Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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4313335 Political Science | OT | 0 | 2 |
Students enrolled in this course are expected to have a Bachelors degree level in Political Science or in any other social science discipline. Basic knowledge on the process of European integration is also required.
The purpose of this module is to introduce students with the history and institutional processes of the European Union, as well as to provide them with theoretical and methodological tools that are required for studying the process of European Integration. The module is intended to help students successfully write a research paper and develop research skills for PhD applications.
The module overviews the different phases of European Integration, the modes of EU governance and the different conceptualizations applied to EU policy, politics and policies. The module is divided in a set of thematic lectures by professors from the UAB and visiting scholars from other universities.
The methodology is based on the following learning activities:
- Activities in the classrroom directed by the faculty, during the scheduled time during the semester. These ativities can be theoretical or practical. Theoretical activities consist of presentations by professors followed by discussions. For proper development of the activity, prior reading of the literature and related materials is required. Practical ativities will consist of oral presentations and data collection exercises.
- Activities performed by students under the supervision of the professor. These activities mostly include the elaboration of papers.
- Autonomous activities performed by students, both individually and collectivelly. Students will organize their time and work. These activities include readings and study of bibligraphy, data search, preparation of oral presentations and preparation of evaluation activities.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Lectures and seminars | 63 | 2.52 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Tutorials | 50 | 2 | 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Preparation of assigned readings | 90 | 3.6 | 4 |
Preparation of course assignments | 34.5 | 1.38 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
The evaluation is based on three elements:
1. Active participation during the course (10%)
2. Individual assessment of compulsory readings (40%)
3. A final research assignment of 3,000 words (50%).
Students must choose a topic and submit a 3-page paper proposal by December. The paper proposal should include:
IMPORTANT:
-Attendance is compulsory (at least 80% of the sessions)
-Students will be entitled to the revaluation of the subject. They should present a minimum of activities that equals two-thirds of the total grading.
-The student who performs any irregularity (copy, plagiarism, identity theft...) will be qualified with 0 in this assignment or exam. In case there are several irregularities, the final grade of the subject will be 0.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Final research paper | 0,50 | 2 | 0.08 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
Individual assessment on compulsory readings | 0,40 | 10 | 0.4 | 3, 4, 6, 7 |
Participation | 0,10 | 0.5 | 0.02 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
At the beginning of the course a list with compulsory readings will be uploaded on the virtual campus.
Remedial readings:
Aspinwall, M. y G. Schneider (2000), ‘Same menu, separate tables: The institutionalist turn in political science and the study of European integration’, European Journal of Political Research, Vol. 38, pp. 1-36
Bachtler, J.; Begg, I. (2018): Beyond Brexit: Reshaping policies for regional development in Europe. Papers in Regional Science, 97, 151-170. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/pirs.12351
Bomberg, E., J. Peterson and A. Stubb (eds) (2008), The European Union: How Does it Work?, Oxford University Press.
Bullock, Steve (2017) ‘Bloody difficult’ Britain has already blown its chances of a good deal from the EU27". LSE Blog. Available at http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/brexit/2017/07/05/bloody-difficult-britain-has-already-blown-its-chances-of-a-good-deal-from-the-eu27/
Cini, M. (ed) (2009), European Union Politics, Oxford University Press.
Dinan, D. (2010), ‘Institutions and Governance: A New Treaty, a Newly Elected Parliament and a New Commission’, Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol 48 Annual Review pp. 956-118.
Dinan, D. (2011) ‘Governance and Institutions: Implementing the Lisbon Treaty in the Shadow of the Euro Crisis’, Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol.49, Annual Review, pp.103-121.
Durà, A.; Camonita, F.; Berzi, M.; Noferini, A. (2018). Euroregions, Excellence and Innovation across EU borders. A Catalogue of good practices. Bellaterra: Department of Geography, UAB.
Guiraudon, Virgine (2018) "The 2015 refugee crisis was not a turning point: explaining policy inertia in EU border control", European Political Science. doi:10.1057/s41304-017-0123-x
Harteveld, Schaper, De Lange, Van Der Brug (2018) "Blaming Brussels? The Impact of (News about) the Refugee Crisis on Attitudes towards the EU and National Politics", Journal of Common Market Studies, 56:1 , 157–177
Hix, S. And B. Hoyland (2012), The Politial System of the European Union, New York: Palgrave.
Hobolt, S.B., de Vries, C.E., 2016. Public Support for European Integration. Annual Review of Political Science 19, 413–432.
Hobolt, S.B., de Vries, C., 2016. Turning against the Union? The impact of the crisis on the Eurosceptic vote in the 2014 European Parliament elections. Electoral Studies 44, 504–514.
Kassim, H. et al. (2013) 'The European Commission of the 21st Century', OUP.
McGowan, Lee (2017) Preparing for Brexit: Actors, Negotiations and Consequences. Palgrave Macmillan.
Moravcsik, A. (1998) The Choice for Europe: Social Purpose and State Power. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.
Van Middelaar, L. (2013) 'The Passage to Europe. How a Continent Became a Union', Yale Univ. Press.
Wallace, H., W. Wallace and M. Pollack (2005), Policy Making in the European Union, New York: Oxford University Pres.
Wassenberg, B.; Reitel, B.; Peyrony, J.; Rubió, J. (2015). Territorial Cooperation in Europe - A Historical Perspective, Brussels: European Union. Chapter 1, pp. 17-46.
Zaun, Natascha (2018) "States as Gatekeepers in EU Asylum Politics: Explaining the Non-adoption of a Refugee Quota System", Journal of Common Market Studies, 56:1,44-62.