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Postgraduate Course: European Public Policy (PGSP11312)

Course Outline
School	School of Social and Political Science	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Course type	Standard	Availability	Not available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Credits	15
Home subject area	Postgrad (School of Social and Political Studies)	Other subject area	None
Course website	None	Taught in Gaelic?	No
Course description	This is a core course for the Masters of Public Policy with a focus on European Public Policy. The course contributes to the objectives of the MPP by providing specialist knowledge regarding the European Union&Šs institutions, actors and policies. Students explore competing theoretical approaches to European Integration and policy-making processes. The course examines various supranational, national and sub-national institutions and actors that contribute to the EU policy-making process. The course also examines the historical development of important legal structures for determining the creation and implementation of different types of policy outputs. Finally, by inviting policy practitioners to present case studies throughout the programme, the course explores how these policy processes work in practice by scrutinising developments in important internal and external policy areas and over time.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None
Additional Costs	None

Course Delivery Information

Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)						WebCT enabled: Yes		Quota: None
Location	Activity	Description	Weeks	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
No Classes have been defined for this Course
First Class	First class information not currently available
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: 1. &ˇ Evaluate competing theoretical approaches for explaining European Integration, institutional change and the processes of policy-making &ˇ Identify the EU&Šs institutional structure and processes for internal and external policy-making 2. &ˇ Explain how and why the relevance of different EU institutions, actors and policies has changed over time &ˇ Understand the relative importance of supranational, national and sub-national factors for determining the EU&Šs governance structures and policy outputs 3. &ˇ Acquire an understanding of EU internal and external policy and policy-making processes that complements other specialist MPP core courses &ˇ Apply scholarly knowledge of European policy in a practical context 4. &ˇ Engage in effective individual presentations and group discussion

Assessment Information
60% 3000-word policy brief 25% Student presentations 15% Participation and attendance

Special Arrangements
None

Additional Information
Academic description	Not entered
Syllabus	WEEK 1$űIntroduction to European Integration and Policy-Making &ˇ Andreatta, Filippo (2005), &ŤTheory and the European Union&Šs International Relations&Ş, in International Relations and the European Union, Christopher Hill and Michael Smith, eds., 18-38. Oxford: Oxford University Press. &ˇ Cini, Michelle, Nieves Perez-Solorzano Borragan (2009), European Union Politics, 3rd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.$űPart 2: Theories and Conceptual Approaches. &ˇ Wallace, Helen, Mark Pollack, and Alasdair Young (2010), Policy-Making in the European Union, 6th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.$űPart 1: Institutions, Process and Analytical Approaches &ˇ Warleigh-Lack, Alex, and Ralf Drachenberg(2009), $ůPolicy Making in the European Union&Š, in Michelle Cini and Nieves Perez-Solorzano Borragan, European Union Politics, 3rd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Case Study: The Changing Theory and Practice of Neo-Functionalism WEEK 2$űThe Role of (Inter)governmental Actors in the Policy Process &ˇ Hayes-Renshaw, Fiona (2006), $ůThe Council of Ministers&Š, in John Peterson and Michael Shackleton, The Institutions of the European Union, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. &ˇ Lewis, Jeffrey (2009), $ůThe Council of the European Union&Š, in Michelle Cini and Nieves Perez-Solorzano Borragan, European Union Politics, 3rd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. &ˇ Lewis, Jeff (2006), $ůNational Interests $ú COREPER&Š, in John Peterson and Michael Shackleton, The Institutions of the European Union, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Case Study: Liberal Intergovernmentalism and the Treaties WEEK 3$űThe Role of Supranational Actors in the Policy Process &ˇ Egeberg, Morten (2009), $ůThe European Commission&Š, in Michelle Cini and Nieves Perez-Solorzano Borragan, European Union Politics, 3rd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. &ˇ Howarth, David (2009), &ŤThe European Central Bank: The Bank that rules Europe?&Ş, Kenneth Dyson and Martin Marcussen, eds., Central Banks in the Age of the Euro: Europeanization, Convergence, and Power, Oxford University Press, 73-88. &ˇ Kapsis, Illias (2009), $ůThe Courts of the European Union&Š, in Michelle Cini and Nieves Perez-Solorzano Borragan, European Union Politics, 3rd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. &ˇ Majone, Giandomenico (2006), $ůManaging Europeanization - The European Agencies&Š, in John Peterson and Michael Shackleton, The Institutions of the European Union, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. &ˇ Scully, Roger (2009), $ůThe European Parliament&Š, in Michelle Cini and Nieves Perez-Solorzano Borragan, European Union Politics, 3rd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Case Study: Lisbon Changes in Governance and Policy-Making WEEK 4$űThe Role of Non-state Actors in the Policy Process &ˇ Brunazzo, Marco (2009), $ůRegional Europe&Š, in Michelle Cini and Nieves Perez-Solorzano Borragan, European Union Politics, 3rd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. &ˇ Eising, Rainer (2009), $ůInterest Groups and the European Union&Š, in Michelle Cini and Nieves Perez-Solorzano Borragan, European Union Politics, 3rd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. &ˇ Howarth, David, and Tal Sadeh (2008), &ŤEconomic Interests and the European Union: A Catalyst for European Integration or a Hindrance?&Ş, The British Journal of Politics and International Relations 10, 1: 1-8. &ˇ Jeffery, Charlie (2006), $ůSocial and Regional Interests - The Economic and Social Committee and Committee of the Regions&Š, in J. Peterson and M. Shackleton, The Institutions of the European Union, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Case Study: Lobbying Influence and Regional Policy WEEK 5$űThe Single European Market and EMU &ˇ Egan, Michelle (2009), $ůThe Single Market&Š, in Michelle Cini and Nieves Perez-Solorzano Borragan, European Union Politics, 3rd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. &ˇ Hodson, Dermot (2010), $ůEconomic and Monetary Union&Š, in Helen Wallace, Mark Pollack, and Alasdair Young, Policy-Making in the European Union, 6th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. &ˇ Howarth, David, and Tal Sadeh (2010), &ŤThe Ever Incomplete Single Market: Differentiation and the Evolving Frontier of Integration&Ş, Journal of European Public Policy 17:7. &ˇ Verdun, Amy (2009), $ůEconomic and Monetary Union&Š, in Michelle Cini and Nieves Perez-Solorzano Borragan, European Union Politics, 3rd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Case Study: Policy Spill-over in the Single Market: The Case of Health Policy WEEK 6$űCompetition Policy &ˇ Cini, Michelle, and Lee McGowan (2008), Competition Policy in the European Union, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. &ˇ Damro, Chad (2006), &ŤTransatlantic Competition Policy: Domestic and International Sources of EU-US Cooperation,&Ş European Journal of International Relations 12, 2 (June): 171-196. &ˇ Doleys, Thomas (2009), &ŤIncomplete Contracting, Commission Discretion and the Origins of EU Merger Control&Ş, Journal of Common Market Studies 47, 3: 483-506. &ˇ Wilks, Stephen (2010), $ůCompetition Policy&Š, in Helen Wallace, Mark Pollack, and Alasdair Young, Policy-Making in the European Union, 6th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Case Study: EU and Policy Modernisation WEEK 7$űEnvironmental Policy &ˇ Bomberg, Elizabeth (2007), &ŤPolicy learning in an enlarged European Union: environmental NGOs and new policy instruments&Ş, Journal of European Public Policy 14, 2: 248-268. &ˇ Jordan, Andrew, and David Benson (2009), $ůEnvironmental Policy&Š, in Michelle Cini and Nieves Perez-Solorzano Borragan, European Union Politics, 3rd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. &ˇ Kern, Kristine and Harriet Bulkeley (2009), &ŤCities, Europeanization, and Multi-Level Governance: Governing Climate Change through Transnational Municipal Networks,&Ş Journal of Common Market Studies 47, 2: 309-332. &ˇ Lenschow, Andrea (2010), $ůEnvironmental Policy&Š, in Helen Wallace, Mark Pollack, and Alasdair Young, Policy-Making in the European Union, 6th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Case Study: EU and Policy Leadership WEEK 8$űExternal Trade and Finance Policy &ˇ Horng, Der-Chin (2004), &ŤThe European Central Bank&Šs External Relations with Third Countries and the IMF&Ş, European Foreign Affairs Review 9: 323$ú346. &ˇ McNamara, Kathleen (2008), &ŤA Rivalry in the Making? The Euro and International Monetary Power&Ş, Review of International Political Economy 15, 3: 439-459. &ˇ Meunier, Sophie, and Kalypso Nicolaidis (2005), &ŤThe European Union as a Trade Power&Ş, in International Relations and the European Union, Christopher Hill and Michael Smith, eds., 247-269. Oxford: Oxford University Press. &ˇ Smaghi, Lorenzo Bini (2004), &ŤA Single Seat in the IMF?&Ş, Journal of Common Market Studies 42, 2: 229-248. &ˇ Young, Alasdair (2006), &ŤPunching Its Weight? The EU&Šs Use of WTO Dispute Resolution,&Ş in The European Union&Šs Roles in International Politics, Ole Elgström and Michael Smith, eds., 189-207. Oxon: Routledge. Case Study: EU as Market Power Europe WEEK 9$űDevelopment Policy and Humanitarian Assistance &ˇ Babarinde, Olufemi, and Gerritt Faber, eds. (2005), The European Union and Developing Countries: The Cotonou Agreement, Leiden: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. &ˇ Carbone, Maurizio (2007), The EU and International Development, London: Routledge. &ˇ Lister, Marjorie, and Maurizio Carbone, eds. (2006), New Pathways in International Development: Gender and Civil Society in EU Policy, Ashgate. &ˇ Nuttall, Simon (2005), &ŤCoherence and Consistency&Ş, in International Relations and the European Union, Christopher Hill and Michael Smith, eds., 91-112. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Case Study: Consistency and EU Development Policy WEEK 10$űInternal and External Security Policy &ˇ Boswell, Christina (2008), &ŤThe Political Functions of Expert Knowledge: Knowledge and Legitimation in European Union Immigration Policy&Ş, Journal of European Public Policy 15, 4: 471-488. &ˇ Howorth, Jolyon (2005), &ŤFrom Security to Defense: The Evolution of the CFSP&Ş, in International Relations and the European Union, Christopher Hill and Michael Smith, eds., 179-204. Oxford: Oxford University Press. &ˇ Lavenex, Sandra, and William Wallace (2010), $ůJustice and Home Affairs&Š, in Helen Wallace, Mark Pollack, and Alasdair Young, Policy-Making in the European Union, 6th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. &ˇ Rees, Wyn (2005), &ŤThe External Face of Internal Security&Ş, in International Relations and the European Union, Christopher Hill and Michael Smith, eds., 205-224. Oxford: Oxford University Press. &ˇ Wallace, William (2010), $ůForeign and Security Policy&Š, in Helen Wallace, Mark Pollack, and Alasdair Young, Policy-Making in the European Union, 6th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Case Study: EU-NATO Relations WEEK 11$űEnlargement and the Future of Europe &ˇ Mayall, James (2005), &ŤThe Shadow of Empire: The EU and the Former Colonial World&Ş, in International Relations and the European Union, Christopher Hill and Michael Smith, eds., 292-316. Oxford: Oxford University Press. &ˇ Schimmelfennig, Frank (2006), &ŤThe Process of Enlargement: Problems, Interests, and Norms&Ş, in European Union, Power and Policy-Making, 3rd edition, Jeremy Richardson, ed., 207-224. London: Routledge. &ˇ Sedelmeier, Ulrich (2010), $ůEastern Enlargement&Š, in Helen Wallace, Mark Pollack, and Alasdair Young, Policy-Making in the European Union, 6th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. &ˇ Smith, Karen (2005), &ŤEnlargement and European Order&Ş, in International Relations and the European Union, Christopher Hill and Michael Smith, eds., 270-291. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Case Study: Turkey and EU Enlargement
Transferable skills	Not entered
Reading list	Cini, Michelle, Nieves Perez-Solorzano Borragan (2009), European Union Politics, 3rd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Hill, Christopher, and Michael Smith (2010), International Relations and the European Union, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Wallace, Helen, Mark Pollack, and Alasdair Young (2010), Policy-Making in the European Union, 6th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Study Abroad	Not entered
Study Pattern	Not entered
Keywords	Not entered

Contacts
Course organiser	Dr Chad Damro Tel: (0131 6)50 6698 Email: Chad.Damro@ed.ac.uk	Course secretary	Mrs Lindsay Adams Tel: (0131 6)50 2456 Email: Lindsay.Adams@ed.ac.uk

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