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UC Center Program
Fall 2004
PCC 115. France and European Integration
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Prof. Frédéric Charillon |
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Office Hours TBA |
This course will focus on the main characteristics of French Policy within the EU today. Does France still count in the union ? Is there a "French exception" ? Through an exploration of the French case, this course is designed to provide students with new insights on political regional integration and the making of common policies. Special attention will be paid to to the making of a common foreign policy making and the rethinking of foreign policy within the European Union. The lectures will introduce students to the elements of French policy within the European union by examining :
1) The background and recent changes in the EU (Treaties, institutions, common policies and projects) ;
2) French attitudes towards the union and how it copes with other members states' national interests (single currency, enlargement, agriculture and other common policies) ;
3) The meaning of Common Foreign and Security Policy for a "middle-rank" power such as France. There will be one le cture and two discussions per week.
A Course Reader of collected articles and primary sources will be made available to students, and additional resources (books, articles, web-sites) will be recommended.
6.0 Credits
COURSE BOOKS
- I. Manners and R.G. Whitman, The Foreign Policies of European Union Member States, Manchester University Press
- H. Smith, European Foreign Policy, Pluto Press
- H. and W. Wallace, Policy-Making in the European Union, Oxford University Press
- A Course Reader containing all assigned texts.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
The course meets once a week (3 hours) plus an additional mandatory tutorial or site visit.
- One oral presentation (15 min., with a typed plan if possible): this 15-minute presentation will outline the most relevant elements and frameworks for the analytical and critical discussion on a given topic. A copy of the outline will be given to the other students
- One press and book review Students will select one recent press article and book on a given topic that will be the subject of a weekly discussion section
- Two short essays (5-7 pages) in tutorial
- A mid-term examination one 120-minute essay
- A final examination one 120-minute essay
Assignments and grades:
- Oral presentation and participation (30%)
- Two short essays (20%)
- Midterm exam (20%)
- Final exam (30%)
COURSE SCHEDULE
Week 1. September 15.
Introduction : the meaning of regional integration
Lecture: Presentation – Theoretical elements – Integration and national policies
- Ch. Hill (ed.), The actors in Europe's foreign policy, Routledge, London, 1996 (introduction). Book Reserve
Part I – France and the EU : a short history
Week 2. September 22.
A brief history of European integration
Lecture: The European idea since World War II
Discussion: a) Can Europe be taken seriously? b) Was Maastricht a turning point?
- H. and W. Wallace, Policy-making in the European Union, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2000 (4th ed.), Introduction and Chapter 1.
- J.F.K. Keiger, “France and international relations in the post-Cold War era: some lessons of the past", Modern and Contemporary France, Volume NS3, 1995, pp. 263-274. [CR]
Week 3. September 29.
A brief history of French domestic and foreign policies
Lecture: France as a lame European leader ?
Discussion: a) Who are the Europhiles in France ? b) The Eurosceptics in France
- Ph. H. Gordon, A Certain Idea of France: French Security Policy and the Gaullist Legacy (Princeton, 1993). [CR]
- F. Charillon and M-Ch. Kessler, "France : un rang à réinventer", in F. Charillon (ed.), Les politiques étrangères : ruptures et continuités, La Documentation française, Paris, 2001, pp. 101-132. [CR]
1st Short Essay due October 5!
Week 4. October 6.
France in European politics : an introduction
Lecture: The French European policy (1950 – 2002)
Discussion: a) De Gaulle and Europe. b) François Mitterrand and Europe
- F. de La Serre, "France : the impact of François Mitterrand", in Ch. Hill (ed.), The actors in Europe's foreign policy, Routledge, Londres, 1996, pp. 19-39 [CR]
Week 5. October 13.
France and the EU : recent moves
Lecture: The weakening of the French position in Europe ?
Discussion: a) Is Germany the new leader of Europe? b) Is an Anglo-French axis possible?
- A. Menon, "From independence to cooperation : France, NATO and European security", International Affairs, 71 (1), Jan. 95 : p. 19-34 [CR]
- F. Charillon, “France and NATO: Atlanticism as the pursuit of Europe by other means?”, RUSI Journal, December 1996, p. 45-48.[CR]
- A. Guyomarch, H. Machin, E. Ritchie, France in the European Union, Basingstoke : Macmillan, 1998 – (Chapter on the euro) [CR]
Part II – Shaping National Societies? The Impact of the EU in France
Week 6. October 20.
Aspects of European power (1): the EU as an economic giant?
Lecture: Economic Giant, Political Dwarf?
Discussion: a) can the Euro challenge the dollar? b) Does Europe count in the international economy?
- H. and W. Wallace, Policy-making in the European Union, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2000 (4th ed.) – chaps 4, 6, 14, 15.
Week 7. 27 October.
MID-TERM EXAM
SEMESTER BREAK: No Class (1 November)
Week 8. November 10.
Aspects of European power (2): The Enlargement of Europe
Lecture: What borders for Europe?
Discussion: a) Is enlargement good for Europe? b) Is Turkey a European country?
- H. and W. Wallace, Policy-making in the European Union, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2000 (4th ed.) – chap 16.
Week 9. November 17.
Aspects of European power (3): European culture and way of life vs the U.S.
Lecture: How deep is the transatlantic rift?
Discussion: a) The U.S. and Europe after the Iraqi crisis. b) Is there a European Visit of the world?
- H. Smith, EU Foreign Policy, ch. 5 Book Reserve
- Texts provided by the professor
Part III - Rethinking Foreign policy : France in Europe
Week 10. November 24.
EPC, CFSP, ESDI… A European actor in the world?
Lecture: Is Europe an international actor?
Discussion: a) Can CFSP succeed? b) Is Europe a challenger or an ally to the U.S.?
- R.G. Whitman, From Civilian Power to Superpower ? The International Identity of the European union, Macmillan, Londres, 1998 (introduction) [CR]
- M. Holland (ed), Common Foreign and Security Policy. Records and Reforms, Pinter, London, 1997 (introduction) [CR]
- E. Regelsberger, Ph. de Schoutheete, W. Wessels, Foreign policy of the European union, Lynne Rienner, Boulder (Col.), 1997 (introduction) [CR]
2nd Short Essay due!
Week 11. December 1.
The meaning and impact of a common Foreign policy
Lecture: CFSP – record and reforms
Discussion: a) France, Europe and the Iraqi crisis. b) France, Europe and the Balkans : an assessment.
- H. Smith, European Union Foreign Policy, chs. 3-4 Book Reserve
Week 12. December 8.
Will national Foreign policies survive? The End of the French Exception?
Lecture: What is left of the French Foreign policy in Europe?
Discussion: a) Are the "big" countries' national Foreign policies threatened? b) Does Europe strengthen the French Foreign policy?
- I. Manners, R.G. Whitman, The foreign policies of European Union member states, chapter on France.
- B. Soetendorp, Foreign Policy in the European Union (Longman, 1999), chapter on France [CR]
- P. Enjalran and P. Husson, "France", in B. Hocking (ed.), Foreign ministries : change and adaptation, Macmillan, Basingstoke, 1998 [CR]
- D. Moisi, “Chirac of France: A New Leader of the West?”, Foreign Affairs, Volume 74, no.6, November/December 1995, pp. 8-13. [CR]
- F. Charillon, "Towards the Regionalization of Foreign Policy? [CR]
Week 13. December 15.
FINAL EXAM
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