DPI- 431
Global Europe in the 21st Century: Democracy, Governance, and Policy
Muriel ROUYER
Fall 2016
Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:15-11:30
Location: Taubman building, room 135
Syllabus
Professor Muriel Rouyer
Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation
124 Mt. Auburn - Suite 200N-240
Phone: 617-496-0112
Email:
Office Hours: TBD (by appointment on electronic sign-up sheet)
Faculty Assistant:
Tara Tyrell
Belfer 410
Tel: (617) 496 2454
Course description
The European Union is a recent supranational polity. Its institutions and public policies impact both its members (states and individuals) and the wider world, making it a significant actor of multilevel governance and a global player on the international stage. To its admirers (and by its own account), the EU is a major force for the global good and the rule of law, peacefully spreading democracy, human rights, multilateralism, and sustainable development. To its critics, the EU is weak at best, hypocritical and self-interested at worst, failing to deliver on its promises and aims, and prone to multiple crisis that have affected both its political and economic credibility.
What kind of power is the EU? What does it do and what does it want? What sort of global relationships does it seek and foster? What specific challenges is it facing today? Can Europe help shape a new and prosperous world order?
This course will address these core questions directly. We will cover the institutions and governance of the EU, the debates regarding its legitimacy and leadership, the concerns over the future of European integration, and the EU’s external relations and policies in the current global context. The course is intended for students interested in Europe and its neighborhood, as well as for those interested in “the West” generally, the transatlantic relationship, global governance and regulation, promotion of peace, international organizations, and the international scope of democracy.
Course overview
Shopping session: Monday August 29, 10:15-11:30 in Room T 135
1.Introduction (August 31)
2. A Short History of Europe (Sep.2)
* * * * * * * ** Monday Sept.5th Labor Day- No class* * * * * * * *
3. Peace: How to make it, how to keep it, how to spread it? Reflections on the case of the EU (Sep. 7)
4. Market Power Europe (Sep. 12)
5. Norms, Rights and the Rule of Law: What does it Mean to Be European? (Sep. 14)
6. After the Referendum in the UK, Where Do We Stand?
Guest Speaker: Harriet Cross, Incoming General Consul of the UK in Boston (Sep. 19)
7. The E.U., How does it Work? (Sep. 21)
8. The Commercial Diplomacy of the EU (Sep. 26)
9. The Emerging Role of the European Parliament: the Case of Trade Agreements (Sept. 28)
10. Eurozone, from Crisis to Debated future (Oct.3)
11. Democratic Malaise in the EU (Oct. 5)
* * * * * * * * * Monday October 10th Columbus Day (no class) * * * * * * *
12. Austerity, Hegemony, Generosity....The “New German Question” of Europe (Oct. 12)
13. Social Justice in Europe and Beyond (Oct. 17)
14. Diverse Europe: the Question of Integration (Oct. 19)
15. European Migration and Asylum Policies (Oct. 24)
16. What kind of Power is the EU? Europe’s New Global Strategy (Oct. 26)
17. Europe’s Significant Others: Africa, India (Oct. 31)
18. Refugee Crisis and the EU: Is the West Losing its Moral Compass?
Guest speaker: Nahuel Arenas, Director of Humanitarian Response Department At OXFAM AMERICA (Nov. 2)
19. Enlargement and Neighborhood (Nov.7)
20. Southern Perspectives Guest speakers: Ifigenia Kanara and Valéry Freland, General Consuls in Boston of respectively Greece and of France (Nov. 9- TBC)
21. European Energy Policy (Nov.14)
22. European Defense and Security in a Shifting Geopolitical Context (Nov.16)
23. Dealing with (re)Emerging Powers: Russia and China (Nov. 21)
* * * * * * Thanksgiving Break- No class on Wednesday November 23 * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * *
24. A Green Leader in Times of Climate Change (Nov. 28)
25. Last class- Conclusions (Nov. 30)
Class work
Class work
q113 Participation (40% of final grade)
Participation is an important part of this class and includes several types of exercises. It is an entertaining and efficient way to learn actively and progressively. By participating in this class you will have a chance to discuss and assimilate readings, interact with other students in different types of team-work in class (games, discussions) but also develop, present and defend your own ideas through individual contributions (responses to the readings, class discussion). The participatory design of this class makes it a lively forum where different perspectives and opinions are openly discussed on the basis of scholarly literature, global news, research and informed opinions.
Participation includes: regular attendance, active involvement during class, class assignments.
A few rules need to be respected so that everybody can maximize the benefit of this class. Please arrive to (and leave) class on time. The use of laptops/tablets is strictly limited to class participation: either to take notes, to deliver a presentation, or make a useful research for the class during group work, nothing else.
As a general principle, everyone should come to class willing to do the “ 3 R’s”:
- Regular attendance: if you choose to attend this class, you need to commit on a regular basis (unless exceptional circumstances duly notified ahead of time to the instructor)
- Readiness to discuss readings: this means all the participants should come to class having done the readings and being ready to discuss them, even if it was not your turn to hand-in a written assignment that day.
- Reading Responses: in principle, if no other exercise is scheduled, once a week (that is, every other class, not every class) you will turn-in a response to the readings of the day (cf. description of class work below).
Punctuality is crucial and tardiness will not be tolerated, unless specific and justified reasons are presented to the instructor (such as slightly overlapping class, travel time from another campus, mobility issues).
Description of class work:
A variety of participatory exercises will be proposed in this class.
-Class discussion, introduced by student polling (“clickers”) or prompted by the instructor (who may cold-call) will allow you to share your thoughts or comments, based on the readings. This is to train your oral skills, sense of a propos and share concise information with an audience.
- Group work in class, to help you better grasp the various dimensions of an issue. Typically, groups will gather for 15 minutes and confront their main findings before engaging in wider class-discussion.
-Responses to readings: every other class (= once a week) depending on your group assignment, and unless another exercise takes precedence, you will turn-in a short written response (one page 1.5 spaced Times New Roman 12 max) before class and post it on the class- page no later than 9.15 am so that everybody can read it. This is to help you assimilate information progressively, formulate your own questions and ideas to fuel the debate, and retrieve information easily when you later need it. In principle, these responses are individual. They should also be original, reflecting your own thoughts or questions. They might be prompted by a specific assignment.
-Guest Lectures, games, workshop and simulations: these class-exercises will allow you to understand in context and /or embody, represent and perform different institutional or political roles in European policies or public debates.
q113 Written Work (60 % of final grade)
Written work consists of one final paper (coef. 9), one “puzzle” (one page max, coef 0.5) and one paper outline with a few references (coef. 0.5)
Deadlines:
§ One-page “puzzle” due after class # 11, on October 12 at 6pm.
§ Paper outline due after class # 13, on October 19th at 6 pm
§ Final Paper due on Tuesday December 13th at midnight
The Final Paper is typically an opportunity to further inquire about topics that are mentioned in class but not developed, or to dedicate more attention to an aspect of the course of particular interest to you. It also is a good way to demonstrate intellectual aptitude to critically discuss a problem, possibly for future research or work purposes. Topics can thus vary according to individual preferences, but should remain in connection with the class theme, and be chosen in accordance with the instructor. The paper may highlight a specific policy (or aspect of it), an institution, an agency, a political problem, or confront a theoretical approach to a set of events.
Final papers should be 14-15 pages long (double-spaced, Times New Roman font size 12, 1-inch margins), include references and appropriate citations (guidelines on the final paper will be provided in class and should be followed).
It is highly recommended that you choose a topic as early as possible during the semester in order to be able to benefit from guidance (office hours) and perspectives acquired in class. A list of past topics will be communicated shortly after drop-out deadline.
The final paper is individual, original, fair, and should demonstrate aptitude to both synthetic and critical reasoning.
“Original” means that the paper does not exist prior to its writing by the student and reflects the ideas of its author. This requirement excludes plagiarism, and authorized reproduction of already existing papers. “Fair” means that if you borrow from other people’s work (to a limited extent), you should quote it and acknowledge it appropriately (by the use of quotation marks and footnotes, and in a bibliography or list of references used). “Critical reasoning” means that you are able to use different sources and put them in perspective in order not to simply repeat what other people say, but are able of highlighting or questioning underlying problems, context and crucial conditions, etc.
Plagiarism will not be tolerated and any suspected act of plagiarism will be forwarded to the relevant authorities of the HKS without notice. If you don’t know what plagiarism is and wonder what your responsibility is, I refer you to the HKS student handbook (Click Here) And if you still don’t get it, read this short enlightening piece by Trisha Craig, former Exec. Dir. of the Center of European Studies at Harvard and specialist of global higher education: “Not yours for the taking” (click here)
The one page puzzle is a very preliminary and sketchy question you think you will want to dig further in your final paper. At that stage no need of references of theoretical frame, just a very personal question or “puzzle” within the framework of this class.
The paper outline describes what you intend to write about in your final paper and how. It should include a short introduction (your “puzzle”) and a tentative structure. Signing-up for office hours early on will help you a lot to discuss your paper topic.
Auditors and Cross-Registration Policy:
This course welcomes auditors who cannot, per HKS rules, formally register (such as pre/post/doctoral and security fellows, as well as other particular cases to discuss with the instructor). It is equally open to non-HKS cross-registrants, from other Harvard schools and departments, the College, and other affiliated Universities. All other cases (such as oversubscriptions of credits) will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, please contact instructor.
Recommended book:
Michelle Cini and Nieves Perez-Solorzano Borragan, European Union Politics, Oxford University Press, 5th edition, 2016
Weekly program
Class 1 –Wednesday August 31- Introduction
Readings:
· Matthias Matthijs and Daniel Kelemen, “Europe Reborn”, Foreign Affairs, January/February 2015, click here
· Stefano Bartolini, Restructuring Europe, Oxford U.P., 2005, pp. 121-126
· Tony Judt, Postwar Europe, Penguin Press, 2005, pp. 803-804.
· Pascal Lamy and Antonio Vitorino, Foreword, Think Global, Act European IV, 2013, pp. 6-14. click here
Class 2 - Friday, September 2nd – A Short History of Europe
Readings: (Group A written response #1)
· Perry Anderson, New Old World, Verso, 2009, Chapter 1, pp. 3-46
· Mark Leonard, Why Europe will Run the 21st Century, pp. 9-13
· Mary Sarotte, 1989- The Struggle to create post-cold war Europe, Princeton University Press, 2009, Introduction and conclusion (pp. 1-10 and 195-214)
Video: Helmut Kohl and Mitterrand holding hands in the Douaumont Ossuary in Verdun, (1984), INA archives click here
(Monday, September 5th – Labor Day- No class)
Class 3 – Wednesday, September 7th – Peace: How to make it, how to keep it, how to spread it? – The case of the EU
Readings: (Group B written response #1)
· Andrew Linklater, “A European Civilizing Process?” , chapter 18 in: C. Hill and M. Smith, International relations and the European Union, Oxford U. P. 201, pp. 435-457
· Johan Galtung, The EU Foreign Policy of My Dreams: Ten Wishes, Global Governance Institute, December 2013 (PDF on class page)
· Ambassador Wendy Sherman et al. On Political Forgiveness, Belfer Center Policy Brief, June 2016, click here
Press and Policy Sources:
o Philip Oltermann, “ ‘We May Actually Get Something Done’-New Era in Franco-German alliance, The Guardian, 24 January 2014 click here
o Nobel Prize Award Ceremony Speech by Thorbjorn Jagland, Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, 10 December 2012, click here
o John Plender, “The Myth of the European Peace Project”, Financial Times, August 4, 2016, click here
Class 4 – Monday, September 12th - Market Power Europe
Readings: (Group A written response #2)
· Michelle Egan, “The Single Market”, chap. 18 in Michelle Cini et al. European Union Politics, Oxford Univ. Press, 2016 (5th edition), pp. 255-267.
· Think Global, Act European IV- The recommendations of 16 Think-Tanks, Notre Europe, April 2013, Foreword and general synthesis, pp. 6-31
· Chad Damro, “Market Power Europe”, Journal of European Public Policy, (2012) 19:5, 682-699
Policy sources and Press :
o Business Europe, EU single Market, Facts and Figures click here
o “FDI in Europe at an all-time high, despite uncertainties posing risks”, Ernest Young Consultancy, 24 May 2016 click here
o Ben Chu, “Economists put cost of losing European Union Single Market membership at £75Bn”, The Independent, August 9, 2016 click here
(Add/ drop-out deadline)
Class 5 – Wednesday September 14th –: Norms, Rights and the Rule of Law: What Does it Mean to be European?
Analysis: (Group B written response #2)
· Jan Werner-Müller, “Defending Democracy within the EU”, Journal of Democracy, Volume 24, Number 2, April 2013, pp. 138-149