31-50.

Serricchio F., Tsakatika M., Quaglia L.,(2013) Euroscepticism and the global financial crisis, Journal of Common Market Studies, 51, 1: 51-64.

Szczerbiak, A. and Taggart, P. (eds) (2008) ‘Opposing Europe: The Comparative Party Politics of Euroscepticism’, (Oxford: Oxford University Press), Chapters 1 Volumes I and II.

Taggart, P. and Szczerbiak, A. (2013) ‘Coming in from the Cold? Euroscepticism, Government Participation and Party Positions on Europe’, Journal of Common Market Studies, 51 (1): 17–37,

Vasilopoulou, S. (2013) ‘Continuity and Change in the Study of Euroscepticism: Plus ça change?’, Journal of Common Market Studies, 51 (1): 153–168.

WEEK 7a,b  Brexit

Required readings

Relevant chapter textbook

AND

Bulmer, S. and Quaglia, L., (2018), ‘The Politics and Economics of Brexit: Introduction’, Journal of European Public Policy, 25 (8): 1089-1098.

Diamond, P., & Richardson, J. (2023). The Brexit Omnishambles and the law of large solutions. Journal of European Public Policy, 30(11), 2235–2250.

Further readings (choose 1-2)

Bulmer, S. and Quaglia, L., (guest editors) (2018), special issue ‘The Politics and Economics of Brexit’, Journal of European Public Policy, 25, 8.

Diamond, P. and Richardson, J. (guest editors) (2023), specil issue 'British Policy-making After Brexit', Journal of European Public Policy, 30 (11): 2445-2467

Dannreuther, C, Lavery, S., and Quaglia, L. (guest editors) (2019), ‘Brexit and the Future of British Capitalism: Second Symposium’, New Political Economy, 24 (3).

Lavery, S., Quaglia, L. and Dannreuther, C. (guest editors) (2018) ‘Brexit and the Future of British Capitalism: First Symposium’, New Political Economy 24 (2). 

WEK 8a,b: CFSP

Essential reading

Relevant chapters Cini textbook

AND

Krotz, U. (2009) ‘Momentum and impediments: why Europe won’t emerge as a full political actor on the world stage soon’, Journal of Common Market Studies, 47 (3): 555-578.

Further reading

Deighton, A. (2002) ‘The European Security and Defence Policy’, Journal of Common Market Studies, 40 (4): 719-741.

Menon, A. (2010) ‘Empowering paradise: the ESDP at ten’, International Affairs, 85 (2): 227-246.

Smith, M. E. (2011) ‘A liberal grand strategy in a realist world? Power, purpose and the EU’s changing global role’, Journal of European Public Policy, 18 (2): 144-163.

Smith, M. E. (2013) ‘The European External Action Service and the security-development nexus: organizing for effectiveness or incoherence’, Journal of European Public Policy, latest articles.

Vanhoonacker, S. and Pomorska, K. (2013) ‘The European External Action Service and agenda-setting in European foreign policy’, Journal of European Public Policy.

WEEK 9a,b: Euro crisis

Essential reading

Hall P. A. (2012) ‘The Economics and Politics of the Euro Crisis’, German Politics 21, 4: 355-371.

Howarth, D. and Quaglia L. (2015), ‘The political economy of the euro area’s sovereign debt crisis: Introduction’, Review of International Political Economy, 22 (3): 457-484.

Further reading (choose 1-2)

Hodson D. (2010) ‘The EU Economy: the Euro Area in 2009’, Journal of Common Market Studies, 48, Annual Review: 225-242.

Schimmelfennig, F. (2015) 'Liberal intergovernmentalism and the euro area crisis', Journal of European Public Policy, 22, 2.

Schmidt, V. (2010) ‘The European Union’s Eurozone Crisis and What (not) to Do About It’, Brown Journal of World Affairs, 17, 1: 199-213.

Tsoukalis L. (2011) ‘The JCMS Annual Review Lecture. The Shattering of Illusions – And What Next?’, Journal of Common Market Studies, 49, Annual Review: 19–44.

See also Howarth, D. and Quaglia, L. (guest editors) (2015), special issue ‘The ‘Euroarea’s sovereign debt crisis’, Review of International Political Economy 22 (3).

See also Hodson, D. and Quaglia, L. (guest editors) (2009), special issue ‘The global financial crisis: European perspective and lessons’, Journal of Common Market Studies 47 (5).

WEEK 10a,b: REVISION

The course is open exclusively to exchange students (Erasmus, Turing, Overseas, …) enrolled in Master’s level degrees.

Testi/Bibliografia

Cini, M. and Pérez-Solórzano Borragán, N. (eds.) (most recent edition) European Union Politics (Oxford: Oxford University Press).

OR

Nugent, N. (most recent edition) The government and politics of the European Union (Basingstoke: Palgrave).

OR

Wallace, W. H., Pollack, M. and Young, A. (eds.) (most recent edition) Policy-Making in the European Union, (Oxford: OUP)

Metodi didattici

Teaching will combine a lecture given by the tutor, and seminar activities. It will be assumed that all students will read around the subject of each session in advance, and be prepared to contribute to the discussion.

Modalità di verifica e valutazione dell'apprendimento

Final written exam

RIFIUTO DEL VOTO: Lo studente che supera la prova può rifiutare il voto una sola volta. Tale principio è conforme a quanto specificato nel Regolamento Didattico di Ateneo, art. 16, co. 5, modificato dalla delibera del Senato Accademico approvata dal CdA nel febbraio 2018: “in caso di esito positivo lo studente può chiedere di rifiutare il voto. Il rifiuto deve essere concesso dal docente almeno una volta sul singolo insegnamento”. Dopo un rifiuto, qualsiasi esito positivo verrà verbalizzato.

Strumenti a supporto della didattica

Slides, library resources, web resources

Orario di ricevimento

Consulta il sito web di Lucia Quaglia