Summary European integration
,Outline
introduction
Theories of European Integration
History of European Integration
Enlargement
Theories of European Governance
Institutional Architecture of the EU
Budget and Redistributive Policies
EMU and Economic Governance
Single Market and Competition Policy
External Policies
Justice and Home Affairs Policies
Guest Lectures
,Introduction
Blind persons all touching the elephant but because they all touch different pieces of the animal, They think
they all have a different animal
= European Union= not a classic organization, a security organization? Or just a consumer one?
The integration of states: Why are sovereign states willing to pull their sovereignty at the European level?
- this not the same as transforming their power, its sharing their sovereignty on a higher level through
an institution (=the European Union)
!! they are exercising their sovereignty together (constructing policy fields together), This is not the
same as giving their sovereignty away
- Theories will explain it
Functioning of the European Union/ EU governance (comparative politics)
- Looking towards institutions, procedures, laws and policy fields (budget, single market, migration,
trade, economic governance and defense policies)
- It Can’t be explained with international relation theories
Impact of the European Union on member states (comparative politics) more advanced
- The top-down perspective
Critique and construction of European integration
- From a feminist perspective, decolonization perspective
, Focus of this course: Integration versus functioning of the EU
- History of European Integration:
Questions: - what is the degree of integration; why do sovereign states integrate?
Theory: - theories from International Relations / European integration
(functionalism, liberal intergovernmentalism, …)
- Functioning of the EU / EU as a political system / EU governance
Questions: - how does EU decision-making work?
who determines policy contents?
Theory: - theories from comparative politics
(institutionalism, policy networks, multi-level governance, …)
Learning objectives
- basic knowledge regarding of European integration: theory, history,
institutions and policy domains
- application of academic literature and primary sources on European
integration
- development of arguments on specific statements about European
integration and EU politics
Achievements of the EU: What are according to you the major achievements of the EU?
- Open borders
- More market competition leading to innovation, bringing prices down and creating more wealth
- The euro
- Cooperation in defense
- Fundamental right as a EU citizen
- Respect for minorities, rule of law, democracy= basic elements of the European Union
- Peace and stability within Europe
Challenges: What are according to you the most pressing challenges for the European union?
- Migration
- Integration for citizens from other communities
- Climate change
- Different mentalities (subgroups in West and east)
- Public opinion and Eurosceptics
- Acting as one in world conflicts
- High standards for countries participating in
enlargement
- Nationalist backlash
,Outline
introduction
Theories of European Integration
History of European Integration
Enlargement
Theories of European Governance
Institutional Architecture of the EU
Budget and Redistributive Policies
EMU and Economic Governance
Single Market and Competition Policy
External Policies
Justice and Home Affairs Policies
Guest Lectures
,Introduction
Blind persons all touching the elephant but because they all touch different pieces of the animal, They think
they all have a different animal
= European Union= not a classic organization, a security organization? Or just a consumer one?
The integration of states: Why are sovereign states willing to pull their sovereignty at the European level?
- this not the same as transforming their power, its sharing their sovereignty on a higher level through
an institution (=the European Union)
!! they are exercising their sovereignty together (constructing policy fields together), This is not the
same as giving their sovereignty away
- Theories will explain it
Functioning of the European Union/ EU governance (comparative politics)
- Looking towards institutions, procedures, laws and policy fields (budget, single market, migration,
trade, economic governance and defense policies)
- It Can’t be explained with international relation theories
Impact of the European Union on member states (comparative politics) more advanced
- The top-down perspective
Critique and construction of European integration
- From a feminist perspective, decolonization perspective
, Focus of this course: Integration versus functioning of the EU
- History of European Integration:
Questions: - what is the degree of integration; why do sovereign states integrate?
Theory: - theories from International Relations / European integration
(functionalism, liberal intergovernmentalism, …)
- Functioning of the EU / EU as a political system / EU governance
Questions: - how does EU decision-making work?
who determines policy contents?
Theory: - theories from comparative politics
(institutionalism, policy networks, multi-level governance, …)
Learning objectives
- basic knowledge regarding of European integration: theory, history,
institutions and policy domains
- application of academic literature and primary sources on European
integration
- development of arguments on specific statements about European
integration and EU politics
Achievements of the EU: What are according to you the major achievements of the EU?
- Open borders
- More market competition leading to innovation, bringing prices down and creating more wealth
- The euro
- Cooperation in defense
- Fundamental right as a EU citizen
- Respect for minorities, rule of law, democracy= basic elements of the European Union
- Peace and stability within Europe
Challenges: What are according to you the most pressing challenges for the European union?
- Migration
- Integration for citizens from other communities
- Climate change
- Different mentalities (subgroups in West and east)
- Public opinion and Eurosceptics
- Acting as one in world conflicts
- High standards for countries participating in
enlargement
- Nationalist backlash
