European Integration: Politics and Policy EUS 4212/POS 4931 (Spring 2019) Professor Conor O'Dwyer When & Where: Tues. 11:45-1:40 (TUR 2305) & Thur. 12:50-1:40 (TUR 2306) Office Hours: Wed 2:30-3:30, Friday 2-3, and by appointment, Anderson 332 (PLEASE EMAIL ME THROUGH CANVAS TO SET UP APPOINTMENTS AND ANY OTHER CLASS QUESTIONS!) This course will address core questions of European integration from the origins of the European Union to its current economic crisis. The unifying theme is the question: How alike politically do countries have to be for economic integration to work? More specifically, we will ask: Are there fundamental tensions between economic integration and political integration? If so, how might they be managed? Does the EU have a "democratic deficit" or, on the contrary, has it strengthened democracy among its members, including the new members from postcommunist Eastern Europe? What does the ongoing economic crisis reveal about the project of creating a single currency, the Euro? In the final part of the course, we will address the mobilization of nationalist and Euroskeptic parties in the wake of the Euro crisis. Required Books: Both of the following books are available for purchase at the UF bookstore: • John Pinder & Simon Usherwood, The European Union: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford UP, 2013) • Simon Hix, What's Wrong With the European Union and How to Fix It (Polity, 2008). Any additional readings on the syllabus will be available on either Canvas, as noted below. Please note: over the course of the semester, I may add short readings for class discussion or make adjustments to the readings below based on current developments in the EU. Therefore, please access this online version of the syllabus, as it is the syllabus of record. Course Requirements (% of final grade): •Three in-class tests (20% each) •Participation in an in-class debate (10%) -- The debate will center on the proposals for reforming the EU proposed by Simon Hix in What's Wrong With the European Union and How to Fix It. •Presentation and discussion of Research Posters (20%)-- Over the course of the semester, students will do an independent research project on a topic related to the themes outlined in part IV of the syllabus (see below). They will then present their research in the form of a poster during one of three sessions on April 2, 9, and 16. An important part each student's grade for this assignment is his/her participation in these poster sessions, discussing and providing feedback on classmates' posters. •Attendance and Participation (10%) -- Students are expected to attend every class meeting and come prepared to discuss the assigned readings. Up to one unexcused absence will not count against this portion of the final grade; other absences must be excused with an appropriate note of explanation. It is important that assigned readings be completed prior to class because this class is designed to involve significant in-class discussion. Schedule of Classes and Readings: Part I: Primer in EU Institutions and History Jan. 8 (double period)-- Introduction and course requirements / Classic Theories of Integration •John Pinder & Simon Usherwood, The European Union: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford UP, 2013), pp. 1-8. Jan. 10 -- Historical overview of the EU / Positive vs. Negative Integration •John Pinder & Simon Usherwood, The European Union: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford UP, 2013), pp. 9-32. •Knill, C. and Lehmkuhl, D. (1999) ‘How Europe Matters: Different Mechanisms of Europeanization’, European Integration Online Papers 3(7) (http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=302746) Jan. 15 (double period)-- The EU's core institutions / A Democratic Deficit? •Pinder & Usherwood, pp. 33-55. •Andrew Moravcsik , “In Defense of the Democratic Deficit: Reassessing Legitimacy in the European Union” The Journal of Common Market Studies, 40, (4 ), 2002, 603-624 (Canvas) Jan. 17 -- Overview of EU policy areas, part 1 -- Building a Common Market •Pinder & Usherwood, pp. 56-69. •A.M. Bakalar, "Britain's Poles Are Paying Their Way," New York Times. (Jan. 13, 2014). (Canvas) •Stephen Castle, "A Harder Look at Welfare Rules as Europeans Flood Countries in Search of Jobs," New York Times (Jan. 15, 2014) (Canvas) Jan. 22 (double period)-- Overview of EU policy areas, part 2 •Pinder & Usherwood, pp. 70-111, 125-142. Jan. 24-- EU Enlargement •Pinder & Usherwood, pp. 112-124. •David Cameron, “The Challenges of Accession,” East European Politics and Societies, 17 (2003): 24-41. (Canvas) •Anna Grzymal?a-Busse and Abby Innes, "Great Expectations: The EU and Domestic Political Competition in East Central Europe," East European Politics and Societies 17(2003): 64-73. (Canvas) Jan. 29 (double period) Survey of UF Resources for Research / Review for first test Jan. 31: Test #1 Part II: The EU's Institutional Architecture: Common Government, Different Nations? Feb 5(double period): The tension between economic and political integration •Pinder & Usherwood, pp. 143-151. •Hix, pp.1-66 Feb. 7: Revenge of the “Democratic Deficit”? The Debate over an EU Constitution •From a special Symposium on the French and Dutch Referenda on the EU Constitutional Treaty, Perspectives on Politics (April 2006): pp. 237-272. (All available on Canvas) • Kees Aarts and Henk van der Kolk, “Understanding the Dutch ‘No’: The Euro, the East, and the Elite,” pp. 243-246 • Liesbet Hooghe and Gary Marks, “Europe’s Blues: Theoretical Soul-Searching after the Rejection of the European Constitution,” pp. 247-250. • Henry Milner, “‘YES to the Europe I want; NO to this one.’ Some Reflections on France’s Rejection of the EU Constitution,” pp. 257-260. •Andrea Mammone, "Europeans United, in Hating Europe," New York Times, January 1, 2014. (Canvas) Feb. 12(double period): The EU's political problems •Hix, pp. 67-86. Feb. 14: Hix's Fix •Hix, pp. 89-165. Feb. 19 (double period):Hix Conclusion •Hix, pp.166-192. Feb. 21:Class Debate/ Review for second test Feb. 26 (double period): 2nd Test Feb. 28: Test #2 March 5 & 7: Spring Break Part III: The EU's "Triple Crisis": Theoretical Perspectives March 12 (double period): The Eurozone Crisis part 1 •Martin Feldstein, "The Euro and European Economic Conditions," NBER Working Paper Series, Working Paper 17617, November 2011. (Canvas) •Joseph Stiglitz, The Euro (W.W. Norton, 2016). Chapters 2 & 3. (Canvas) March 14: The Eurozone Crisis part 2 •Joseph Stiglitz, The Euro. Chapters 4 & 5. (Canvas) •James Surowiecki, "The Huge and Dire Consequences of the Fed," The New York Review of Books, September 29, 2016: pp. 72-74. NPR clip on the debt crisis in Greece: > http://www.npr.org/2012/03/17/148718272/greek-bailout-is-accompanied-by-greek-resentment March 19 (double period): Immigration and the Rise of Euroskeptic Populism part 1 •Virginie Guiraudon. 2018. "The 2015 refugee crisis was not a turning point: explaining policy inertia in EU border control." Debate 17: 151-160. •L. Buonanno. 2017. "The European Migration Crisis." In D. Dinan, N. Nugent, & W. E. Patterson (Eds.), The European Union in Crisis. London: Palgrave Macmillan. (pp. 100-130) •BBC. 2016. "Migrant crisis: Migration to Europe explained in 7 charts ." March 4. March 21: Immigration and the Rise of Euroskeptic Populism part 2 •Niall Ferguson. 2016. "Populism as Backlash Against Globalization." Horizons - Journal of International Relations and Sustainable Development 8: 12-21. (Canvas) •Cas Mudde and Cristobal Rovira Kaltwasser. 2013. "Populism." In Oxford Handbook of Political Ideologies. (Oxford UP), pp. 493-510. March 26 (double period): Brexit and Populist Breakthrough •Ronald Inglehart and Pippa Norris. 2016. “Trump, Brexit, and the Rise of Populism: Economic Have-Nots and Cultural Backlash.” HKS Faculty Research Working Papers. (Canvas) •Michelle Cini, and Nieves Perez-Solorzano Borragan. 2016. "The UK's EU Referendum: The Background, the Vote, and the Impact." Oxford University Press. pp. 1-14. (Canvas) •"A background guide to “Brexit” from the European Union ." The Economist. Feb. 26, 2016. •"Britain and Europe: The Reluctant European. " The Economist. Oct. 17, 2015. March 28: Test #3 Part IV: Research Updates on the EU's "Triple Crisis": Student Posters April 2(double period): Poster Session I: The Eurozone Crisis and the Politics of Austerity April 4:Class-wide discussion of the Eurozone Crisis •Readings TBA April 9 (double period): Poster Session II: Immigration and Populist Movements April 11: Class-wide discussion of Immigration and Populist Movements •Readings TBA April 16 (double period): Poster Session III: Brexit and Populist Movements April 18: Class-wide discussion of Brexit and Populist Movements •Readings TBA April 23(double period): Conclusion FINAL CAVEATS: Make-up for the examinations: If a student cannot attend an examination, s/he needs to notify the instructor as soon as physically possible by phone, fax or e-mail. Students who fail to notify the instructor prior to the examination will not be allowed to take it. Make-ups will be given only to students who have been unable to take the regularly scheduled exam due to a medical or personal condition, which has incapacitated them. Students with Disabilities who require individualized testing and other accommodations should identify themselves to the instructors and express their needs. It is incumbent on students to arrange any necessary accomodations with the Disability Resource Center. Academic Honor Code: Students are expected to adhere to the UF Student Honor Code. The academic honor system of the University of Florida is based on the premise that each student has the responsibility (1) to uphold the highest standards of academic integrity in the student’s own work, (2) to refuse to tolerate violations of academic integrity in the University community and (3) to foster a high sense of integrity and social responsibility on the part of the University community. Students violating the honor code will receive zero points for the assignment or exam in question, and may receive an ‘F’ for the class. Grading Scale: A 93-100 A- 90-92 B+ 87-89 B 83-86 B- 80-82 C+ 77-79 C 73-76 C- 70-72 D+ 67-69 D 63-66 D- 60-62 E Below 60