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Бакалаврская программа «Политология и мировая политика»

07
Апрель

The European Integration

2019/2020
Учебный год
ENG
Обучение ведется на английском языке
5
Кредиты
Статус:
Курс по выбору
Когда читается:
4-й курс, 3 модуль

Преподаватели


Декальчук Анна Андреевна


Руда Мена Дариус

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The class aims at explaining how the EU works as a political system. Thus, the class takes a comparative politics perspective with regard to the European Union trying to avoid views which consider the EU either as something unique and in need of its own theories and approaches to be studied and understood or as an international organization comparable to other organizations present on the international arena. Taking the assumption that political systems as such can exist in settings others that a state as a starting point, in this class we propose to analyse the EU institutional architecture and policies resorting to the tools of comparative politics and mid-range theorizing. The first half of the class deals with the separation of powers in the EU whereas the second half examines the EU political system’s output, that is the supranational policies produced by the EU. This approach to teaching and studying the EU was proposed by Simon Hix and Bjorn Hoyland in 2011.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • The class aims at explaining how the EU works as a political system.
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • Student is able to work in team.
  • Student is capable of retrieving, collecting, processing and analyzing information relevant for achieving goals in the professional field.
  • Student is able to conduct professional activities internationally.
  • Student is capable of executing applied analysis of the political phenomena and political processes - by using political science methods - and in support of practical decision making process.
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Institutional Architecture of the EU
    The EU as a Political System. The Separation of Powers in the EU: the European Executive. The Separation of Powers in the EU: the Legislative Process and Political Groups. The Separation of Powers in the EU: the Judicial Politics.
  • EU Policy Process
    Policy Process and Interest Groups at the EU level. The Single Market & Competition Policy. EU Budget and the Expenditure Policies. The Economic and Monetary Union and the role of the ECB. Interior Policies of the EU. Foreign Policies of the EU.
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking 1. Weekly quizzes
    Every DG starts with a brief 8-minute 10-question multiple choice quiz to check if students mastered the compulsory readings for the class. These quizzes amount for 20% of the grade for the class.
  • non-blocking 2. DG participation
    20% comes from the students’ work in class during the DGs (which, of course, includes the assessment of their quantitative and qualitative contribution to the discussions, etc).
  • non-blocking 3. Group presentation
    The grade for the homework (group presentation) adds up to 20% to the overall grade. Each student participates in one group presentation.
  • non-blocking 4. Team essay
    20% comes from the team essay which students write together based on their group presentation. The essay has to elaborate upon the topic chosen for the group presentation and has to review academic literature on the topic. It can also cover media materials and other primary sources if relevant. The team essay (total word count is 3000-3500 words inclusive of citations (Chicago in-text citations); with bibliography excluded) is to be submitted to the DG instructor in 2-day time after the very last DG of the course via e-mail.
  • blocking 5. Exam
    The exam adds the last 20% to the overall grade. The exam comes in the form of a test. This test consists of two parts and lasts 1 hour 20 minutes. Part one is a simple one correct answer quiz. Part two consists of open questions where students have to demonstrate their deeper knowledge of the subject.
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • Interim assessment (3 module)
    0.2 * 1. Weekly quizzes + 0.2 * 2. DG participation + 0.2 * 3. Group presentation + 0.2 * 4. Team essay + 0.2 * 5. Exam
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Blanke, H.-J., Mangiameli, S., & Adriaanse, P. (2012). The European Union After Lisbon : Constitutional Basis, Economic Order and External Action. Berlin: Springer. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1245090
  • Leonard, R. L., & Taylor, R. (2016). The Routledge Guide to the European Union. London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=nlebk&AN=1240129
  • Staab, A. (2013). The European Union Explained, Third Edition : Institutions, Actors, Global Impact. Bloomington, Ind: Indiana University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=607157

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • The Oxford handbook of the European Union / ed. by Erik Jones . (2012). Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.370910133