coala Naional de Studii Politice i Administrative tiine Politice POLITIC EUROPEAN An II, Semestrul II, 2012/2013 Titular Curs:

Lect. dr. univ. Claudiu Craciun Titular Seminar : Drd. Andrei Vlducu (andreivladucu@snspa.ro) I. Introducere.

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Cursul de Politic European este un curs de nivel avansat, care necesit parcurgerea unei literaturi teoretice i instituionale diverse. Cursul folosete abordri teoretice i empirice din zona teoriei politice, a politicii comparate i sociologiei politice pentru analiza politicii europene, att n zona politicii domestice a rilor europene ct i la nivel supranaional, ale mecanismelor i proceselor politice din cadrul Uniunii Europene. Cursul va aborda de asemenea problematica europenizrii sistemelor politice i administrative a statelor europene, cu focalizare asupra Romniei. Cursul de Politic European este recomandat celor care doresc s aprofundeze tematica guvernanei europene i celor care doresc ctigarea abilitilor de cercetare i analiz de specialitate n acest domeniu. Se recomand a fi parcurs i asimilat mpreun cu alte cursuri de arie (Instituiile UE, Politicile Comunitii Europene, Politicile UE). II. Prelegeri: Prelegerile sunt dedicate nelegerii structurilor i proceselor politice existente la nivel european. Perspectiva asumat este una specific. Dinamica instituional a Comunitilor Europene/Uniunii Europene nu poate fi explicat n izolare fa de nivelul naional i viceversa. Politica european trebuie neleas ca interaciune ntre nivelurile naional i comunitar, configurat n spaiu - Est i Vest, Nord i Sud i timp trecut i prezent. Pentru participarea la cursul de Politic European studenii trebuie sa aib un nivel prealabil de cunotine i interes n politica comparat i studiul integrrii europene. La fiecare prelegere se va organiza i o prezentare a participanilor la curs. Pentru a facilita asimilarea informaiilor, notitele de curs vor fi postate pe grupul de discuii al cursului. Evaluare curs: Participanii trebuie s participe la simularea examenului final, programat la mijlocul semestrului. Nota obinut la aceast simulare nu este luat n calcul. Cu toate acestea, dac nota obinut la simulare este mai mic de 5, aceasta va conta la nota final. Participanii trebuie s participe la examenul final, programat la finalul semestrului. Acesta va consta n rezolvarea a 2 subiecte din 8 propuse, iar durata va fi de 2 ore. Structura cursului.

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coala Naional de Studii Politice i Administrative tiine Politice Teme curs: Tema 1. Introducere in politica europeana. Transformarile statului european.

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Bartolini, Stefano, Structuring Europe: The experience of the nation-state (Ch.2), in Reconstructing Europe, Oxford University Press, pp. 56-115, 2005 (asta au de citit pentru sptmna viitoare). Texte obligatorii: Wolfgang Muller (2003) The changing european state in Hayward, J. si Menon, A. ed. Governing Europe, Oxford University Press. Patrick le Gales (2003) The changing european state Pressures from within in Hayward, J. si Menon, A. ed. Governing Europe, Oxford University Press Stefano Bartolini (2006) A comparative political approach to the EU formation. ARENA Working Papers. No.4. Texte optionale: Stein Rokkan (1999) State Formation, Nation-Building, and Mass Politics in Europe: The Theory of Stein Rokkan Book by Peter Flora, Stein Kuhnle, Stein Rokkan, Derek Urwin; Oxford University Press, p. 95-224 Peter A Hall (2003) Institutions and european democracy in Hayward, J. si Menon, A. ed. Governing Europe, Oxford University Press Kjell Goldmann (2002) Internationalisation and the nation-state: Four issues and three non-issues European Journal of Political Research 41: 281305. Tema 2. Teoriile constructiei europene. Texte obligatorii: Mark Pollack (2005) Theorizing the European Union: International Organization, Domestic Polity, or Experiment in New Governance? Annual Review Of Political Science. 8:35798 John Erik Fossum (2006) Conceptualizing the European Union Through Four Strategies of Comparison, Comparative European Politics4, (94123). Ben Rosamond (2007) European integration and the social science of EU studies: the disciplinary politics of a subfield, International Affairs 83: 1 231252. Texte optionale: Stefano Bartolini (2006) A comparative political approach to the EU formation. ARENA Working Papers. No.4. Morten Egeberg (2004) An organisational approach to European integration: Outline of a complementary perspective, European Journal of Political Research 43: 199219, 199. Tema 3. Uniunea Europeana ca sistem politic. Contact: Claudiu Craciun stiinta_politica@yahoo.com

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Texte obligatorii: Simon Hix (2005) The Political System of the European Union, 2nd Edition, Palgrave, pp.1-23. Johan P. Olsen (2004) Unity, diversity and democratic institutions. What can we learn from the European Union as a large-scale experiment in political organization and governing? ARENA Working Papers WP 04/13 Philippe C. Schmitter (1996) Some alternative futures for the European polity and their implications for European public policy, Adjusting to Europe: The Impact of the European Union on National Institutions and Policies Book by Yves Mny, Pierre Muller, Jean-Louis Quermonne; Routledge. Texte optionale: Morten Egeberg (2004) EU Institutions and the Transformation of European Level Politics How to understand profound change (if it occurs) ARENA Working Papers WP 04/19 Andrew Moravcsik (2002) 'In Defence of the "Democratic Deficit": Reassessing Legitimacy in the European Union', Journal of Common Market Studies, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 603-24. A Follesdal and S Hix (2006) Why There is a Democratic Deficit in the EU: A Response to Majone and Moravcsik, Journal of Common Market Studies, 44 (3), pp. 533-562. Tema 4. Politica legislativa in Uniunea Europeana. Texte obligatorii: Roger Scully (1999) Parliamentary Democracy And Political Legitimacy In The European Union, Joint Sessions of the European Consortium for Political Research, Mannheim,March 26-31. Berthold Rittberger (2003) 'The Creation and Empowerment of the European Parliament', Journal of Common Market Studies, vol. 41, no.2, pp. 203-25. George Tsebelis si Geoffrey Garrett Legislative Politics in the European Union, European Union Politics, Volume 1 (1): 936: 2003. Simon Hix, Amie Kreppel si Abdul Noury (2003) The Party System in the European Parliament: Collusive or Competive? Journal of Common Market Studies, vol. 41, no.2, pp.309-31. Texte optionale: Roger Scully and David Farrell (2003). MEPs representatives: Individual and Instititional Roles. Journal of Common Market Studies, vol. 41, no.2, pp.269-88. Matthew Gabel (2003) Public support for the European Parliament. Journal of Common Market Studies, vol. 41, no.2, pp.289-308. Tema 5. Politica executiva in Uniunea Europeana. Texte obligatorii: Contact: Claudiu Craciun stiinta_politica@yahoo.com 3

coala Naional de Studii Politice i Administrative Facultatea de tiine Politice Myrto Tsakatika (2005) Claims to Legitimacy: The European Commission between Continuity and Change, Journal of Common Market Studies, Volume 43. Number 1. pp. 193220. Dimitrakopoulos, Dionyssis G. and Passas, Argyris G., (2004) "Chapter 9" from Dimitrakopoulos, D.G.(ed.), The changing European commission pp.153-163, Manchester University Press Peterson, John (1999) 'The Santer era: the European Commission in normative, historical and theoretical perspective', Journal of European Public Policy, 6:1, 46 65. Ricardo Gomez and John Peterson (2001) The EUs Impossibly Busy Foreign Ministers: No One is in Control European Foreign Affairs Review 6: 5374. Texte optionale: Giandomenico Majone (2002) The European Commission. The limits of centralization and the perils of parlementarization, Governance, Vol.15, No.3, Iulie. Desmond Dinan (2005) Governance and Institutions: A New Constitution and a New Commission, Journal of Common Market Studies, Volume 43. Annual Review pp. 3754. Jeffrey Lewis (1998) 'Is the "Hard Bargaining" Image of the Council Misleading?', Journal of Common Market Studies, vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 479-504. Tema 6. Federatiile europene de partide. Functii si organizare. Texte obligatorii: Knut Heidar Parties and cleavages in the European political space, Arena Working papers Wp 03/7 Robert Ladrech (1996) Political parties in the European Parliament in John Gaffney Political Parties and the European Union; Routledge. Pascal Delwit, Erol Klahci and Cdric Van De Walle The European party federations. A political player in the making? in Pascal Delwit, Erol Klahci & Cdric Van De Walle (eds.) The Europarties Organisation and Influence, Centre dtude de la vie politique of the Free University of Brussels (ULB). Texte optionale: Kurt Richard Luther si Ferdinand Mller-Rommel, Political parties in a changing Europe, Keele European Parties Research Unit (KEPRU) Working Paper 14. Paul G. Lewis (2001) European Parties East and West: Comparative Perspectives, Perspectives on European Politics and Society, 2:3. Erol Kulahci (2001) European Party Federations (EPFs) and the EU Legitimacy Deficit: Conceptualising the Horizontal Pathway, Perspectives on European Politics and Society, 2:3. Tema 7. Federatiile europene de partide II. Profiluri organizationale si ideologice. Contact: Claudiu Craciun stiinta_politica@yahoo.com 4

coala Naional de Studii Politice i Administrative Facultatea de tiine Politice Texte obligatorii: Gerassimos Moschonas The party of European Socialists: the difficult construction of a European player in Pascal Delwit, Erol Klahci & Cdric Van De Walle (eds.) The Europarties Organisation and Influence, Centre dtude de la vie politique of the Free University of Brussels (ULB). Pascal Delwit, The European Peoples Party: stages and analysis of a transformation in Pascal Delwit, Erol Klahci & Cdric Van De Walle (eds.) The Europarties Organisation and Influence, Centre dtude de la vie politique of the Free University of Brussels (ULB). Camilla Sandstrm, The European Liberal, Democrat and Reform Party. From co-operation to integration in Pascal Delwit, Erol Klahci & Cdric Van De Walle (eds.) The Europarties Organisation and Influence, Centre dtude de la vie politique of the Free University of Brussels (ULB). Cdric Van De Walle The European Federation of Green Parties: Rather a European than an ecologist organisation? in Pascal Delwit, Erol Klahci & Cdric Van De Walle (eds.) The Europarties Organisation and Influence, Centre dtude de la vie politique of the Free University of Brussels (ULB). Daniel-Louis Seiler, The Democratic Party of the Peoples of Europe (DPPE-EFA) in Pascal Delwit, Erol Klahci & Cdric Van De Walle (eds.) The Europarties Organisation and Influence, Centre dtude de la vie politique of the Free University of Brussels (ULB). Texte optionale: Basic Programme adopted by the IXth EPP Congress, Athens, November 1992 PES Social Europe ALDE History and Present European Grens European Elections Manifesto European United Left Nordic Green Left- Constitutent Declaration Independence/Democracy Group in the European Parliament Political Program Tema 8. Alegerile europene. Tema 8. Alegerile europene. Texte obligatorii: Schmitt, Hermann (2005) 'The European Parliament Elections of June 2004: Still Second-Order?', West European Politics, 28:3, 650 679. Richard S. Flickinger, Donley T. Studlar One Europe (2007) Many Electorates? Models of Turnout in European Parliament Elections After 2004, Comparative Political Studies, Volume 40 Number 4 April 383-404. Contact: Claudiu Craciun stiinta_politica@yahoo.com 5

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Matthew Gabel, Simon Hix. (2002) Defining The EU Political Space. An Empirical Study of the European Elections Manifestos, 1979-1999, Comparative Political Studies, Vol. 35 No. 8, October 934-964. Texte optionale: Erik R. Tillman (2004) The European Union at the ballot box? European Integration and Voting Behavior in the New Member States, Comparative Political Studies, Vol. 37 No. 5, June 590-610. Cliff Carrubba Richard J. Timpone (2005) Explaining vote switching across first- and second-order elections. Evidence From Europe, Comparative Political Studies, Vol. 38 No. 3, April 260-281. David M. Farrell Roger Scully (2005) Electing the European Parliament: How Uniform are Uniform Electoral Systems? Journal of Common Market Studies, Volume 43. Number 5. pp. 96984. Tema 9. Identitate europeana. Texte obligatorii: Thomas Risse European Institutions and Identity Change: What Have We Learned? in Richard Herrmann, Marilynn Brewer, and Thomas Risse (eds.), Identities in Europe and the Institutions of the European Union (Lanham MD: Rowman & Littlefield, forthcoming) Dieter Fuchs and Hans-Dieter Klingemann (2000) Eastward Enlargement of the European Union and the Identity of Europe Berlin, September, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin fr Sozialforschung gGmbH (WZB). Bruter, M. (2004) 'On what citizens mean by feeling 'European': perceptions of news, symbols and borderless-ness'. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. (Vol. 30.1). Texte optionale: Bruter, M., (2003) 'Winning hearts and minds for Europe' Comparative Political Studies. (vol. 36.10): 1148 1179. Tema 11. Europenizare. Concept si aplicatii. Sistemul politic. Tema 12. Europenizare. Sistemul administrativ si politici publice. Tema 10. Dinamica euroscepticismului. Texte obligatorii: Nick Sitter Opposing Europe: Euro-Scepticism, Opposition And Party Competition, SEI Working Paper No 56 Opposing Europe Research Network Working Paper No 9. Paul Taggart si Aleks Szczerbiak (2004) Contemporary Euroscepticism in the party systems of the European Union candidate states of Central and Eastern Europe European Journal of Political Research 43: 127. Robert Harmsen and Menno Spiering (2004) Introduction: Euroscepticism and the Evolution of European Political Debate in Menno Spiering and Robert Harmsen (ed. )Euroscepticism: Party politics, national identity and European integration, Rodopi B.V.Amsterdam, New York, NY. Contact: Claudiu Craciun stiinta_politica@yahoo.com 6

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Texte optionale: Trei studii de caz la alegere din Menno Spiering and Robert Harmsen (ed. )Euroscepticism: Party politics, national identity and European integration, Rodopi B.V.Amsterdam, New York, NY. Tema 11. Europenizare. Concept si aplicatii. Sistemul politic. Texte obligatorii: Johan P. Olsen, The Many Faces of Europeanization, ARENA Working Papers.

Claudio Radaelli, Europenisation: solution or problem ?, EIOP 2004WP 01/2 Heather Grabbe (2001) How does Europeanization affect CEE governance? Conditionality, diffusion and diversity, Journal of European Public Policy 8:6 December: Robert Ladrech Europeanization and Political Parties: Towards a Framework for Analysis , Keele European Parties Research Unit (KEPRU),Working Paper 7. Texte optionale: Nikiforos Diamandouros (1994) Cultural dualism and political change in postauthoritarian greece, Estudio/Working Paper 1994/50February Schimmelfennig, Frank and Sedelmeier, Ulrich (2004) 'Governance by conditionality: EU rule transfer to the candidate countries of Central and Eastern Europe', Journal of European Public Policy, 11:4, 661 679. Andrew Moravcsik Why the European Union Strengthens the State: Domestic Politics and International Cooperation, Center for European Studies Working Paper Series #52 Mair, Peter (2000) 'The limited impact of Europe on national party systems', West European Politics, 23:4, 27 51. Goetz, Klaus H. (2000) 'European integration and national executives: A cause in search of an effect?', West European Politics, 23:4, 211 231. Tema 12. Europenizare. Sistemul administrativ si politici publice. Texte obligatorii: Klaus H. Goetz Making sense of post-communist central administration: modernization, Europeanization or Latinization? Journal of European Public Policy 8:6 December: 10321051. Simon J. Bulmer si Claudio M. Radaelli (2004) The Europeanisation of National Policy? Queens Papers on Europeanisation, No 1. Christoph Knill si Dirk Lehmkuhl (2002) The national impact of European Union regulatory policy: Three Europeanization mechanisms, European Journal of Political Research 41: 255280. Contact: Claudiu Craciun stiinta_politica@yahoo.com 7

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Texte optionale: James Hughes, Gwendolyn Sasse, Claire Gordon (2004) Conditionality and Compliance in the EUs Eastward Enlargement: Regional Policy and the Reform of Sub-national Government, JCMS Volume 42. Number 3. pp. 52351. Goldsmith, Mike (1993) 'The Europeanisation of Local Government', Urban Studies, 30:4, 683 - 699 Vivien A. Schmidt (2002) Europeanization and the mechanics of economic policy adjustment, Journal of European Public Policy 9:6 December: 894912. NOTA: Toate materialele opionale i obligatorii vor fi postate pe grupul de discuii. Lecturi principale: Hayward, J. si Menon, A. ed. (2003) Governing Europe, Oxford University Press. Hix, S. (2002) The political system of the European Union, Basingstoke: Palgrave McMillan. Lijphart, A.(2002) Modele ale democratiei. Iasi: Polirom. Wallace, H. si Wallace, W. ed. (2004) Procesul politic in Uniunea European, Chisinau: Arc Jurnale recomandate: West European Politics, European Union Politics, Journal of European Public Policy, Journal of Common Market Studies, Comparative European Studies. III. Structura seminarului:

Fiecare seminar va avea dou componente: 1) discutarea textelor propuse n vederea identificrii modelului teoretic propus de autor: Care este teza propus de autor? Care sunt conceptele-cheie, conceptele secundare utilizate, care sunt sensurile lor si prin ce difer de sensurile date de ali autori? Care sunt argumentele aduse, cum sunt articulate ntre ele aceste concepte? Care sunt limitele i structurale ale teoriei? Ce poate explica i ce nu poate sau nu i propune? Cum pot fi criticate definiiile, argumentele sau tezele avansate de autor?

2) prezentarea profilelor de ar pe care studenii i le-au asumat n seminarul anterior: Contact: Claudiu Craciun stiinta_politica@yahoo.com 8

coala Naional de Studii Politice i Administrative Facultatea de tiine Politice fiecare student trebuie s pregteasc 2-3 probleme specifice dintr-un profil de ar i s le prezinte n cadrul seminarului. pentru facilitarea prezentrii sunt acceptate i ppt-uri (power pointuri), n acest sens la fiecare seminar va fi prezent un proiector cu ajutorul crua v putei face prezentrile. schema tematic a profilurilor de ar este inclus la sfritul acestui document. alocarea rilor (ri membre, n curs de adaptare, ri ne-membre, ri vecine) se va realiza n primele dou sptmni ale semestrului cu acordul conductorului de seminar. profilurile de ar trebuie trimise pe mailul andreivladucu@snspa.ro i pe grupul de discuii cu 48 de ore nainte de seminar. Participanii la seminar au obligaia de a le parcurge i participa activ la discuii. Evaluare seminar: prezena la seminar (minim 8 prezene) este o precondiie a promovrii cursului, nu o parte a notei. Avei posibilitatea s venii la orice seminar dorii ntr-o sptmn, dar nu putei veni de 3 ori ntr-o sptmn la 3 grupe diferite pentru a face 3 prezene (i nicio alt combinaie de genul acesta). activitatea de seminar are o pondere de 50% din nota final. 50% din nota de la seminar const n realizarea profilului de ar i prezentarea lui. 50% din nota de la seminar const n implicarea studenilor n discuiilor pe marginea textului care se va discuta la seminar. Cerine minimale: Participanii trebuie s fie prezeni la cel putin 60% din ntlnirile de seminar programate ( 8 ntlniri din 14). Participanii trebuie s pregteasc o seciune a unui profil de ar i s o trimit coordonatorului de seminar cu 48 de ore nainte de seminarul corespunztor. IV. Evaluarea final.

Evaluarea final va lua n considerare urmtoarele criterii: 1) Calitatea participrii la discuiile de seminar n urma textelor pe care le-ati avut de citit - 25% 2) Calitatea profilului de ar, inclusiv prezentarea acestuia - 25% 3) Calitatea examenului final - 50 % Pe grupul de discutii vor fi postate subiectele care au fost tratate la examenele din anii trecuti. Examenul final va fi scris. Studentii vor primi un set de 10 subiecte din care isi vor alege 2. Timpul de lucru va fi de 2 ore. Pentru pregatirea examenului final se va organiza o simulare la mijlocul semestrului. Lucrarile vor fi evaluate si comentate dar nota nu va fi luata in considerare in economia evaluarii. V. Resurse. Contact: Claudiu Craciun stiinta_politica@yahoo.com 9

coala Naional de Studii Politice i Administrative Facultatea de tiine Politice Comunicarea cu responsabilul de curs i seminar va fi facilitat prin intermediul grupului de discuii fspan2011@yahoogroups.com i prin intermediul http://moodle.scoaladigitala.ro/ (cursul Politica Europeana). unde participanii trebuie s se inscrie. Acestea au urmatoarele funcii : comunicarea n timp real ntre cei implicati, accesarea bibliografiei obligatorii i opionale, accesarea syllabus-ului, a ghidului de redactarea a proiectelor finale i schemei tematice a profilurilor de ar, postarea prezentarilor de seminar, postarea eseurilor finale, postarea rezultatelor evaluarii. Profiluri de ar. Profilurile reprezinta un efort structurat de a reconstrui sistemul politic al unei ri att ca structura/dinamic domestic ct i ca interaciune cu sistemul politic european. Profilurile de ar sunt lucrri narative care introduc participanii n universul politic al fiecrei ri. Abordarea este academic iar n redactarea acestora trebui respectate regulile corespunzatoare de stil i citare. Mrimea medie a profilului de ar (ambele seciuni, fr bibliografie) trebuie s fie de aprox. 3000 de cuvinte. Pentru exemplificare, anumite profiluri de ar redactate n anii anterior sunt postate pe grupul de discuii. Profilurile integrate trebuie postate cu 48 de ore nainte de nceperea seminarului pentru a permite parcurgerea acestora de ctre studeni. Profilul de ar are dou sectiuni distincte dar interconectate. Studenii trebuie s i aleag una dintre seciuni dar documentul final postat pe grupul de discuii i prezentat n cadrul seminarului trebuie s fie comun. Toate rile europene, fie membre sau nu pot fi analizate (de exemplu rile cuprinse n Politica de vecintate). Prima seciune se refer la sistemul politic naional. Pentru a facilita comparaia, schema teoretic se bazeaz pe contribuia lui Arend Lijphart privind modelele democratiei (Lijphart 2002). Aceasta trebuie s conin: Structura socio-demografic - compoziie etnic, religioas, etc. Forma statului i dispersia puterii - unitar, federal, confederal / gradul de regionalizare i descentralizare. Tipul de regim politic - parlamentar, semiprezidential, prezidential. Clivaje politice dominante - urban/rural, centru/periferie, stat/biserica, patroni/angajati, etc.. Sistemul de partide - bipartidism vs. multipartidism. Tipuri predominante de cabinet i compoziia curenta - cabinete monocolore vs. cabinete de coalitie. Arii de politici prioritare n politica naional/ subiecte controversate Ex. politica extern, taxare, somaj, relatia stat-biserica etc. A doua seciune se refer la interaciunea cu sistemul politic european. Acesta trebuie s conin: Istoria integrrii europene - data de accedere, poziii privind tratatele. Reprezentarea n structura legislativ european - partide, mandate i doctrine. Identificare i susinere pentru instituiile europene - vezi Eurobarometrele. Dinamica euroscepticismului - agenda, partide, discursuri publice. Poziii asupra agendei de politici europene- ex. Extindere, buget, agricultur, ordine internp, politica extern i de securitate comun, mediu, etc. Contact: Claudiu Craciun stiinta_politica@yahoo.com 10

coala Naional de Studii Politice i Administrative Facultatea de tiine Politice Politci de gen reprezentarea femeilor n instituiile publice, cote de gen, discrimare etc. Avnd n vedere numarul mare de participanti trebuie evitata prezentarea de dou ori a unei ri n cadrul aceleiai grupe.

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