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1 Syllabus - Understanding European Union Politics Roman Senninger Aarhus Summer University 2017 Department of Political Science, Aarhus University (DK); rsenninger@ps.au.dk

2 Lecturer Roman Senninger, PhD Office: Office hours: by appointment ECTS 10 Form of instruction Class instruction Comment on form of instruction The teaching and learning approach of this course builds on active participation. This means that the lecturer and all course participants interact with each other in several ways. These include impulse lectures, small group exercises, short presentations, panel discussions and quizzes. Please find more information about the various activities - especially how to prepare for presentations and discussions - on Blackboard. Please also note that individual activities on the agenda might be adjusted. Class instruction takes place from 9.00AM to 1.00PM. We will have adequate breaks between individual teaching and activity units. Room: Language of instruction English Description of qualifications The overall purpose of this course is to give participants a comprehensive understanding of the European Union (EU) that they can use in future jobs or as a foundation for further specialization in EU politics. The course aims to provide a research-based introduction to the institutions, decision-making processes, and policies of the EU. In addition, the course gives an overview of the EU s impact on political competition at the national level. Learning objectives: understand the nature and role of the EU 2

3 familiarize with and apply theories and concepts of European integration know about the central institutions of the EU and their role in the decision-making process comprehend the evolution of EU policies from proposal status to implementation grasp issues and debates about the EU relevant to political parties and voters at the national level use acquired knowledge about the EU to analyze current and future questions about European Integration Academic prerequisites The course is open to Bachelor students with little or no prior knowledge about the EU. Course contents From the outside, the EU often creates the impression of being a messy political unit. One reason for this public image is that EU decision-making relies on many different actors and institutions. As a consequence, it is often difficult to comprehend who develops policy proposals, how decisions are made, and who is responsible for policy outcomes. In this course, we take a close look at the institutions, processes and policies of the EU to reach the aim of understanding European Union politics. The course is structured as follows. Introduction The course kicks off with an introduction to the European integration process. We cover milestones, discuss treaty amendments and examine the central theoretical and conceptual approaches to understand the European integration process. Institutions This part of the course provides a general introduction to the central institutions of the EU including the Commission, the Council of the European Union, the European Council, and the European Parliament. Decision making This component of the course introduces how policy decisions are taken in the EU. We build on our knowledge about the institutions of the EU to investigate the formal balance of power between actors that take part in the decision-making process. To do so, we follow the evolution of a policy from proposal status to successful implementation. 3

4 Policies Next, we look at specific policy areas in detail. In particular, we investigate the Single Market, the Environmental Policy, and the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice. We identify areas in which the EU is very active and others in which the EU is more reluctant. The EU and national politics Finally, we investigate how the EU enters political competition at the national level. We especially focus on whether and how the EU matters to national parliaments, political parties, and voters. Exam details Form of examination Course work (40%): 1 oral presentation of parts of research articles, book chapters, policy reports etc. 2 quiz papers (short written answers to quiz questions) Written home assignment (60%): 3-hour home assignment exam (written answers to questions in essay form). The exam will be evaluated according to contents (how carefully and appropriately the questions have been answered). Assessment 7-point grading scale Exam duration 3 hours Exam language English Aids Open book 4

5 Course schedule Literature = compulsory reading Link article = compulsory reading that links the topics of the current and following classes Additional literature = voluntary reading Class 1, Tuesday 4/ Introduction Welcome Course outlook (e.g.; organization, presentations, exam) Cini, Michelle and Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán (2013) Introduction, In: Cini, Michelle and Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán (eds.) European Union Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, p.1-7 Urwin, Derek W. (2013) The European Community: From 1945 to 1985, In: Cini, Michelle and Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán (eds.) European Union Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, p Phinnemore, David (2013) The European Union: Establishment and Development, In: Cini, Michelle and Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán (eds.) European Union Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, p Church, Clive and David Phinnemore (2013) From the Constitutional Treaty to the Treaty of Lisbon and Beyond, In: Cini, Michelle and Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán (eds.) European Union Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, p The Economist (2017) Creaking at 60: The future of the European Union [access the article here] Class 2, Wednesday 5/ Theories & Conceptual Approaches 5

6 Short presentation I Short presentation II Jensen, Strøby Jensen (2013) Neo-functionalism, In: Cini, Michelle and Nieves Pérez- Solórzano Borragán (eds.) European Union Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, p Cini, Michelle (2013) Intergovernmentalism, In: Cini, Michelle and Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán (eds.) European Union Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, p Rosamond Ben (2013) Theorizing the European Union after Integration Theory, In: Cini, Michelle and Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán (eds.) European Union Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, p Christiansen, Thomas (2013) Governance in the European Union, In: Cini, Michelle and Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán (eds.) European Union Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, p Börzel, Tanja A and Diana Panke (2013) Europeanization, In: Cini, Michelle and Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán (eds.) European Union Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, p Hooghe, Liesbet and Gary Marks (2009) A Postfunctionalist Theory of European Integration: From Permissive Consensus to Constraining Dissensus, British Journal of Political Science 39 (1), p.1-23 Bickerton, Christopher J.; Hodson, Dermot and Uwe Puetter (2015) The New Intergovernmentalism: European Integration in the Post-Maastricht Era, Journal of Common Market Studies 53 (4), p Schimmelfennig, Frank (2015) What s the News in New Intergovernmentalism? A Critique of Bickerton, Hodson and Puetter, Journal of Common Market Studies 53 (4), p Class 3, Thursday 6/ Institutions I The European Commission Short presentation Research insight - EUCORE project 6

7 Egeberg, Morten (2013) The European Commission, In: Cini, Michelle and Nieves Pérez- Solórzano Borragán (eds.) European Union Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, p Borchardt, Marine (2016) A political European Commission through a new organisation - This time it s different. Really?, Jaques Delors Institute - Policy Paper 180, p.1-18 Bertoncini, Yves and Antonio Vitorino (2014) The Commission reform: Between Efficiency and legitimacy, Jaques Delors Institute - Policy Paper 115, p.1-14 Majone, Giandomenico (2002) The European Commission: The Limits of Centralization and the Perils of Parliamentarization, Governance 15 (3), p Nugent, Neill and Mark Rhinard (2016) Is the European Commission really in decline?, Journal of Common Market Studies 54 (5), p Döring, Holger (2007) The Composition of the College of Commissioners: Patterns of Delegation, European Union Politics 8 (2), p The Economist (2017) Creaking at 60: Democracy and its dilemmas [access the article here] Hartlapp, Miriam; Metz, Julia and Christian Rauh (2015) Conflict inside the European Commission is a key factor in shaping EU legislation, EUROPP - European Politics and Policy [access the article here] Class 4, Friday 7/ Institutions II The Council of the European Union and the European Council Short presentation I Short presentation II Data corner 7

8 Lewis, Jeffrey (2013) The Council of the European Union and the European Council, In: Cini, Michelle and Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán (eds.) European Union Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, p Puetter, Uwe (2016) Europe s deliberative intergovernmentalism: the role of the Council and European Council in EU economic governance, Journal of European Public Policy 19 (2), p Schoutheete, Philippe de (2012) The European Council and the Community Method, Jaques Delors Institute - Policy Paper 56, p.1-33 Bailer, Stefanie; Mattila, Mikko and Gerald Schneider (2015) Money Makes the EU Go Round: The Objective Foundations of Conflict in the Council of Ministers, Journal of Common Market Studies 53 (3), p Link article: Killermann, Kira (2016) Loose Ties or Strong Bonds? The Effect of a Commissioner s Nationality and Partisanship on Voting in the Council, Journal of Common Market Studies 54 (6), p Häge, Frank M. (2016) Political attention in the Council of the European Union: A new dataset of working party meetings, , European Union Politics 17 (4), p Häge, Frank M. (2016) Data on political attention in the Council illustrates the EU s failure to proactively address major crises, EUROPP - European Politics and Policy [access the article here] Hagemann, Sara; Hobolt, Sara and Christopher Wratil (2016) Government Responsiveness in the European Union: Evidence From Council Voting, Comparative Political Studies 50 (6), p Alexandrova, Petya, Carammia, Marcello, Princen, Sebastian and Arco Timmermans (2014) Measuring the European Council agenda: Introducing a new approach and dataset, European Union Politics 15 (1), p Class 5, Monday 10/ Institutions III The European Parliament Short presentation I Short presentation II 8

9 Burns, Charlotte (2013) The European Parliament, In: Cini, Michelle and Nieves Pérez- Solórzano Borragán (eds.) European Union Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, p Hix, Simon (2002) Parliamentary Behavior with Two Principals: Preferences, Parties, and Voting in the European Parliament, American Journal of Political Science 46 (3), p Kaeding, Michael (2004) Rapporteurship Allocation in the European Parliament - Information or Distribution?, European Union Politics 5 (3), p Hix, Simon and Bjørn Høyland (2013) Empowerment of the European Parliament, Annual Review of Political Science 16 (1), p Link article: Mühlböck, Monika (2012) Linking Council and European Parliament? Voting unity of national parties in bicameral EU decision-making, Journal of European Public Policy 20 (4), p Hix, Simon, Noury, Abdul and Gérard Roland (2006) Dimensions of politics in the European Parliament, American Journal of Political Science 50 (2), p Høyland, Bjørn; Sircar, Indraneel and Simon Hix (2009) An Automated Database of the European Parliament, European Union Politics 10 (1), p Class 6, Tuesday 11/ Decision-Making I Legislative regulation EU quiz I Short presentation EU policy simulation I Warleigh-Lack, Alexander and Ralf Drachenberg (2013) Policy-making in the European Union, In: Cini, Michelle and Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán (eds.) European Union Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, p

10 Peterson, John (1995) Decision-making in the European Union: Towards a framework for analysis, Journal of European Public Policy 2 (1), p Lewis, Jeffrey (2000) The methods of community in EU decision-making and administrative rivalry in the Council s infrastructure, Journal of European Public Policy 7 (2), p Häge, Frank M. and Michael Kaeding (2007), Reconsidering the European Parliament s Legislative Influence: Formal vs. Informal Procedures, Journal of European Integration 29 (3), p Häge, Frank M. (2013) Coalition Building and Consensus in the Council of the European Union, British Journal of Political Science 43 (3), p Smeets, Sandrino. (2015) Unanimity and exposure in the EU Council of Ministers - or how the Dutch won and lost the ICTY debate, European Journal of Political Research 54 (2), p Class 7, Wednesday 12/ Decision-Making II Administrative regulation EU policy simulation II Data corner Wessels, Wolfgang (1998) Comitology: fusion in action. Politico-administrative trends in the EU system, Journal of European Public Policy 5 (2), p Schout, Adriaan and Fabian Pereya (2011) The Institutionalization of EU Agencies: Agencies as Mini Commissions, Public Administration 89 (2), p Blom-Hansen, Jens (2013) Legislative Control of Powers Delegated to the Executive: The Case of the EU, Governance 26 (3), p Dehousse, Renaud; Fernández Pasarín Ana and Joan Pere Plaza (2014) How Consensual is Comitology?, Journal of European Public Policy 21 (6), p

11 Class 8, Thursday 13/ Policies I The single market Short presentation Egan, Michelle (2013) The Single Market, In: Cini, Michelle and Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán (eds.) European Union Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, p Wasserfallen, Fabio (2014) Political and Economic Integration in the EU: The Case of Failed Tax Harmonization, Journal of Common Market Studies 52 (2), p Pelkmans, Jacques (2016) Why the single market remains the EU s core business, West European Politics 39 (5), p Camisao, Isabel and Maria Helena Guimaraes (2017) The Commission, the Single Market and the Crisis: The Limits of Purposeful Opportunism, Journal of Common Market Studies 55 (2), p Smith, Dale L. and Jurgen Wanke (1993) Completing the Single European Market: An Analysis of the Impact on the Member States, American Journal of Political Science 37 (2), p Fligstein, Neil and Iona Mara-Drita (1996) How to Make a Market: Reflections on the Attempt to Create a Single Market in the European Union, American Journal of Sociology 102 (1), p Class 9, Friday 14/ Policies II Agriculture and Environment Short presentation I Short presentation II 11

12 Fouilleux, Eve (2013) The Common Agricultural Policy, In: Cini, Michelle and Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán (eds.) European Union Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, p Benson, David and Andrew Jordan (2013) Environmental Policy, In: Cini, Michelle and Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán (eds.) European Union Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, p Medina, Gabriel and Cive Potter (2017) The nature and developments of the Common Agricultural Policy: lessons for European integration from the UK perspective, Journal of European Integration 39 (4), p Zito, Anthony R. (2005) The European Union as an environmental leader in a global environment, Globalizations 2 (3), p Class 10, Monday 17/ Policies III The Area of Freedom, Security, and Justice Short presentation I Short presentation II Uçarer, Emek M. (2013) The Area of Freedom, Security, and Justice, In: Cini, Michelle and Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán (eds.) European Union Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, p Toshkov, Dimiter and laura de Haan (2013) The Europeanization of asylum policy: an assessment of the EU impact on asylum applications and recognitions rates, Journal of European Public Policy 20 (5), p Thielemann, Eiko R., and Torun Dewan (2006) The myth of free-riding: Refugee protection and implicit burden-sharing, West European Politics 29 (2), p Enderlein, Henrik and Nicole Koenig (2016) Towards Dublin IV: Sharing norms, responsibility and costs Jaques Delors Institute - Policy Paper 169, p.1-24 Scipioni, Marco (2017) Failing forward in EU migration policy? EU integration after the 2015 asylum and migration crisis, Journal of European Public Policy, p

13 Class 11, Tuesday 18/ The EU and national politics I The Role of National Parliaments Short presentation Research insight Auel, Katrin (2007) Democratic Accountability and National Parliaments: Redefining the Impact of Parliamentary Scrutiny in EU Affairs, European Law Journal 13 (4), p Winzen, Thomas (2012) National Parliamentary Control of European Union Affairs: A Cross-national and Longitudinal Comparison, West European Politics 35 (3), p Hefftler, Claudia; Kreilinger, Valentin; Rozenberg, Olivier and Wolfgang Wessels (2013) National Parliaments: Their emerging control over the European Council, Jaques Delors Institute - Policy Paper 89, p.1-16 Auel, Katrin and Christine Neuhold (2016) Multi-arena players in the making? Conceptualizing the role of national parliaments since the Lisbon Treaty, Journal of European Public Policy Raunio, Tapio (2014) Legislatures and Foreign Policy, In: Martin, Shane; Saalfeld, Thomas and Kaare W. Strøm (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Legislative Studies, Oxford: Oxford University Press, p Link article: Williams, Christopher J. (2016) Issuing reasoned opinions: The effect of public attitudes towards the European Union on the usage of the Early Warning System, European Union Politics 17 (3), p Auel, Katrin and Christine Neuhold (2016) Multi-arena players in the making? Conceptualizing the role of national parliaments since the Lisbon Treaty, Journal of European Public Policy Senninger, Roman (2017) Issue expansion and selective scrutiny - how opposition parties used parliamentary questions about the European Union in the national arena from 1973 to 2013, European Union Politics 18 (2), p

14 Class 12, Wednesday 19/ The EU and national politics II Voters and Public Opinion Data corner Short presentation Panel discussion McLaren, Lauren M. and Simona Guerra (2013) Public Opinion and the European Union, In: Cini, Michelle and Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán (eds.) European Union Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, p Hobolt, Sara B. and Catherine E. de Vries (2016) Public Support for European Integration, Annual Review of Political Science 19 (1), p Gabel, Matthew J. and Christopher J. Andersen (2004) The structure of citizen attitudes and the European political space, In: Marks, Gary and Marco R. Steenbergen (eds.) European Integration and Political Conflict, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p Link article: Adams, James; Ezrow, Lawrence and Zeynep Somer-Topcu (2014 ) Do Voters Respond to Party Manifestos or to a Wider Information Environment? An Analysis of Mass-Elite Linkages on European Integration, American Journal of Political Science 58 (4), p Class 13, Thursday 20/ The EU and national politics III Parties and Political Conflict EU quiz II Short presentation 14

15 Marks, Gary; Wilson, Carole J. and Leonard Ray (2002) National Political Parties and European Integration, American Journal of Political Science 46 (3), p Green-Pedersen, Christoffer (2012) A giant fast asleep? Party Incentives and the Politicisation of European Integration, Political Studies 60 (1), p Senninger, Roman and Markus Wagner (2015) Political Parties and the EU in national election campaigns: who talks about Europe, and how?, Journal of Common Market Studies 53 (6), p Grande, Edgar and Swen Hutter (2016) European integration and the challenge of politicisation, In: Hutter, Swen; Grande, Edgar and Hanspeter Kriesi (eds.) Politicising Europe - Integration and Mass Politics, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p.3-31 Spoon, Jae Jae (2012) How salient is Europe? An analysis of European election manifestos, , European Union Politics 13 (4), p Class 14, Friday 21/ Brexit and course wrap-up Hobolt, Sara B. (2016) The Brexit vote: a divided nation, a divided continent Journal of European Public Policy 23 (9), p Dhingra, Swati; Ottaviano, Gianmarco I. P.; Sampson, Thomas and John Van Reenen (2016) The consequences of Brexit for UK trade and living standards. CEP BREXIT Analysis No.2, CEPBREXIT02. London School of Economics and Political Science, CEP, London, UK, p.1-10 [access the article here] Clarke, Harold D.; Goodwin, Matthew and Paul Whiteley (2017) Brexit - Why Britain Voted to Leave the European Union, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Antoine, Aurélien (2017) Brexit Seen by a French Professor in Public Law, U.K. Constitutional Law Blog [access the article here] 15

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