Undergraduate Course: Democratisation and Europeanisation in Central and Eastern Europe (PLIT10086)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Politics |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course is aimed at providing students with an understanding of democratisation and Europeanisation in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) inside and outside the European Union. Despite special attention to Europe as a subject of research and teaching at PIR, there are no courses which study CEE in its own terms. The proposal suggests filling this niche by examining the drivers and constraints for democratisation in CEE and investigating the role of the EU in this context. The questions to examine include: How do state formation and nation building in CEE correlate with European integration? What is the interplay between post-communist legacies and the trajectories of democratisation in CEE? What are the crucial differences between the EU enlargement and neighbourhood policies?
The course will cover democratisation and Europeanisation in CEE since 1989 till nowadays. This timing will stimulate students to pay special attention to the issue of path-dependency, as well as to follow the news on the latest political changes in the region. The main case studies for the course will be the Czech Republic, Poland, and Ukraine; however, it will occasionally refer to democratisation and Europeanisation in other CEE states except for the Balkans.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Politics/International Relations courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: 45 |
| Location |
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| Central | Lecture | Lecture | 1-11 | | | 10:00 - 10:50 | | | | Central | Tutorial | Tutorial | 1-11 | | | 11:10 - 12:00 | | or 10:00 - 10:50or 11:10 - 12:00 |
| First Class |
Week 18, Wednesday, 10:00 - 10:50, Zone: Central. Seminar Room 2, Chrystal Macmillan Building |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
It is expected that students would:
&· Deepen their understanding of the diverse and fast-changing region of CEE; engage with debates on the interplay between post-communist legacies and democratisation; develop their abilities to critically apply this knowledge for analysing democratisation in CEE inside and outside the EU.
&· Combine theories and concepts from political science and international relations while studying democratisation in CEE.
&· Practice using comparative methods and single case studies.
&· Sharpen their skills of developing and presenting their arguments individually and in team.
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Assessment Information
| Tutorial presentation (10%), an essay of 2500 words (40%), and an exam (50%). |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
Indicative Reading
Vachudova, Anna, Hooghe, Liesbet (2009), &«Postcommunist politics in a magnetic field: How transition and EU accession structure party competition on European integration&ª, Comparative European Politics, 7: 179$ú212.
Bochsler, Daniel (2010), Territory and Electoral Rules in Post-Communist Democracies. Palgrave Macmillan.
Pop-Eleches, Grigore (2007), &«Historical Legacies and Post-Communist Regime Change&ª, The Journal of Politics, 69: 4, pp. 908$ú926.
GrzymaLa-Busse, Anna (2002), Redeeming the Communist Past: The Regeneration of Communist Parties in East Central Europe. Cambridge University Press.
Vachudova, Milada Anna (2005), Europe undivided: democracy, leverage and integration after communism, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Birch, Sarah (2003), Electoral Systems and Political Transformation in Post-Communist Europe, New York : Palgrave Macmillan.
Pridham, Geoffrey (2005), Designing democracy: EU enlargement and regime change in post-communist Europe. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Buller, Jim, Gamble, Andrew (2002), &«Conceptualising Europeanisation&ª, Public Policy and Administration, 17: 4.
Way, Lucan (2005), &«Authoritarian State Building and the Sources of Regime Competitiveness in the Fourth Wave: The Cases of Belarus, Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine&ª, World Politics, 57: 2, pp. 231-261.
Linz, J. (1993), &«State building and nation building&ª, European Review, 1: 355-369.
Hughes, J., Sasse, G & Gordon, C. (2004), Europeanization and Regionalization in the EU's. Enlargement to Central and Eastern Europe. The Myth of Conditionality. Palgrave Macmillan.
Haughton, Tim (2007), &«When Does the EU Make a Difference? Conditionality and the Accession Process in Central and Eastern Europe&ª, Political Studies Review, 5: 233$ú246.
O&©Dwyer, C. (2006), &«Reforming Regional Governance in East Central Europe: Europeanization or Domestic Politics as Usual&©, East European Politics and Societies, 20 (2), 219$ú253.
Protsyk, Oleh (2009), &«Representation and Democracy in Eurasia&©s Unrecognized States: The Case of Transnistria&ª, Post-Soviet Affairs, 25 (3).
Meleshevich, Andrey (2007), Party Systems in Post-Soviet Countries A Comparative Study of Political Institutionalization in the Baltic States, Russia, and Ukraine, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Josep M. Colomer (2004), Handbook of Electoral System Choice. London: Palgrave-Macmillan.
Outhwaite W. (2009), Europe Beyond East and West. In: Rumford C, ed. Handbook of European Studies. London: Sage, pp. 52-68.
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Valentyna Romanova
Tel: (0131 6)50 6973
Email: V.Romanova@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Susan Orr
Tel: (0131 6)50 4253
Email: Susan.Orr@ed.ac.uk |
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