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UC Center Program
Spring 2005
PCC 115. France and european
integration
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Prof.
Mariam Habibi |
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Office Hours TBA |
This course aims to provide a general
introduction to the history, the structure and the current
developments of the European Union with a specific focus on
France. We shall look at the circumstances after the second
World War that once again put the 'Idea of Europe' on the
agenda and the role that France played in the rebirth of this
idea. The EU will be studied from a theoretical point of view;
how do we define its structure? What determines the shape
and speed of the integration process? How does this institution
maintain its legitimacy? We will evaluate the success of this
project by looking at specific policies, such as the common
agricultural policy, the economic and social policy and common
foreign and security policies. Finally we will consider the
role of the EU as a global actor and study the EU's relations
with the rest of the world. [Political Science, International Relations,
History, Sociology, European Studies] 5.0 UC Quarter
Credits
COURSE MATERIALS
- Elisabeth Bomberg and Alexander Stubb, The European
Union: How does it Work?, Oxford University Press
- A Course Reader containing all assigned texts. [CR]
- Online resources including a Course Resource Page, additional Online Scholarly Articles, and a
Dossier of documents and news coverage, to be consulted
by all students.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
The course meets once a week (3 hours). There is a required
field-trip to Brussels scheduled for Friday, March 25, 2005.
Students must commit to reading all assignments BEFORE the
class meeting.
Assignments and Grades
- A class presentation of 15 minutes: 'European Union this
Week' (10%)
Students are grouped into three teams. Each team will provide
a brief presentation on the events in the European Union during
their assigned weeks. The material for this assignment can
be found online in English-language dailies such as The Herald
Tribune, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The
Financial Times; and weeklies such as New Europe, Time Magazine,
Newsweek and The Economist. To search newspapers, go to Lexis-Nexis.
See the web resources page as well for other internet sites
with electronic news and information on the Union and their
institutions: www.europa.eu.int, www.info-europe.fr or
www.robert-schuman.org. (The Robert Schuman Center sponsors
a free newsletter which outlines recent activities of the
institutions of the European Union; it is recommended the
students subscribe).
Bomberg and Stubb's, The European Union:
How does it Work?, also provides useful web links at the end
of each chapter.
The weekly dossier contain recent newspaper accounts and official
documents pertaining to the theme of the week's reading. Those
presenting "The European Union this Week" can draw
on these to help prepare their up-to-date reports.
- Discussion on the reading assignments. (10%)
Students are required to fulfil their reading assignment
every week and come to class with an outline ready to participate
in the class debate. Class participation should demonstrate
knowledge of arguments and issues examined in the readings
and an ability to participate in a discussion. The chapters
in the Bomberg and Stubb book, The European Union, end with
a series of questions that will form the basis of our in-class
discussion.
- Midterm (25% of the grade) on Friday, April 8, 2005
- Two short papers totalling 10-12 pages (30%)
- A final exam covering all the materials covered in the
course (25%) on Friday, May 26, 2005.
COURSE SCHEDULE
Session 1. February 24
Introduction: The History of Europe and the Birth
of the “Idea of Europe”
Readings:
Session 2. March 3
Focus on France: France since the Second World War
Readings:
- François Duchêne, Jean Monnet: The First
Statesman of Interdependence, New York, 1994. Chapters
5 and 6 [CR]
- Parsons, Craig, “Domestic
Interests, Ideas, and Integration: Lessons from the French
Case”, Journal of Common Market Studies 38, 1
(March, 2000).
Students requiring background should consult Tyler Stovall,
France Since World War II, on the RESERVE SHELF.
These copies can be checked out for two weeks.
Session 3. March 10
Steps Towards Integration: The Road to Maastricht
First Assignment Due: Interpretation and Commentary
of a Document (3 pages)
Readings:
- Elisabeth Bomberg and Alexander Stubb, The European
Union: How does it Work?, Oxford , 2002, chapter 2
- Alain Guyomarch, Howard Machin and Ella Ritchie, France
in the European Union, London, 1988, chapter 1 [CR]
- Arthur N. Holcombe , “An
American View of European Union.” The American
Political Science Review, Vol 47, No 2 (Jun., 1953),
417-430
- Hazel Smith, European Union Foreign Policy: What is
it and What id Does, London, 2002, ch. 2 [Course
Reserve Shelf]
Session 4. March 17
The EU and its Institutions: Different Models of Integration
and Institutional Fit
Readings:
- Elisabeth Bomberg and Alexander Stubb, The European
Union: How does it Work?, Oxford , 2002, Introduction
and chapter 3
- Moravcsik, Andrew, “Negotiating
the Single European Act: National Interests and Conventional
Statecraft in the European Community.” International
Organization , Vol. 45, No. 1. (Winter, 1991), pp. 19-56.
- Ernst Haas, “International
Integration: The European and the Universal Process”,
International Organization, Vol 15, No 3, 366-392
Session 5. March 18
Member States: Enlargement, Merging Old and New
Readings:
- Elisabeth Bomberg and Alexander Stubb, The European
Union: How does it Work?, Oxford, 2002, chapters 4
and 9
- Jan Zielonka “One
Challenges of EU Enlargement”,
The Journal of Democracy,
Vol.15, Issue 1 (Jan 2004)
Dossier: Turkey and the EU
Students should prepare their own dossiers on Turkey's membership
in the EU: official documents, newspaper articles, speeches
(all available electronically) and prepare a debate.
Session 6. March 24
Interest Groups
and Lobbies: Decision Making in the EU
Readings:
- Elisabeth Bomberg and Alexander Stubb, The European Union:
How does it Work?, Oxford, 2002, chapter 5
- Simon Hix, “Parliamentary
Behavior with two Principals: Preferences, Parties and Voting
in the European Parliament” American
Journal of Political Science , Vol 46, No 3 (July.
2003)
- Robert Rohrschneider, “The
Democracy Deficit and Mass support for an EU-Wide Government”
American Journal of Political Science
, Vol 46, No 2 (Apr. 2002)
- Heiner Schulz; Thomas Konig, “Institutional
Reform and Decision-Making Efficiency in the European Union”
American Journal of Political Science
, Vol 44, No 4 (Oct.2000)
Dossier: Democracy in the EU
Discussion: Does the EU need to be democratic?
Session 7. March 31
Policies in
the EU
Readings:
- Elisabeth Bomberg and Alexander Stubb, The European
Union: How does it Work?, Oxford , 2002, chapters 6,
7
- Helen Wallace and William Wallace, Policy-Making int
he European Union, Oxford 2002, ch. 7 [Course Reserve
Shelf]
- Marion Demossier, “Rural
France in Europe: New Challenges”, Modern
and Contemporary France, Vol 11, No 3 (August 2003)
Excursion: Friday, April 1: Onsite visit of the European Commission in Brussels
Session 8. April 7
The EU and the
World
Readings:
- Elisabeth Bomberg and Alexander Stubb, The European Union:
How does it Work?, Oxford , 2002, ch. 10.
- Ian Manners and Richard G. Whitman, The Foreign
Policies of European Union Member States, Manchester, 2000,
chapter 2 [Course Reserve Shelf]
- Helen Wallace and William Wallace, Policy-Making in the
European Union, Oxford, 2000, chapter 17 [Course Reserve
Shelf]
- Hazel Smith, European Union Foreign Policy: What is it
and What it Does, London,2002, chapter 1 [Course Reserve
Shelf]
Midterm Exam: FRIDAY, APRIL 8 (2-4pm)
MIDTERM BREAK, April 9-17
Session 9. April 21
The EU and the US: Do Europeans and Americans share
a common view of the world?
Readings:
- Simon Sarfaty, “The Transatlantic Dimension”,
2004, ch.8 [CR]
- Robert Kagan, "Power and Weakness", Policy
Review, No. 113
- Jeremy Rifkin, “Thank you, Mr President”, The Guardian, April 26 2003
Session 10. April 28
A Question
of Security: From de Gaulle to Chirac
Readings:
- Alain Guyomarch, Howard Machin and Ella Ritchie, “Common
Foreign ans Security Policy”, in France in the
European Union, London, 1988, ch. 4 [CR]
- Douglas Johnson, “De Gaulle and France 's Role
in the World” in De Gaulle and Twentieth-Century
France, 1994, ch. 6 [CR]
Session 11. May 12
The Euro and
the EU Economy
Readings:
- John McCormick, “Economic Integration”, in
Understanding the European Union, chapter 7 [CR]
- Helen Wallace and William Wallace, Policy-Making in
the European Union (Oxford, 2000), ch. 6 [Course
Reserve Shelf]
- O. Issing, “Europe: Common Money – Political Union?” Economic
Affairs, March 2000, Vol 20, no 1
Session May 19
The European Constitution:
How Feasible?
Second Assignment Due
Readings:
Debate: The EU Constitution
Session 13. May 26
The Future
of Europe: Is it just a Grand Illusion?
Readings:
- Fraser Cameron, “Europe 's Future”, 2004,
ch.9 [CR]
Final Exam, Friday, May 27 (2-4pm)
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