1. INTRODUCTION September 29, 2011

2. Uniqueness of European Integration Four freedoms Voluntary sharing of sovereignty – unprecedented A process (monnet) not an end “ever closer union” Supranationalism not always driven by alturism (Alan Milward, European Rescue of the nation-state) Free rider – defection problem (current crisis) Big challenge the “end game”.

3. Two dimensions of History of European Integration - Deepening (Treaties of the Union) - 1952 (ECSC) - 1957 EEC and EAEA - 1986 SEA - 1992 Maastricht European Union - 1998 Treaty of Amsterdam - 2000 Treaty of Nice - 2004 Constitution (failed) - 2009 Treaty of Lisbon

4. Two dimensions of History of European Integration - Widening (Enlargement of membership) - 1952 Benelux, France, Germany and Italy - 1957 The Six - 1973 Denmark, Ireland and UK - 1981 Greece - 1986 Spain and Portugal - 1995 Austria, Finland and Sweden - 2004 CEEC, Cyrpus and Malta - 2007 Bulgaria and Romania

5. Understanding Integration How is it happenning? Who/What is driving it? Why is it happening?

6. Michelle Cini and Nieves Borragan, European Union Politics (Oxford University Press, 2010) Head of the French Planning Commission John McCormick, Understanding the European Union: A Concise Introduction (Palgrave, 2005); and Desmond Dinan, Europe Recast: A History of European Union (Palgrave, 2004) Desmond Dinan, Ever Closer Union: An Introduction to European Integration (Palgrave, 2005). Textbooks

7. Mid-term exam (19 November 2011) 30 % Final 35 % Article/book review 25 % Attendance 10 % Course Requirements

8. Article/book review Participants will review one book on European integration of their choice or four academic articles. Participants are advised to select the articles and/or books that could constitute a basis for their Term Project course. The essay will be 4-5 pages (one and a half space, 12 point font, regular margin size) long “short paper (summary-abstract-review)” Each participant will write a short abstract/essay explaining why they chose the book/articles they did. This will be worth 5 out of the 25 points. The deadline for handing in this short abstract/essay is 2 November 2011. The deadline for handing in the full paper is 29 December.