EUROPEAN INTEGRATION THEORY AND PRACTICE

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1 EUROPEAN INTEGRATION THEORY AND PRACTICE Course tutor Dr Magdalena Góra Dr Magdalena Góra is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of European Studies, Jagiellonian University, Krakow and currently she holds a post of researcher at the Centre for European Studies, at Lund University in Sweden. She holds a PhD in Political Science from the Jagiellonian University, where she also obtained her MA. Her doctoral thesis (2007) tackled the issues of relations between Poland and Israel after the Second World War. Her academic interests include processes of collective identity formation in the context of EU enlargement, the European Union as an actor in international relations, contemporary Polish foreign policy, and Polish-Jewish and Polish-Israeli relations. More information: PLEASE NOTE that the author of the syllabus for the course is dr hab. Marek Kucia, prof. UJ. Due to his sabbatical in current academic year the course is led by dr Góra. dr hab. Marek Kucia, prof. UJ Prof. Kucia holds an MA in Political Sciences, and MA, PhD and an extended PhD (habilitacja) in Sociology. He is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Jagiellonian University Institute of Sociology. In 1994, he was the founder and Director of SCEES a predecessor to the undergraduate Study Abroad programme at CES at the Jagiellonian University. Academic interests: social theory, European integration theories, European society, Central Europe, anti-semitism, Holocaust, and Auschwitz. Description The objectives of the course are: (1) to discuss European integration, understood as the establishment and development of the European Communities and the European Union, as described, explained, and predicted by various social science theories; and (2) to analyse and evaluate the various theories that have dealt with European integration and its outcomes; and (3) to discuss and to assess the democratic governance in the EU and its member states. Main sources of key readings: Mette Eilstrup-Sangiovanni (ed.), Debates on European Integration. A Reader, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke Antje Wiener and Thomas Diez (eds.), European Integration Theory, 2 nd edition, Oxford University Press, Oxford Adrian Favell and Virginie Guiraudon (eds.), Sociology of the European Union, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke Main supplementary reading: Hubert Zimmermann and Andreas Dür (eds.), Key Controversies in European Integration, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke Type of course Specialty course for EU Studies and CEE Studies specialisation and Key courses for Europeanisation and Governance in CEE specialisation. Number of ECTS points 4.5 Prerequisites This course presupposes basic knowledge of the EC/EU history and institutions. Background readings:

2 Desmond Dinan, Europe Recast. A History of European Union, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke John McCormick, Understanding the European Union. A Concise Introduction, 5 th edition, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke Neill Nugent, The Government and Politics of the European Union, 7 th edition, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke Intended Learning Outcomes Students will know the main theories of European integration, will be able to analyse the EU in terms of these theories, will be able to assess the cognitive value of the theories, and will better understand the past and present of European integration and the European Union. EK1: Student has ordered, extended knowledge about the theory of European integration and knows how to apply theoretical models to analyse the process of European integration, including subregional integration (K_W09+++). EK2: Student can apply the theories from different areas of European Studies to analyse processes and draw accurate conclusions on causes and effects of the researched phenomena (K_U07+++). EK3: Student has the ability to read with comprehension and critically analyse texts pertinent to European studies and has the ability to compare them to texts presenting different views on the subject, confront them and draw his or her own conclusions (K_U02+++). EK4: Student has deepened knowledge about the institutional architecture of the European Union and the characteristics of the various institutions, as well as knowledge about their role in the decision-making process of the EU (K_W11++). EK5: Student has extended knowledge of various forms of social structures and civil society institutions and the interconnections between them (K_W15+). EK6: Student has the ability to prepare presentations and communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions (in Polish or in language of study programme) individually or in a group (K_U10++). EK7: Student has the ability to effectively work individually as well as interact and work in a group, performing different roles in it (K_K02++). Course communication Consultation in person after classes. Contact by mm.gora@uj.edu.pl or via the pigeonhole in the CES office. Notices and announcements In person during classes or by through the CES office COURSE ORGANIZATION Autumn Semester Time and Place: will be Course type (seminar/lecture/workshop etc.): The course will consist of 10 classes that will be a flexible mixture of lectures and seminars with student presentations and discussions. Contact hours: 30 hours There are the following requirements for passing the course: 1. Participation in classes, including engagement in discussions (prerequisite of the final mark). Students are expected to participate in classes. Absence at more than six classes results in a failure of the course that may be made up by re-taking the course next year. One or two classes may be missed without making them up. Students missing between three and six classes will have to make them up by writing and submitting to the MA programme office a

3 paper of at least 18,000 characters (including spaces) per each class missed. The topics of the make-up papers will be assigned by the course tutor. The make-up papers submitted by the examination day will count toward the first term mark for the course. Those submitted later but not later than the last day of the winter re-sit examination period will count toward the second term mark. 2. Between two and four in-class presentations (each worth 10 per cent of the final mark). Students will choose topics of their presentations in consultation with the course tutor after sessions 1 and 2. The final number of presentations of a student will depend upon the number of course participants. The presentation topics and their dates are given under the seminar titles in the description of the detailed structure of the course available to course participants or from the office. Students and the tutor may also suggest other presentation topics during the course. The presentations should be supported by PowerPoint or other slides. Single sheet summaries must be handed out to fellow students and the course tutor prior to presentation. The presentation may be fully or partly pre-written at home but should be presented, not read in class. The maximum time allowed per presentation is usually minutes, depending on the schedule. The presentation must account for the facts related to its topic and must include discussion questions. It has to contain the list of the sources used. The assessment of a presentation will concern: the coverage of facts, discussion questions, source list, use of the time allowed, and the style. If a student misses his/her presentation, he/she must forward its electronic version and handouts to fellow students and the course tutor by the day of the last class the latest for the presentation to be counted toward the first term mark for the course. Presentations forwarded later (but no later than the last day of the winter re-sit examination period) will be counted toward the second term mark for the course. If a presentation is marked negatively, the student concerned must write a make-up paper on the same topic and submit it to the MA programme office by the last day of the winter re-sit examination period for the presentation to be counted toward the second term mark for the course. 3. An essay review of a book, chapter or paper on the theories of European integration (10 per cent of the final mark). The essay review should discuss and critically assess the argument of the book, chapter or paper other than the ones used for student s presentations. Students may choose for review any work from the readings for the course (listed in the description of the detailed structure of the course). They may also choose other works if accepted by the course tutor. The length of the essay review must be 12,600-18,000 characters, including spaces (i.e. standard 7-10 pages). The essay review must be submitted in a hard copy to the MA Programme office by date to be determined, 17:00 the latest for it to be counted toward the first term mark for the course. Students who will miss the submission deadline will have their essay reviews counted toward the second term mark for their course provided that they submit the essay reviews by the last day of the winter re-sit examination period. Students who receive a negative mark for their review will have to make it up by re-writing and re-submitting their work by the last day of the winter re-sit examination period if they wish it to be counted toward the second term of their course mark. The assessment of a review will concern: the coverage of the argument of the book or paper, the quality of critical assessment, and the language and style. 4. A written examination constitutes (50-70 per cent of the final mark, depending on the number of presentations). The examination will consist of open-ended one-paragraph-answer questions. The questions will concern the topics discussed during the lectures and the key literature assigned to the seminars. If the examination is failed, a student has a right of a re-sit examination which will be convened no sooner than after two weeks upon the first examination (but no later than on the last day of the winter re-sit examination period).

4 In order to receive a positive mark for the course, all its component marks must be positive. A positive mark is awarded if more than 50 per cent of requirements are fulfilled. In awarding marks the following scale is used: per cent mark In calculating the final mark the following scale is used: Average mark or less 2 Balance of ECTS credits: Participation in classes: 30 h Preparing a presentation: 30 h Preparing an essay: 22.5 h Preparing to an exam: 30 h Total: 112,5 h ECTS credits: 4.5 Didactic methods used Lecture and seminar. Mode and criteria of assessment of learning outcomes EK1: (K_W09+++) written examination EK2: (K_U07+++) written examination, essay, in-class interventions EK3: (K_U02+++) written examination, essay, in-class interventions EK4: (K_W11++) written examination, in-class interventions EK5: (K_W15+) written examination, in-class interventions EK6: (K_U10++) in-class presentation(s) EK7: (K_K02++) in-class presentation(s), in-class interventions, essay, written examination STRUCTURE OF THE COURSE No. Title of the session Date Format 1 European integration: the process, the Lecture outcome, and the theories. 2 Conceptualising and theorising European Lecture+ integration and the European Union 3 Pre-theories of integration: functionalism and federalism. 4 Transactionalism. Theory of economic integration.

5 5 Neofunctionalism and intergovernmentalism. 6 Supranational governance approach and liberal intergovernmentalism. 7 New governance approach. Multi-level governance approach. 8 Policy networks analysis. New institutionalisms. 9 Social constructivism. Discursive approaches. 10 European society from the perspective of European integration theories.