EVS183 European Integration of the Western Balkans

Fakulta sociálních studií
jaro 2014
Rozsah
2/0/0. 6 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
Marko Stojić, PhD. (přednášející)
Mgr. et Mgr. Veronika Velička Zapletalová, Ph.D. (pomocník)
Garance
prof. PhDr. Petr Kaniok, Ph.D.
Katedra mezinárodních vztahů a evropských studií – Fakulta sociálních studií
Kontaktní osoba: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra mezinárodních vztahů a evropských studií – Fakulta sociálních studií
Rozvrh
St 9:45–11:15 P22
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Cíle předmětu
By the end of this course students will be able to: • Understand and analyse the history and the current developments of the Western Balkan relations with the EU • Understand both the mechanisms and the outcomes of EU influence on (potential) candidate countries in general and in the Western Balkans in particular • Explain and understand the significance of European issues in the context of domestic politics, policies and polities of the Western Balkan states • Gain an awareness of the theoretical concepts that underpin these themes • Produce position papers that critically evaluate a variety of materials used • Develop verbal skills through taking part in discussions • Develop writing skills through writing position papers and taking lecture notes • Learn to operate in a small co-operative group through actively participating in seminars • Acquire presentation skills through seminar presentations
Osnova
  • The course aims to examine the process of European integration of the Western Balkan countries (Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo). It specifically seeks to: (i) provide an overview of the process of EU accession of the Western Balkan states, and (ii) examine the wider impact of European integration on their domestic politics, policies and institutions. Therefore, in the first part, the course provides a historical overview of the relations between the European Community/European Union and the Western Balkan countries. It also examines in great detail the cornerstones of the complex relations between the two sides after 2000, such as: EU enlargement strategy towards the Western Balkans, including increased political conditionality and monitoring; the Stabilization and Association Process and Agreements; the principles of European partnerships with the Western Balkan countries and the key features of EU membership negotiations. The course seeks to answer the question of why the EU decided to enlarge and to offer membership to the Western Balkan countries, by looking at existing competing theoretical explanations. In the second part, the course examines the Europeanization of these states, that is, the overall impact of the EU on politics (political parties, party systems and public opinion), polities (central executives, national administrations and parliaments) and policies (regional policy and regionalisation). By looking at different concepts and approaches to Europeanization and multi-level governance, the course provides an analytical overview of the influence of the European integration on domestic change in the Western Balkan countries. The course also examines the diverging compliance patterns of the Western Balkan accession states and asks why some of them have complied substantially, some only partially and others have mostly defied the EU. Finally, it evaluates the successes and failures of EU’s state and democracy building policies in the Western Balkans. Course outline: 1. General overview of the course Introduction to the course, course requirements, aims and objectives, and literature. 2. Understanding EU enlargement Why did the EU decide to enlarge? An overview of competing explanations. 3. European integration of the Western Balkans 1 Background to EU integration of the Western Balkans, historical overview of the relations between the EU/EC and the Western Balkan countries, Stabilization and Association Process and Agreements, European partnerships, EU enlargement strategy after 2007. 4. European integration of the Western Balkans 2 EU membership negotiations, institutional structures and procedures, EU’s increased political/economic conditionality and monitoring, disputed issues and key challenges. 5. The Western Balkan countries on the way to EU accession: present state of affairs (Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina) 6. The Western Balkan countries on the way to EU accession: present state of affairs (Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania and Kosovo) 7. Europeanization of (potential) candidate states: overview of concepts and approaches Europeanisation and multi-level governance – definition of the terms and the application to the candidate and potential candidate states of the Western Balkans. 8. Europeanization of polities in the Western Balkans – Central executives, national administrations and parliaments 9. Europeanization of politics in the Western Balkans – Political parties, party systems and public opinion 10. Europeanization of policies in the Western Balkans – Regional policy and regionalisation 11. Europeanization and the rule of law in the Western Balkans 12. Europeanization, state-building and democratization in the Western Balkans 13. Recapitulation Readings: Andrew Geddes, Charles Lees, Andrew Taylor (2012) ‘The European Union and South East Europe: The Dynamics of Europeanization and Multilevel Governance’, Routledge: London. Ashbrook, J.E. (2010) ‘Croatia, Euroskepticism, and the Identity Politics of EU Enlargement’, Problems of Post-Communism, Vol. 57, No. 3, pp. 23–39. Börzel Tanja(2013) ‘When Europeanization Hits Limited Statehood. The Western Balkans as a Test Case for the Transformative Power of Europe’, in Elbasani A. (ed.) ‘European Integration and Transformation in the Western Balkans. Europeanization or Business as Usual?’ Routledge: London. Bulmer, S. (2007) ‘Theorizing Europeanization’, In ‘Europeanization: New Research Agendas’, (eds.) P. Graziano and M. Vink, Palgrave Macmillan. Elbasani A. (ed.) (2013) ‘European Integration and Transformation in the Western Balkans. Europeanization or Business as Usual?’, Routledge: London. Fagan, A (2010) ‘The EU and the Western Balkans’, In ‘Europe's Balkan Dilemma: Paths to Civil Society or State-Building’, I.B. Tauris, pp. 18-48. Featherstone, K. and Radaelli, C. (2003) (eds.) The Politics of Europeanization, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Fink-Hafner Danica (2008) ‘Europeanization and party system mechanics: comparing Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro’, Journal of Southern Europe and the Balkans Online, 10:2, pp. 167-181. Freyburg Tina and Solveig Richter (2010) ‘National Identity Matters: The Limited Impact of EU Political Conditionality in the Western Balkans’, Journal of European Public Policy, Vol. 17, No. 2. pp. 263-281 Gergana Noutcheva (2009) ‘Fake, Partial and Imposed Compliance: the Limits of the EU's Normative Power in the Western Balkans’, Journal of European Public Policy, Vol. 16, No. 7, pp. 1065-1084. Gergana Noutcheva (2012) ‘European Foreign Policy and the Challenges of Balkan Accession: Conditionality, legitimacy and compliance’, Routledge: London. Glenn, J.K. (2004) ‘From nation-states to member states: Accession negotiations as an instrument of Europeanisation,’ Comparative European Politics 2 (1), 3-28. Grabbe, Heather (2003) ‘Europeanization Goes East: Power and Uncertainty in the EU Accession Process’, In The Politics of Europeanization, (eds.) Featherstone and Radaelli. Oxford University Press, pp. 303-330. Jacques Rupnik (Ed.) (2011) The Western Balkans and the EU: ‘The hour of Europe’, Chaillot Paper, No. 126.
Výukové metody
This course is taught through a combination of weekly lectures/seminars. The weekly topics will be introduced in the lectures. Students are expected to read the readings and be prepared to make an input into the seminar discussion, ask questions and raise points based on reading and reflection. The seminars will also include working in small groups on specific assignments relating to that week’s topic. Students are also expected to write seven position papers on the weekly readings which will serve as a basis for seminar discussion. In addition, each student is required to deliver one presentation during the term. The presentation should include a summary of the main arguments of the readings, a discussion of how the readings relate to the broader themes of the course, and questions for discussion. Final written exam will be based on the required readings and seminar discussions. Grading: (i) Final written exam (50%); (ii) Position papers (30%); (iii) Seminar participation (10%), and (iv) Seminar presentation (10%).
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
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