Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2500259 Political Science and Public Management | OB | 3 | 2 |
2503778 International Relations | OB | 2 | 2 |
For students of the Degree in Political Science and Public Management: The student is assumed to know, at least, the concepts, theories and knowledge covered in the courses ' Political Science' and 'Administration and Public Policies'. In addition, it is recommended that the student has completed and passed the course 'Comparative Politics I'.
For students of the Degree in International Relations: The student is assumed to know, at least, the concepts, theories and knowledge covered in the course 'Political Science'. In addition, it is recommended that the student has completed and passed the course 'Public Policy Analysis.
It is assumed that the student can read texts in English. It is also assumed that the student has the habit of reading regular newspapers.
This subject is compulsory in the 3rd year of Degree in Political Science and Public Management and in 2nd year Degree in International Relations. Overall, the course's main objective is that students acquire basic theoretical and empirical knowledge on the European Union and learn the capacities to use it in the analysis and interpretation of European political processes. The most specific objectives are: first, learning the historical process of European construction, the evolution and current functioning of the main political institutions and the inter-institutional relations; secondly, learning the main political dynamics and decision-making processes of the EU through the analysis of some of the most relevant recent political events at European level; third, getting use to the institutional sources of data on the European Union and learning how to use them to conduct empirical studies; Finally, knowing the main theoretical approaches that currently dominate the European studies field.
CONTENTS
BLOCK 1. Creation of the European Communities and evolution of the process of European integration
Unit 1. Historical origins of the European Communities. The ECSC, the EEC and EURATOM
Unit 2. The Single European Act and the Maastricht Treaty
Unit 3. The Amsterdam Treaty, the Nice Treaty, the failed 'Constitutional Treaty'
Unit 4. The Lisbon Treaty
BLOCK 2. Main institutions and bodies of the European Union
Unit 5. The European Council
Unit 6. The Council of the European Union
Unit 7. The European Commission
Unit 8. The European Parliament
Unit 9. The Court of Justice of the European Union
Unit 10. The European Central Bank
Unit 11. Other bodies of the European Union
BLOCK 3. The decision-making process in the European Union
Unit 12. The institutional triangle Commission - Parliament - Council. The legislative process
BLOCK 4. The EU in times of crisis
Unit 13. Attitudes and euroscepticism
Unit 14. The Brexit
Unit 15. The EU and Turkey
BLOCK 5. Theories of European integration
Unit 16. The debate neofunctionalism - intergovernmentalism; the liberal intergovernmental – constructivism debate; the new institutionalism; multilevel governance; the European Union as a political system
The methodology of the Institutions and Politics of the European Union combines various training activities designed so that the student reaches the learning outcomes. These include autonomous, directed and supervised activities. The autonomous activities include the individual study (30 hours), the reading of texts (30 hours) and the preparation of works in groups (15 hours). The directed activities include master sessions (30 hours), seminars and practical sessions (15 hours), and the public presentation of essays (7.5 hours). Supervised activities include tutorized follow-up (15 hours).
Type of activity |
Activity |
Hours |
Learning outcomes |
Directed 52.5 hours (35%) |
Master classes with ICT support and group discussion |
30 |
Understanding the historical process of European integration, the functioning of the institutions, the political processes of the EU and the main theories of European integration |
|
Public presentation of essays |
7,5 |
Public presentation of the knowledge acquired in a proper way |
|
Seminars and practical classes
|
15 |
Active, informed and conceptually correct participation in the debates |
Supervised 15 hours (10%) |
Tutoring |
15 |
Clarification of doubts and complementary supervision of the training activities |
Autonomous 75 hours (50%) |
Reading texts |
30 |
Understanding the main theoretical and empirical contributions on the European Union |
|
Study |
30 |
Understanding concepts and institutional dynamics in the European Union |
Preparation of team work |
15 |
Demonstrate the understanding of the concepts and / or experience related to the practical activity |
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Master sessions (by the professor) | 30 | 1.2 | 5, 4, 2 |
Oral presentation of essays | 7.5 | 0.3 | 1, 4, 3, 9, 10, 17, 21, 20, 19 |
Seminars and practical sessions | 15 | 0.6 | 1, 4, 12, 14, 17, 21 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Tutorials | 15 | 0.6 | 11 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Preparation of an essay in groups | 15 | 0.6 | 1, 4, 9, 17, 20, 22 |
Readings | 30 | 1.2 | 4, 10, 17 |
Study | 30 | 1.2 | 4, 11, 10, 17, 20 |
The evaluation represents approximately 5% of the total hours, equivalent to 7.5 hours.
The assessment consists of the following deliveries by the student:
• Written exam on knowledge about the subject: 50% of the final score. It is a necessary but not sufficient condition to pass the exam in order to pass the subject
• 2 reading exams: 20% of the final score (each control has a weight of 10% of the final score)
• Submission and presentation of a course work made in a group: 25% of the final score.
• Oral participation in seminars and sessions: 5% of the final score
Important considerations:
• The exam will be carried out at the end of the semester, the date scheduled by the Facultad, and will be made public enough in advance
• The calendar of sessions, activities and reading tests will be made public during the first days of the semester
• Students who have not passed the final EXAM will have the opportunity to take a recovery examination. That is to say, they may take a second examination on the date determined by the Faculty, having completed the term of the second semester. Under no circumstances will students be able to take part in the recovery activities to raise their marks. None of the other evaluable activities is recoverable
• In case of detection of plagiarism in the essays delivered, the sanction will be not passing the course. On the Campus you can consult the Guide on How to Cite and How to Avoid Plagiarism.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Oral participation in seminars and sessions | 5% | 0.5 | 0.02 | 1, 18, 4, 3, 12, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 17, 21, 22, 19 |
Preparation of an essay and oral presentation | 25% | 2.5 | 0.1 | 18, 4, 12, 11, 8, 9, 10, 14, 17, 21, 20, 22, 19 |
Test on readings | 20% | 2 | 0.08 | 1, 5, 4, 6, 11, 10, 13, 2, 17 |
Written exam | 50% | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1, 5, 4, 3, 6, 7, 11, 16, 13, 2, 17 |
Handbooks:
Bomberg, E., J. Peterson i A. Stubb (eds) (2008), The European Union: How Does it Work?, Oxford University Press.
Dinan, D. (2005), Ever Closer Union: An Introduction to European Integration, Boulder (CO): Lynne Rienner.
Hix, S. y B. Hoyland (2012), El Sistema Político de la Unión Europea, Madrid: McGraw Hill.
Peterson, J. y M. Shackelton (eds) (2002), The Institutions of the European Union, Oxford University Press.
Complementary bibliography
Ares, C. y L. Bouza García (2019), Política de la Unión Europea. Crisis y continuidad. Madrid: Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas.
Cini, M. (ed.), (2009), European Union Politics, Oxford University Press.
Dinan, D. (2004). ‘Governance and Institutions. The Convention and the Intergovernmental Conference’, Journal of Common Market Studies, V. 42, p. 27-42.
Dinan, D.(2009),"Saving the Lisbon Treaty: An Irish Solution to a European Problem", Journal of Common Market Studies, Annual Review 2009, Vol. 47, pp. 1113-132
Dinan, D. (2008), "Ending the Constitutional Impasse," Journal of Common Market Studies, Annual Review 2008, Vol. 46, September 2008, pp. 71-90
Dinan, D. (2008), "Fifty Years of European Integration," Fordham International Law Journal, 31/5, pp. 1118-1142.
Fernández Pasarín, A.M., (2007), Europa como opción histórica, Barcelona: IUEE/UAB.
MateoGonzález, G. (2008), Hacia una Constitución Europea: Las Conferencias Intergubernamentales en la EU, València: Tirant lo Blanch.
Morata, F. (2005), Hisòria de la Unió Europea, Barcelona: UOC.
Moravcsik, A. (1998), The Choice for Europe: social purpose and State power from Messina to Maastricht. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Nelsen, B. i A. Stubb (eds.) (2003), The European Union: readings on the theory and practice of European integration, Palgrave Macmillan, p. 145-149.
Nugent, N. (2003), The Government and Politics of the European Union, Palgrave Macmillan.
Siedentop, L. (2000), Democracy in Europe, Hammondsworth: Penguin.
Torreblanca, J.I. (2001), 'Principios, intereses, instituciones y preferencias: un análisis de la racionalidad de la ampliación al Este de la Unión Europea', Revista Española de Ciencia Política, núm. 4, pp. 71-96.
Wallace, H., M. Pollack, i A. Young (eds.), Policy-Making in the European Union, Oxford University Press, 6th ed., 2010.
Academic journals:
Common Market Law Review: http://www.kluwerlaw.com/Catalogue/titleinfo.htm?ProdID=SS01650750&name=Common-Market-Law-Review&gclid=CIr9tMP07KkCFVRTfAod0lLjbA
Journal of Common Market Studies: http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0021-9886
Journal of European Integration: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/geui20/current
Journal of European Public Policy: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/routledge/13501763.html
West European Politics: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/01402382.asp
Institutional websites:
Portal de la UE: http://europa.eu/
Parlament Europeu: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/public/default_en.htm?redirection
Consell Europeu: http://europa.eu/about-eu/institutions-bodies/european-council/index_es.htm
Consell de la UE: <ahref="http://consilium.europa.eu/showPage.ASP?lang=es">http://consilium.europa.eu/showPage.ASP?lang=es
Comissió Europea: http://ec.europa.eu/index_es.htm
Tribunal de Justícia de la UE: http://europa.eu/about-eu/institutions-bodies/court-justice/index_es.htm
Observatori Legislatiu de la UE: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/home/home.do
EUR-Lex: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/homepage.html?locale=es
EU-related websites:
Votewatch: www.votewatch.eu
Eurobserver: http://www.euobserver.com
Eupolitix: http://www.eupolitics.com
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