Identification
Prerequisites
Language
Compulsory/Elective
Required textbooks
and course materials
Course outline
INTR503: European Integration in Comparative Perspective
(Jean Monnet module)
3 KU / 6 ECTS
16 Weeks, 64 hours
Department
Political Science and International Relations
Master of Arts (MA)
Level
Fall 2014
Term
Instructor
Dr. Mukhtar Hajizada (Jean Monnet Chair) the recipient of the Jean Monnet award from the European
Union for 2014-2017
politics@khazar.org
E-mail:
(+994 12) 421-10-93 (ext. 238)
Phone:
11 Mehseti str. (Neftchilar campus), Room 503 Old Building,
Classroom/hours
Wednesday 12.00 and 13.40
By appointment
Office hours
Advanced English language skills, PowerPoint Skills, ability to use various databases
for academic journals (i.e. JSTOR) and the desire to engage in an independent casestudy.
English
Subject
(code, title,
credits)
Compulsory for International Relations and Area Studies
Elective for Political Science
Core readings:
No single book is exactly coterminous with the syllabus for this module. Please check
the reading list required for each session.
 Richard Baldwin and Charles Wyplosz (2012) The Economics of European
Integration. McGraw Hill
 Antje Wiener, Thomas Dies, 2009. European Integration Theory. Oxford:
Oxford Press, 2nd ed.
The establishment of The European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) in 1951 has
triggered regional integration in Western Europe which later expanded to the Central
and then to the Eastern Europe. Being an economic and political community of 28
countries, the EU is today the most advanced example of regionalism of the world. The
coming into force of the Lisbon Treaty in December 2009 has also further equipped the
EU institutions to increase their visibility not only in the neighborhood of the Union
but also to run the EU’s relationship with other existing/emerging regionalisms on a
region-to-region basis. The course will evaluate the European integration and its
institutions through which the economic policies are formulated enabling students to
apply the concepts related to the economic and political processes of European
integration and their impact on other parts of the globe.
Course objectives
The objective of the course is to enable students to develop ways of putting the politics
and economy of the European Union into a framework in which they can compare and
contrast the Union with other major examples of regional integration existing/emerging
in the world. It aims to introduce students to the selected aspects of the integration
processes in Europe, started in the aftermath of the Second World War with the
establishment of the European Coal and Steel Community in 1951, with a focus on
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political economy. Being an economic and political union of 28 European countries,
the European Union remains to be the most advanced example of international
regionalism in the world despite the current problems. The Union has also developed
its relationships with the countries in its neighborhood as well as with the other
emerging world regions. The students will also be provided with an understanding of
the current challenges at the European level.
Learning outcomes
Once the course is completed, students will: (i) have acquired knowledge of the key
concepts in the study, understanding, and analysis of the political economy of
European integration; (ii) be able to apply and relate conceptual and theoretical
knowledge that underpins the course to the real economic and political processes of
European integration; (c) have a deepened understanding of the historical evolution of
European Integration as well as of the key issues in considering future such
integration; (d) have developed a nuanced understanding and knowledge of the
institutional landscape of the EU; (e) have improved confidence and have a better self
awareness in terms of experiencing data search, individual presentations and team
work.
Evaluation
Methods
Midterm evaluation
Class attendance
Article review
Case-study and
PowerPoint presentation
Final exam
Policy
Date/deadlines
To be determined by the
Dean’s Office
(Articles will be discussed
with the students)
(Research topics will be
discussed with the students)
To be determined by the
Dean’s Office
Percentage (%)
25
5
15
20
35
Active participation at
the events organized by
the Department
100
Total
Teaching Methodology:
The course will be taught through a combination of lectures, discussions and
presentations. Students are responsible to read the course materials carefully and be
ready for discussions before coming to class. Lecture and seminar attendance is
mandatory. The seminars will be discussion-focused; therefore active participation in
class discussions is expected and will be a crucial determinant for student evaluation.
Class attendance:
Students are required to comply with the attendance policy of Khazar University. Fulltime students are expected to attend all classes unless they are sick or have the
permission of the instructor (approved absence).
A student must submit an absence request in anticipation of an absence from the
course. In case he/she fails to do so, his absence will be considered unapproved.
Specifically, to be eligible for taking exams, students must not miss more than 20% of
class hours (unapproved absences). Otherwise, the student can take the exam only with
the approval of the School Dean. Continuing unapproved absences or lack of
participation may lead to withdrawal from the course.
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Withdrawal (pass/fail)
This course strictly follows grading policy of the School of Humanities and Social
Sciences. Thus, a student is normally expected to achieve a mark of at least 60% to
pass. In case of failure, he/she will be required to repeat the course in the following
term or year.
Academic misconduct
Academic honesty plays an essential part in maintaining the integrity of Khazar
University.Students are expected to recognize and uphold high standards of
intellectual and academic integrity. The following acts are examples of academic
dishonesty, therefore are strictly forbidden and will, if proven, be penalized:
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plagiarism,
cheating,
unauthorized collaboration,
falsification,
multiple submissions.
On plagiarism: Plagiarism is copying other people's work without proper attribution.
The students committing plagiarism and the students providing materials for
plagiarizing will automatically receive a zero (0) for the assignment. Students must
always indicate that they used someone else's words and ideas if they have done so, by
using quotation marks and mentioning the source in the text or a footnote. A
bibliography must also follow after the end of your essays.
Rules of Professional Conduct
The students shall behave in the way to create favorable academic and professional
environment during the class hours. Unauthorized discussions and unethical behavior
are strictly prohibited. Classroom behavior that seriously interferes with either (a) the
instructor’s ability to conduct the class or (b) the ability of other students to benefit
from the course program will not be tolerated. When a student’s behavior in a class is
so seriously disruptive as to compel immediate action, the instructor has the authority
to remove a student from the class on an interim basis, pending an informal hearing on
the behavior.
Tentative Schedule
This syllabus is a guide for the course and any modifications to it will be announced in advance.
Topic
Week 1
17/09/2014
Introduction to the course,
Historical background to
the European Community
Week 2
24/09/2014
Conceptual Framework for
Regionalisation
Indicative reading
Karl Gunnar Persson (2010) An Economic History of Europe:
Knowledge, Institutions and Growth, 600 to the Present,
Cambridge University Press.
Dinan, Desmond (2004). Europe Recast: A History of
European Union. Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
Alex Warleigh-LackSource (2006) ‘Towards a Conceptual
Framework for Regionalisation: Bridging 'New Regionalism'
and 'Integration Theory'’ Review of International Political
Economy, Vol. 13, No. 5 (Dec., 2006), pp. 750-771.
Daniel Brou and Michele Ruta (2011) ‘Economic Integration,
Political Integration or Both?’, Journal of the European
Economic Association December 2011 9(6):1143–1167.
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Bache, I., George, S. and Bulmer, S. (2011), ?Chapter 1:
Theories of European Integration?, Politics in the European
Union, 3rd edition (Oxford: Oxford University Press), pp.3-20
Week 3
01/10/2014
Theories of European
Integration
Pollack, M.A. (2001), ?International Relations Theory and
European Integration?, Journal of Common Market Studies,
39(2): 221-244.
Donald Wittman and Barry Weingast (eds.) (2009) The Oxford
Handbook of Political Economy.
Week 4
08/10/2014
Economic effects of political
and economic integration
Week 5
15/10/2014
Week 6
22/10/2014
Moravcsik, A. (1993), "Preferences and Power in the European
Community: A Liberal Intergovernmentalist Approach",
Journal of Common Market Studies, 31(4): 473?524.
Economic and Monetary
Union
Economic Implications of
the EU Enlargement
Amy Verdun (2003), ‘An American/European divide in
European integration studies: bridging the gap with
international political economy’, Journal of European Public
Policy Vol 10:1. pp. 84–101.
Martin Feldstein (1998), ‘The Political Economy of the
European Economic and Monetary Union: Political Sources of
an Economic Liability’, NBER Working Paper No. 6150.
Paul De Grauwe (2012), Economics and Monetary Union,
Oxford University Press.
Francesco Paolo Mongelli, Ettore Dorrucci, And Itai Agur
(2005), ‘What does European Institutional Integration tell us
about trade integration?’, Occasional paper series No. 40 /
December (http://www.ecb.int)
William Wallace, Helen Wallace and Mark Pollack (2010)
Policy-Making in the European Union, Fifth Edition, Oxford
University Press
Week 7
29/10/2014
EU institutions and
decision-making procedures
Week 8
05/11/2014
Current issues of European
Integration and Citizenship
in the European Union
Week 9
12/11/2014
Week 10
19/11/2014
Midterm evaluation
Regional Trade Blocks,
Tariffs and Trade Barriers
Simon Hix (2007) The EU as a new political system, Chapter
23 in Comparative Politics ed by Daniele Caramani, Oxford
University Press, pp 573-601.
Greenwood, J. Ed. (1998) Collective Action in the European
Union: Interests and the New Politics of Associability London:
Routledge.
European Union Politics Edited by Michelle Cini (2003)
Oxford University Press (397-414)
Rick Fawn (2009), ‘Regions’ and their study: wherefrom, what
for and whereto?, Review of International Studies Vol 35:1, pp
5-34.
Johannes f. Linn and Oksana Pidufala (2008), ‘The experience
with regional Economic cooperation Organizations: Lessons
for Central Asia’, Wolfensohn Center for Development
Working paper 4.
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Week 11
26/11/2014
The EU as a Model of
Regional Integration and
the role of Europe in a
multi-polar and
economically globalizing
world
Week 12
03/12/2014
Tanja A. Börzel and Thomas Risse (2009), Diffusing (Inter-)
Regionalism: The EU as a Model of Regional Integration, KFG
Working Paper Series No. 7 | September.
Yi Feng and Gaspare M. Genna (2003), ‘Regional Integration
and Domestic Institutional Homogeneity: A Comparative
Analysis of Regional Integration in the Americas, Pacific Asia
and Western Europe’, Review of International Political
Economy, Vol. 10: 2. pp. 278-309.
Theodore Pelagidis and Harry Papasotiriou (2002)
‘Globalisation or regionalism? States, markets And the
structure of international trade’, Review of international studies
Vol 28, 519–535.
Marco Fantini (2012) Chapter 14 - The Economic Relationship
between Russia and the EU: History and Prospects in Russia
and Europe in the Twenty-First Century: An Uneasy
Partnership Edited by Jackie Gower and Graham Timmins.
Anthem Press. pp. 247-266
EU’s trade relationship
with the CIS
Rilka Dragneva and Joop De Kort (2007) ‘The Legal Regime
for Free Trade in the Commonwealth of Independent States’,
International and Comparative Law Quarterly Vol. 56: 2, pp
233-266.
Jim Headley (2003) ‘Sarajevo, February 1994: the first RussiaNATO crisis of the post-Cold War era’, Review of
International Studies Vol. 29: 2. pp 209-227
Week 13
10/12/2014
Regionalism in Africa
Sheila Page, Morten Bøås, Kate Meagher, Heribert Dieter, Guy
Lamb, Henning Melber (2001), ‘Regionalism and Regional
Integration in Africa: A Debate of Current Aspects and Issues’,
Nordic Africa Institute (NAI) Discussion Paper 11.
Grant, J. A. and F. Soderbaum Eds. (2003).The New
Regionalism in Africa
Week 14
17/12/2014
Regionalism in North
America
Week 15
23/12/2014
Latin America and
Southern Common Market
Week 16
24/12/2014
Regionalism in East Asia
and Asia Pacific
London: Ashgate. Ch. 8
Duina, F. (2006), The Social Construction of Free Trade: The
European Union, NAFTA and Mercosur, Princeton: Princeton
University Press.
John AE Vervaele (2005), ‘MERCOSUR and Regional
Integration in South America, International and Comparative
Law Quarterly, Vol. 54:2. pp. 387-410
Mark Beeson (2007) Regionalism and Globalization in East
Asia: Politics, Security and Economic Development.
Basingstoke. Palgrave Macmillan.
Mathew Doidge (2011) Chapter 3 in The European Union and
Interregionalism: Patterns of Engagement. Ashgate: Farnham.
pp. 57-112.
Higgott, R. and R. Stubbs (1995).“Competing conceptions of
economic regionalism: APEC versus EAEC in the Asia
pacific.”Review of International Political Economy2(3): 516535.
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To be
announced
by the Deans
Office
Final Exam
Additional reading:
Marks, G., Hooghe, L. and Blank, K. (1996), ?European Integration from the 1980s: State-centric vs
Multi-level Governance?, Journal of Common Market Studies, 34(3): 341-78.
Marks, G., and Hooghe, L. (2008), ?A Postfunctionalist Theory of European Integration: From
Permissive Consensus to Constraining Dissensus?, British Journal of Political Science, 39(1): 1-23.
Nugent, N. (2006), Government and Politics of the European Union, 6th edition (Basingstoke: Palgrave).
Pollack, M.A. (1997), ?Delegation, Agency, and Agenda-Setting in the European Community?,
International Organization, 51(1): 99-134.
Rosamond, B. (2000), Theories of European Integration (Basingstoke: Palgrave).
Van Apeldoorn, B., Overbeek, H. and Ryner, M. (2003), ?Theories of European Integration: A Critique?,
in A.W. Cafruny and M. Ryner (eds.), A Ruined Fortress? Neoliberal Hegemony and Transformation in
Europe (Rowman and Littlefield).
Wiener, A. and Diez, T. (eds) (2009), European Integration Theory, 2nd edition (Oxford: Oxford
University Press).
If neccesary, some modifications may be made to this syllabus by the instructor.
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