Universität Wien

210118 SE M5a: VertiefungsSE EU and Europeanisation (2017S)

European integration in crisis

10.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 21 - Politikwissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work

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Details

max. 50 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes

Friday 03.03.2017 09.45-13.00, at Seminarraum 1 (A228), NIG 2nd floor
Monday 6.3.: 14h00 - 18h group consultation at EIF (Strohgasse 45/DG)
Tuesday 7.3.: 10h00 - 18h group consultation at EIF (Strohgasse 45/DG)
Friday 12.05.2017 + FR 19.05.2017 09.45 - 16.30, at Seminarraum 1 (A228), NIG 2nd floor


Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The recent crisis of European Integration shall be discussed: What are the sources, the main areas of instability, the effects on democracy and policy output? Which theories can be applied? What could be done to improve the situation?

The aim of the seminar is to enable students to understand the workings of the EU's institutional system and apply theories that are indispensable for any systematic analysis of the European Union. Additionally, social scientific writing and presentation skills will be trained.

The seminar is structured into three phases: the introductory phase first presents the state of the art of research on the EU’s crisis as well as general fundamentals of European integration theory. Additionally, exercises in fundamental skills of social scientific writing (literature search, citation) will be conducted.
On the basis of this introduction, students choose their essay topics. In the second phase, students will be divided into groups according to their chosen topics and guided in developing their research design. Group consultations with the professor (for the dates, see above) need to be attended, in addition to student-only meetings in the group.
The third phase consists of plenary sessions to perform and discuss student presentations and thereby get a broad overview on the topic.

Assessment and permitted materials

Course requirements include regular attendance and participation, several exercises (e.g. literature search on the internet and in library catalogues), the development of a research outline to be discussed in class, an oral presentation of the essay topic, and a research paper of 12-15 pages.
Furthermore, students may be asked to attend relevant public events and provide summaries or discussion papers in which central arguments of required readings are critically discussed.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Regular and active participation in the seminar is indispensable! Please check the dates, you need to participate. Intensive work during the semester, including at the very start! Written assignments 20%, active participation 30% (max. absence one half day based on written confirmation), seminar paper 50%.

Examination topics

Reading list

Falkner, Gerda (ed.), 2016: EU Policies in Times of Crisis, Journal of European Integration, Special Issue 1.
Michelle Cini and Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán (eds.): European Union Politics, 5th ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press 2016.
Jeremy J. Richardson, Sonia Mazey (eds.): European Union: Power and Policy-making, 4th ed., London: Routledge 2015.
Helen Wallace, Mark Pollack and Alasdair Young (eds.): Policy-Making in the European Union, 7th ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press 2015.

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