ES 501: POLITICS OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION
FALL 2012
Course Coordinator:
Zeynep Kadirbeyoğlu
zeynep.kadirbeyoglu@boun.edu.tr
Lecturers:
Kemal Kirişci/Dilek Çınar/Nader Fekri/Hakan Yılmaz
This course aims to study the history of European integration, the nature and
development of the institutions of the European Union (EU). Particular emphasis will
be given to the dynamics of deepening and widening of European integration. The
course will be driven by the following questions: Why did European states embark on
an integration project? Why is European integration deepening and widening? How is
this happening? Who is driving it? The course will also briefly survey the main
institutions of the EU.
Textbook and other resources:
John McCormick, Understanding the European Union: A Concise Introduction
(Palgrave, 2005); Desmond Dinan, Europe Recast: A History of European Union
(Palgrave, 2004) and Michelle Cini and Nieves Borragan, European Union Politics
(Oxford University Press, 2010) are the three main textbooks for this course. The
Office of MAPES will provide you information about where to get these textbooks.
Certain section from Brent Nelsen and Alexander Stubb (eds.) The European Union:
Readings on the Theory and Practice of European Integration (Lynne Rienner
Publishers, Boulder, 2003) will also be used for this course. These can be
supplemented with Desmond Dinan, Ever Closer Union: An Introduction to European
Integration (Palgrave, 2005). Lecture topics will be supported with additional reading
material where necessary.
European integration attracts high level academic interest. The following journals
regularly offer articles focusing on various aspects of European integration: European
Journal of International Relations, Journal of Common Market Studies, Journal of
European Integration, Journal of European Public Policy, Government and
Opposition, International Affairs, The World Today, International Organization,
Foreign Affairs and others.
There is also regular coverage of news about the EU in major European dailies such
as the Financial Times and Le Monde as well as weeklies such as The Economist,
especially the page entitled “Charlemagne”. You can also follow EU related news
from www.euobserver.com and www.euactiv.com as well as www.abhaber.com.
There is an abundance of websites focusing on the EU and EU related issues. Some
of the useful ones are:
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www.europa.eu is the main web page of the EU, www.jeanmonnetprogram.org is a
rich source of references especially for academic work on the EU,
http://www.deltur.cec.eu.int/ is the website for the European Commission
representation in Turkey, www.abgs.gov.tr is the official web site of the Secretariat in
Turkey dealing with EU related issues, and www.euroguide.org are two other useful
addresses with many links to other sites. This is a useful site for general information
and statistical data on the webpage of “eurostat”, European Union Studies
Association: http://www.eustudies.org/ is a useful academic site to visit. Policy
oriented web pages such as www.ceps.be, www.cer.org.uk, www.friendsofeurope.org
are also recommended. You are also encouraged to find your own sites too.
Evaluation Methods
Assignment #1: Research Question DUE October 17 – 10%
Write down in a paragraph the research question which you would like to write your
research paper on. You need to clarify your research topic by reading articles and
books on the area of your interest. Further details will be given in class.
Assignment #2: Bibliography and Improved Research Question DUE October
31st – 5%
You should improve your research question based on my suggestions and in the
meantime conduct a thorough research in the library and web based databases for
articles and books relevant to your research question and country. You should
compile a list for the bibliography for your research paper. At this point it is not
necessary that you read all the articles and books in this list but you should at least
have skimmed through in order to know whether they will be relevant to your
research. This list should not comprise less than 15 articles and 5 books.
Assignment #3 Literature Review DUE November 21st – 25%
Provide a brief literature review that justifies your study and sets the theoretical
framework for your research paper. Do not forget to include the bibliography at the
end.
Assignment#4 Research Paper DUE December 26th – 35%
You should put together the research question, literature review and the sections
providing your analysis in order to compose your research paper. There should be an
introduction, a theory section, a literature review and your analysis. This draft will be
reviewed by two class mates and myself in order to provide you feedback for the
second draft. Furthermore, you will need to present this paper and the findings during
a special session of presentations. Further details will be announced in class.
Assignment #5 Presentation of the paper December 26th – 10%
Item #6 Participation in class 15%
You are required to participate in class discussions. Please do the readings before
each class.
Late papers/reviews/assignments: there will be 3 percent penalty per day for late
papers and reviews.
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Plagiarism and Academic Honesty: Plagiarism is a serious problem and refers to
dishonestly representing someone else’s ideas as your own. Plagiarism is punished
by disciplinary committee and usually results in an F as course grade and sometimes
heavier penalties. All students must understand the meaning and consequences of
cheating, plagiarism and other academic offences
(http://www.buowl.boun.edu.tr/students/favoidingplagiarism.htm ).
The Department of Political Science and International Relations has the following
rules and regulations regarding academic honesty.
1. Copying work from others or giving and receiving answers/information during
exams either in written or oral form constitutes cheating.
2. Submitting take-home exams and papers of others as your own, using
sentences or paragraphs from another author without the proper
acknowledgement of the original author, insufficient acknowledgement of the
consulted works in the bibliography, all constitute plagiarism. For further
guidelines, you can consult the web.
3. Plagiarism and cheating are serious offenses and will result in:
a) an automatic F in the assignment or the exam,
b) an oral explanation before the Departmental Ethics Committee,
c) losing the opportunity to request and receive any references from the entire
faculty,
d) losing the opportunity to apply in exchange programs,
e) losing the prospects of becoming a student assistant or a graduate
assistant in the department.
The students may further be sent to the University Ethics committee or be subject to
disciplinary action.
Contesting grades
It is possible to contest the grade for all portions of the course. To do so, the following
procedure must be followed: within a week of the return of the grade in question, the
concerned student must hand the instructor a typewritten request, along with the
original work, explaining in no more than one page why the grade granted is
inappropriate. Reference must be made to the guidelines provided and to the content
of the exam. The instructor will then re-grade the paper or exam and the new grade
will then become irrevocable. No guarantee of a positive change in the grade is
made.
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The course is organized as follows:
1. Introduction to the course assignments and research methods in a nutshell
2. General Introduction, understanding the uniqueness of European integration
and the legacy of history of European wars.
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Cini and Borragan (2010), Introduction
Dinan (2004), Introduction and chap. 1, pp. 1-37
McCormick, chp. 2. S
Nelsen and Stubb (eds.), Part 1. S
3. Theoretical background and why states chose integration – resolving the
“prisoner’s dilemma”.
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Cini and Borragan (2010), Part Two, three chapters
McCormick, chp. 1 S
Nelsen and Stubb (eds.) preferably whole of Part 2 and 3 otherwise at least
chps. 14, 15, 16, 18, 22, 23, 24. S
4. The initial steps towards European integration and early set backs.
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Cini and Borragan (2010), chp. 2
Dinan, chps. 2-3
McCormick, chp. 3, S
5. The stagnation/slow years and Revitalizing European integration and the
transformation of the EC into the EU and its aftermath.
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Cini and Borragan (2010), chps. 2-3
Dinan, chps. 4, 5, and 7
McCormick, chps. 3 and 7, S
E. Philippart and G. Edwards, “The provisions on closer cooperation in the
Treaty of Amsterdam” JCMS, Vol. 37, No. 1, 1999. S
W. Wessels, “Nice Results: The Millennium IGC in the EU’s Evolution” JCMS,
Vol. 39, No. 2, 2001. S
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6. Deepening/enlarging the EU:
 Cini and Borragan (2010), chp. 25-26,
 Dinan, 8.
 McCormick, chp. 5, S
 K. Smith, “Enlarging the European Union”, JCMS, Vol. 39. S
 J. Zielonka, “How New Enlarged Borders will Reshape the European Union”
JCMS, Vol. 39, No. 3, 2001. S
7. The Convention on the Future of Europe, the European Draft Constitution
and the Reform Treaty:
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Clive Church & David Phinnemore. “From the Constitutional Treaty to the
Treaty of Lisbon” in Cini et al. 2009, pp. 48-68.
Moravscik, A. 2008. “The European Constitutional Settlement”. The World
Economy 31(1):158-183
Aarts, Kees and Henk van der Kolk. 2006. “Understanding the Dutch ‘No’: The
Euro, the East and the Elite”. PS Online (April): 243-46.
Milner, Henry. 2006. “’YES to the Europe I want; NO to this one.’ Some
reflections on France’s rejection of the EU Constitution.” PS Online (April):
257-60.
Bickerton, Chris J. 2008. "Ireland Votes No." EUSA Review 21 (4):4-6.
Lisbon (Reform) Treaty. “The Treaty at a Glance”. December 2009. Available
from: http://europa.eu/lisbon_treaty/glance/index_en.htm
8. Institutions of the EU: the Commission and the Council
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Cini et al. 2009. (Part Three: Institutions and Actors, pp.123-161)
Dinan, D. 2010. “Insitutions and Governance: A New Treaty, a Newly Elected
Parliament and a New Commission.”Journal of Common Market Studies,
Annual Review 48
9. Institutions of the EU: the European Parliament and the Court of Justice
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Cini et al. 2009. (Part Three: Institutions and Actors, pp.162-188)
The Economist. 2009. "Swing low, swing right," and "The Endless Election
Round." June 11.
Alter, Karen. 1998. "Who Are the Masters of the Treaty? European
Governments and the European Court of Justice." International Organization
52 (1): 121-48:95-118
10. 11. and 12 Public Opinion in Europe and Turkey
 Readings TBA.
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