EVS181 The Domestic Politics of European Integration

Fakulta sociálních studií
podzim 2014
Rozsah
1/1/0. 6 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
Marko Stojić, PhD. (přednášející)
Mgr. et Mgr. Veronika Velička Zapletalová, Ph.D. (pomocník)
Garance
prof. PhDr. Petr Kaniok, Ph.D.
Katedra mezinárodních vztahů a evropských studií – Fakulta sociálních studií
Kontaktní osoba: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra mezinárodních vztahů a evropských studií – Fakulta sociálních studií
Rozvrh
Út 13:30–15:00 U43
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The course aims to examine the impact of European integration on the domestic politics of European states. It looks at how contemporary political parties respond to the growing influence of the EU as well as the effect of EU impact on national party systems. The course specifically seeks to answer how national political parties determine positions on the EU, what are the key motives behind their positions and what are the drivers of Eurosceptic attitudes. It also explores how general public form opinions on the EU and looks at voters’ preferences in national and European parliamentary elections and referendums on EU-related issues. Some of the questions that this course aims to answer are: How and why the European issue does or does not feature in domestic elections? Why does Europe play little role in domestic elections? Are Eurosceptic parties ideologically or strategically driven? Why are European elections often seen as ‘second order’ elections? The course draws on the theoretical literature coming from the fields of EU studies and comparative European politics, and looks at what different approaches to European integration have to say about the domestic politics of EU member and candidate states. By looking at the domestic politics of European integration, the course complements the knowledge that students gain in other European studies courses that deal with EU’s institutional structure and how member states shape and impact upon EU policies. By the end of this course students will be able to: • Understand the outcomes of EU influence on national politics • Explain and understand the significance of European issues in the context of domestic politics of European states • Critically evaluate positions of political parties and general public on the EU • Gain an awareness of the theoretical concepts that underpin these themes • Produce position paper that critically evaluates materials used • Develop verbal skills through taking part in discussions • Develop writing skills through writing position papers • Acquire presentation skills through seminar presentations
Osnova
  • Week 2: Theories of European integration and domestic politics I Week 3: Theories of European integration and domestic politics II Week 4: European integration and political parties I Week 5: European integration and political parties II Week 6: Party-based Euroscepticism Week 7: European integration and domestic party systems Week 8: European integration and national elections Week 9: European integration and public opinion Week 10: The politics of European referendums Week 11: European parliamentary elections Week 12: Europeanization and domestic politics Readings: Carsten Stroby Jensen (2013) ‘Neo-functionalism’, in Michelle Cini and Nieves Perez-Solorzano Borragan (eds.) European Union Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Michelle Cini (2013) ‘Inter-governmentalism’, in Michelle Cini and Nieves Perez-Solorzano Borragan (eds.) European Union Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Thomas Risse (2004) ‘Social Constructivism and European Integration’, in Wiener, Antje and Thomas Diez (eds.) European Integration Theory .Oxford: OUP, pp. 144-159. Ladrech, R. (2002) Europeanization and political parties: Towards a framework for analysis, Party Politics, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 389-403. Marks, Gary and Carole J. Wilson (2000) ‘The Past in the Present: A Cleavage Theory of Party Response to European Integration’ British Journal of Political Science, Vol.30, No.3, pp.433-59. Taggart, Paul (1998) A Touchstone of Dissent: Euroscepticism in Contemporary Western European Party Systems, European Journal of Political Research, Vol. 33, No. 3, pp. 363-388. Kopecký, P. and Mudde, C. (2002) The two sides of Euroscepticism: Party positions on European integration in Central Eastern Europe. European Union Politics, 3, pp. 297-326. Mair, P. (2000) The limited impact of Europe on national party systems. West European Politics, 23:4, pp. 27-51. Anderson, Christopher J. (1998) When in Doubt, Use Proxies: Attitude toward Domestic Politics and Support for European Integration, Comparative Political Studies, Vol. 31, No.5, pp. 569-601. Szczerbiak A. and Taggart P. (2004) Conclusion: Towards a Model of (European) Referendums. West European Politics, 27(4), pp.749-777
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