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1 Western Europe in World Politics PSCI 257/783 E6W3 (code # 084) Queens College, CUNY Spring 2013 Christa Altenstetter, Ph.D. Password to access the books on reserve Alt 257 Professor of Political Science Tel. (718) Course meetings Wednesdays 6:30-9:20 p.m, PMH, Room 245 Office: Office hours: PMH, Room 200 O Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. & by appt. Graduate Center: Tue, 3-4 p.m. & by appt. 365 Fifth Avenue@corner34 th Street, Room caltenstetter@qc.edu Course description: This course provides a comprehensive introduction to European foreign policy, including specific policy instruments, and the foreign policy of 27 Western and Eastern European democracies in the post-communist era and the role of the European Union in world affairs. Historical, theoretical and practical perspectives are all employed. The course will begin by focusing on the historical evolution of the politics and governance institutions of the European Union in the post-1945 period. Next, we will analyze in the historical evolution of European Union foreign policy and the internal and external organization of EU foreign policymaking and implementation vis-à-vis third countries. A final section will deal with the EU foreign policy towards its neighbors and the relations between the European Union and the United States of America, Latin America and the Caribbean as well as Africa, East Asia and China. Learning objectives: To introduce students to the changing role of Western Europe on the world stage. Students will be able to distinguish between foreign policy of the Eastern and Western democratic nation-states and foreign policy of the European Union. To introduce the students to the core pillars of European foreign policy(a European Common Foreign Policy, a European Common Defense and Security Policy, including a Neighborhood Policy) and relations between the European Union and the United States, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America as well as Africa and the Caribbean Islands. Students will be able to identify the amicable and conflictual relations of the EU with third countries, and learn why conflicts exist. To promote student s ability to think critically about the role of the European Union and twenty-seven democracies in the increasingly globalizing world of the early 21 st century. To engage students to write coherently. Students will learn how to write a critical review of the European Union s internal and external relations, including a cogent summary of the main arguments, and a further elaboration of the main points presented. Course requirements 1

2 Students are expected to complete weekly reading assignments prior to class meetings. Required readings vary in length from between pages. In order to succeed in this class, you should devote at least 1.5 to 2 hours of course preparation time for each hour spent in the classroom. Moreover, students will be grouped into teams of three students and each team will be asked to present, discuss and moderate the discussion on the assigned readings in one session. Three to four-page presentations on each assigned reading are expected to be handed in 24 hours prior to the discussion and before they are graded. A list indicating the date of the presentations and the names of the team responsible for a particular session will be finalized by the end of February. The final course grade is the result of three components: 1. Mid-term (35%) held on March Final exam (35%) held on May Class presentation and participation (30%). Please note: A guide on how to prepare for the mid-term and final exams will be distributed ahead of the exam. No incompletes will be given. No extra credit will be given. No late or ed papers will be accepted. No use of cellular phones or texting in class is permitted. If you have a medical emergency or other unexpected event, please let me know so we can work together to resolve outstanding class issues. The 3 to 4-page report on each assigned reading is due 24 hours prior to the presentation. Please use my caltenstetter@qc.cuny.edu Expectations: It is in the interest of all participants that we promote an academic learning environment, which is conducive to learning, respect and civility. I am asking you not to eat during class, to turn off all IPads, IPhones, blackberries, etc. and not to text or check s during the class sessions. A computer can be used for taking notes and/or presenting your presentation. All students should bring a copy of the assigned readings to each class sessions. All participants are expected to develop a mastery of global geography, which is a vital prerequisite for understanding the substance and source materials discussed in this course. Please use my for important communications only, and formulate your message in an appropriate style of communication. If you cannot attend a class session, please, get in touch with a fellow student for notes on the class discussion that you missed. Queens College offices and faculty alike will be using the address you used to enroll as a student at Queens College through CUNYFirst. I will use the same address. It is your responsibility to check your QC for my occasional communication with an individual student or all participants. You should set up your QC 2

3 account so that it automatically forwards all your messages to your personal . A list of how to do this is available upon request. If you don t already have a QC account, contact OCT. Missed exam policy. If you know that you will not be able to sit for a scheduled exam, please inform me in advance so that we can agree on alternative dates. If you do not inform me, you will not be able to take a make-up exam. I will treat a medical or other emergency differently. In case of illness, a doctor s letter is required. Plagiarism: The Political Science Department s policy on plagiarism will be enforced. Please consult the student page ( which has a brief description of why academic integrity matters along with answers to questions like how to revise a paper with plagiarism, how to engage with a scholarly source, and how to incorporate quotations. Required texts: All required texts are on reserve in the library. To access the reserved materials use password Alt257. Required texts were ordered at the bookstore. Using the library has always been an essential part of being a student, irrespective of the period of study. This means that if you do not want to purchase the books, you are not excused from the requirement to have read the assigned readings prior to class. 1.John McCormick European Union Politics. Palgrave Foundation. London: Palgrave Macmillan. We will use this book in the first two sessions. You can read the chapters on reserve in the library. If you purchase the book, you should sign up via the company s website at to find in the student zone self-test questions and answers, chapter summaries, etc. The following two titles below will be used throughout the semester. 2. Fraser Cameron Introduction to European Foreign Policy. 2 nd edition, London: Routledge. ISBN Between $ and $ depending on the bookstore. 3.Frederiga Bindi and Irina Angelescu. Eds The Foreign Policy of the European Union. Assessing Europe s Role in the World. Second Edition. Washington, D.C.: The Brookings Institution. ISBN $ Optional texts on reserve in the library: Ginsberg, Roy H. Demystifying the European Union. The Enduring Logic of Regional Integration.Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. 2 nd ed, ISBN: $ After the ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon in December 2009, important changes were made and dealt with in the 2 nd ed, but the first edition remains useful reading providing a deeper understanding of the politics and policies of the European Union. Christopher Hill and Michael Smith, International Relations and the European Union, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2 nd ed For each chapter, the 2011 edition indicates specialized websites and lists recommended readings for further study. 3

4 Brent F. Nelsen and Alexander Stubb, The European Union. Readings on the Theory and Practice of European Integration, Third ed.. Boulder: CO: Relevant readings can be found in chs. 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10 and 15. Markus M.L. Crepaz and Jürg Steiner, The European Union, ch. 14: , and ch 15. Globalization and European Democracies, ch. 15: In European Democracies,7 th ed. Longman Pearson, Anthony Luzzatto Gardner and Stuart E. Eizenstat. New Treaty, New Influence? Europe s Chance to Punch Its Weight. Foreign Affairs.March/April 2010: George Kennan, The Sources of Soviet Conduct. Or, Long Telegram of 1946, 1-12 available at Volker Berghahn. The Fallacies of Triumphalism. America in the Post-1989 World. Lecture delivered at the European Union Studies Center, Graduate Center, City University of New York, on November 2, 2009 available at Semester Outline Week 1 1/30 Introduction to the Semester DVD: The EU in the World. Showing how EU makes a difference Human Trafficking: A Crisis for the EU and the World. Week 2 The European Union: Why is this topic important to Americans and 2/27 Europeans? History, Integration and Identity in a Postwar Europe McCormick, European Union Politics, pp. xvii-xxii, 1-7 McCormick, ch. 1, Understanding Integration, pp McCormick, ch. 2, What is the European Union? pp McCormick, ch. 3, Who are the Europeans? pp McCormick, ch. 4, Organizing Postwar Europe, pp Recommended reading: Markus M.L. Crepaz and Jürg Steiner, The European Union, ch. 14, , and ch 15, Globalization and European Democracies, In European Democracies,7 th ed. Longman-Pearson, Week 3 Politics and Governance of the European Union 2/13 McCormick, ch.10, The European Commission, pp McCormick, ch. 11, The Councils, pp McCormick, ch.12 The European Parliament, pp McCormick, ch. 13 The European Court of Justice, pp Feb 2/20 No class. Follow a Monday schedule Week 4 A Strange Power in a Changing World in the post-1945 era 2/13 Cameron, ch. 1, A Strange Power, pp

5 All students should watch this documentary at home. Documentary by Don C. Smith. Jean Monnet: The Father of Europe Be able to describe Jean Monnet s upbringing, the memories and experiences of some of Monnet s closest collaborators, and the tactics he used to influence the political fortunes of European integration in the post era. Did you detect some weaknesses of the documentary? Recommended readings: George Kennan, The Sources of Soviet Conduct. Or, Long Telegram of 1946, 1-12 available at Volker Berghahn. The Fallacies of Triumphalism. America in the Post World. Lecture delivered at the European Union Studies Center, Graduate Center, City University of New York, on November 2, 2009 available at The following chapters are in Brent F. Nelsen and Alexander Stubb, The European Union.Readings on the Theory and Practice of European Integration, Third ed. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers. Winston S. Churchill, The Tragedy of Europe, ch. 2, Robert Schuman, The Schuman Declaration, ch. 3, Jean Monnet, A Ferment of Change, ch. 5, Charles de Gaulles, A Concert of European States, ch. 6, Margaret Thatcher, A Family of Nations, ch. 9, Jacques Delors, A Necessary Union, ch. 10, Karl W. Deutsch. Political Community and the North Atlantic Area, ch. 15, Week 5 From European Political Cooperation (EPC) to a Common Foreign 3/6 and Security Policy (CFSP) Cameron, ch. 2, From EPC to CFSP, pp ; Bindi & Angelescu, ch. 1, European Foreign Policy, pp Week 6 The Institutional Infrastructure of EU Foreign Policy 3/13 Cameron, ch. 3, The EU foreign policy machinery, pp Cameron, ch. 4, The European External Action Service (EEAS), pp Nicola Verona, ch.2, The Making of EU Foreign Policy. In Bindi & Angelescu, pp Raffaele Trombetta, ch3, The Making of EU Foreign Policy Does Lisbon Matter? In Bindi & Angelescu, pp Week 7 Midterm 3/20 Spring Recess Week 8 EU Foreign Policy on Top of 27 National Foreign Policy 5

6 4/3 Cameron, ch. 5, The member states, pp Cameron, ch. 6, The defense dimension, pp Francesca Longo, ch. 5, Justice and Home Affairs as a New Tool of European Foreign Policy: The Case of the Mediterranean Countries. In Bindi & Angelescu, pp Week 9 The EU Neighborhood Policy 4/10 Cameron, ch. 8, The Neighborhood, pp Tom Cassirer, ch. 6, European Neighborhood Policy: Living Up to Regional Ambitions? In Bindi & Angelescu, pp John Peet, The European Union and the Middle East. In?Bindi & Angelescu, pp Week 10 The EU and the Balkans and Turkey 4/17 Cameron, ch. 9, The Balkans and Turkey, pp Siniŝa Rodin, ch. 9 The European Union and the Western Balkans: Does the Lisbon Treaty Matter? In Bindi & Angelescu, pp Joseph S. Joseph. Ch. 10. EU Enlargement: The Challenge and Promise of Turkey. In Bindi & Angelescu, pp Week 11 Transatlantic Relations 4/24 Cameron, ch.7, Transatlantic Relations, pp Daniel S. Hamilton, ch. 13, The Lisbon Treaty and Relations between the European Union and the United States of America. In Bindi & Angelescu, pp Joaqín Roy, ch. 14. Relations between the EU and Latin America and the Caribbean: Competition or Cooperation with the United States? In.Bindi & Angelescu, pp Finn Laursen, EU-Canada Relations: Toward a Comprehensive and Trade Agreement?. In Bindi & Angelescu, pp Week 12 The EU and Asia 5/1 Cameron, The EU and Asia, pp Philomena Murray, ch. 17, Toward Coherence: The European Union s Regional and Bilateral Approaches to East Asia. In Bindi & Angelescu, pp Mara Caira, The EU-China Relationship: From Cooperation to Strategic Partnership. In Bindi and Angelscu, pp Week13 The EU and Development Policy 5/8 Cameron, ch. 11, Development policy, pp Cameron, ch. 12 Conflict prevention and crisis management, pp / Maurizio Carbone, ch. 16, The European Union in Africa: In Search of a Strategy. In Bindi & Angelescu, pp

7 DVD: Inside the European Union. Stop the Flow: Analyzing the Causes of EU Immigration. Week 14 Promoting Values and Models Abroad. 5/15 Unfinished business and conclusions. Laura C. Ferreira-Pereira, The European Union as a Model Power: Spreading Peace, Democracy, and Human Rights in the Wider World. In Bindi & Angelescu, pp Federiga Bindi and Irina Angelescu, U.S. and EU Strategies for Promoting Democracy, pp Federiga Bindi and Irina Angelescu, The Open Question of an EU Foreign Policy, pp Week 15 5/22 Final Exam 7