European Union Public Policy Professor John Wilton 19.09.07 Lecture 1 26.09.07 Lecture 2 03.10.07 Lecture 3 and Lecture 4 10.10.07 Lecture 5 and Lecture 6 17.10.07 Reading/Seminar preparation week – NO LECTURE 24.10.07 Lecture 7 and Workshop 31.10.07 Lecture 8 and Seminar 1 07.11.07 Lecture 9 14.11.07 Lecture 10 and Seminars 2a and 2b 21.11.07 Lecture 11 and Seminar 3 28.11.07 Lecture 12 (video) and Seminar 4 05.12.07 Lecture 13 and Seminar 5 12.12.07 Lecture 14 and Seminar 6, plus discussion on essay European Union Public Policy Bailey, I. (2002) ‘National adaptation to European integration: institutional vetoes and goodness-of-fit’, Journal of European Public Policy, Vol. 9, no. 5: 791-811. Bomberg, E. & Stubb, A. The European Union: How Does It Work?, Oxford, Oxford Univ. Press, 2003. (especially Ch. 6 & 7) Cini, M. European Union Politics, Oxford, Oxford Univ. Press, 2003. Dinan, D. Ever Closer Union, Basingstoke, Palgrave, 2005 (espec. Ch. 14 – Social Policy, Employment and the Environment) Falkner, G. Hartlapp, M. Leiber, S. Trieb O. (2004) ‘Non-Compliance with E.U. Directives in the Member States: Opposition through the Backdoor?’, West European Politics, Vol. 27, no. 3: 452-473. Falkner, G. & Trieb, O. (2005) ‘Explaining E.U. Policy Implementation Across Countries: Three Modes of Adaptation’, in Falkner, G. Trieb, O. Hartlapp, M. & Lieber, S. (eds.) Complying with Europe. E.U. Harmonisation and Soft Law in the Member States, Cambridge, Cambridge Univ. Press, 2005 European Union Public Policy Professor John Wilton George, S. & Bache, I. Politics in the European Union, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2001 Hooghe, L. Cohesion Policy and European Integration, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2005 (espec. Ch. 12 – Policy Networks) Princen, S. & Rhinard, M. (2006) ‘Crashing and creeping: agenda-setting dynamics in the European Union’, Journal of European Public Policy, Vol. 13, no. 7: 1119-1132. Sherrington, P. (2000) ‘Shaping the Policy Agenda: Think Tank Activity in the European Union’, Global Society, Vol. 14, no.2: 173-189. European Union Public Policy Professor John Wilton Lecture 1 The Development of the E.U. and of E.U. Public Policy European Union Public Policy Lecture 1 1. The founding principles and historical development of the E.U.- from an initial economic basis to the incorporation of public policy and social issues 2. Theories of E.U. integration – how they relate to the development of E.U. Public Policy European Union Public Policy Lecture 1 The European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) (1951) The European Economic Community (EEC) (1957) The European Community (EC) (1967) The European Union (EU) (1993) European Union Public Policy Lecture 1 - Treaty of Rome (1957) - free movement of goods, capital and labour - Jacques Delors (became Head of European Commission 1985) - 1986 Single European Act (‘Spillover’) European Union Public Policy Lecture 1 -1988 Working Paper entitled ‘ The Social Dimension of the Internal Market’ - 1993 ‘Social Charter’ adopted in Maastricht Treaty of European Union European Union Public Policy Lecture 1 The Social Charter of the Maastricht Treaty on European Union, 1993 • Introduction • Twelve areas of fundamental social rights for workers (i) freedom of movement (ii) employment and remuneration (iii) improvements in living and working conditions (iv) social protection (v) freedom of association and collective bargaining (vi) vocational training (vii) equal treatment for men and women (viii) rights to information, consultation and participation (in workplace) (ix) health and safety (x) protection of children and adolescents (xi) protection of elderly persons (xii) protection of disabled persons 3. The implementation of the Charter European Union Public Policy Lecture 1 THEORIES OF EUROPEAN UNION INTEGRATION •FEDERALISM - 3 main assumptions a) societies are complex and diverse b) societies are pluralistic c) as societies are diverse and pluralistic, institutions that protect diversity and autonomy, but which produce unity, are required European Union Public Policy Lecture 1 THEORIES OF EUROPEAN UNION INTEGRATION 2. FUNCTIONALISM - the functions of different elements of societies (including public policy) would encourage and produce co- operation and integration European Union Public Policy Lecture 1 THEORIES OF EUROPEAN UNION INTEGRATION 3. NEO-FUNCTIONALISM - based on principle of ‘spillover’ (as integration occurs in one area/sector of E.U. the benefits would ‘spillover’ into other sectors, and produce greater integration in them)