Theories and Strategies of European Integration
3/6/9 ECTS
Seminar: MA, MASS: Zentralmodul: Kultur und Gesellschaft //MES
Dienstag, 9.15 – 10.45 Uhr, Ort: GD 202, Veranstaltungsbeginn: 12.10.2010
The course will introduce students (advanced level) to the main theoretical concepts and strategies of European integration since the 1950s. Starting from the “grand theories” and strategies of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s (federalism, functionalism, neo-functionalism and intergovernmentalism), the second part of the seminar will focus on more recent theoretical schools and approaches such as neo-institutionalism, multi-level-governance approaches or Europeanization. Additional approaches may be included on request by students.
The course will enable students to critically reflect upon and to discuss both “classical” and new theoretical approaches to the origins, dynamics and workings of European integration. Furthermore, the course will reveal the wide range of concepts and strategies of stakeholders on the European level.
Literatur:
- Rosamond, Ben 2000: Theories of European Integration.
- Holzinger, Katharina/Knill, Christoph/Peters, Dirk et.al. 2005: Die Europäische Union. Theorien und Analysekonzepte.
- Wiener, Antje/Diez, Thomas (Hrsg.) 2004: Theories of European Integration: Past, Present and Future.
Teilnahmevoraussetzungen: 1. Regular attendance (max. four hours missed = two sessions missed), 2. Preparation of texts (reader) on the basis of guiding questions.
Hinweise zur Veranstaltung: max. 30 participants; please register until Oct 8th, 2010 at politik2@euv-frankfurt-o.de.
Leistungsnachweis: 3 ECTS points: oral presentation of max 15 minutes on one of the seminar’s topics; 6 ECTS points: paper summarizing the presentation (10-12 pages) 9 ECTS: written paper without oral presentation (max 20 pages).
Sprache: Englisch
Weitere Informationen:
- Seminar Outline
- "The further development of Neofunctionalism until the early 1970s" (23.11.2010):
- Questions 11.01.2011
1. What does Historical Institutionalism focus on in its analysis of European integration?
2. Which aspects/central concepts of intergovernmentalism does Pierson challenge/criticise?
3. Which case studies does Pierson present, and what are his conclusions?