- Docente: Renata Lizzi
- Credits: 10
- SSD: SPS/04
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
- Campus: Forli
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in International relations and diplomatic affairs (cod. 8048)
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to deliver a basic knowledge of the EU institutional system and sovranational policy-making: The focus will be on the working of EU political institutions, the core features of decision-making, the dynamics and the content of some significant EU policies (CAP, socio-economic cohesion policy , environmental policy, social policy, and economic and monetary policy).
Students are expected to learn the complex working of the EU institutions, actors and governance; to acquire the skill to analyze european policies; the capability to understand the impact of EU policy-making both at the national and local level.
Course contents
The course is divided in the following sections.
The first (4 hours) is devoted to the study of evolution of the european integration process, institutional setting and decision making, as presented in the Treaties;
The second part (20 hours) presents and analyses the institutional system (internal organization; powers and competencies of the most important EU institutions - Commission, Council, Parliament, Court of Justice, and Central Bank - main interests groups; rules and procedures of decision - making); european interest groups and lobbying are object of study in this part too.
Third part is focused on different modes of policy-making: community, intergovernmental/tive and coordination method (6 hours);
The fourth part (20 hours) is devoted to the study of EU policies: agricultural policy and single market (the more consolidated); sustainable development and social cohesion (the more relevant in the last reforms of the Treaty); open coordination method and social policies (which give evidence to the critical state of the integration process).
4 hours will be devoted to prepare two written tests; they are held during the course and consist in five open questions about the main aprts of the programme. On demand or if it needs, students could write a short paper on optionally topic, referring to readings extra to the text books. Additional activities colud be considered: seminars partecipation, surf the EU web, research and analyse on official data sosurces (4-6 hours).
Readings/Bibliography
Compulsory readings:
Nugent N., 2008, Governo e politiche dell'Unione Europea, Bologna, Il Mulino, Voll. 1 e 3.
Nugent N., 2011, Organizzazione politica europea, Il Mulino Bologna
Attina' F e Natalicchi G., 2007, L'Unione Europea, Governo Istituzioni Politiche, Bologna, Il Mulino (chapters VI, VII, VIII, pp. 135- 225)
Viesti G. e Prota F., 2008, Le nuove politiche regionali dell'Unione Europea, Bologna Il Mulino
Sacchi S., 2006, Il metodo aperto di coordinamento, URGE Working Paper 8/2006, pp. 1-40, www.urge.it
Italian text books can be substitute for an english textbook:
- Lelieveldt H. Princen S., 2011, The Politics of European Union, Cambridge University Press
Suggested readings:
Further reading will be indicated in order to elaborate the second written test (papers and articles will be available on journals on line as Journal of European Public Policy, CEPS papers on line, AEI Pittsburgh papers on line)
Teaching methods
The program will be entirely developed during the lessons. Other instruments will be used by Professor.
Assessment methods
The exam for full-time students consists of two written mid term tests and a final oral examination.
The written tests consists of 5 open questions. The second could be a paper in which the students are requested to deepen a specific topic. The oral examination will be focused on Eu policies.
The final grade will be composed through the mean of the scores obtained in the 3 tests, and taking into consideration the eventual improvement during the course showed by students.
Teaching tools
Main tools are references listed in "Recommended readings" plus some widening readings, suggested by the teacher during the course, the EU web-site, newspapers, on line journal and news, on line papers, EU data-set, etc. (www.ceps.eu, www.rivistaeuropae.eu, www.eiop.org, ect...)
Office hours
See the website of Renata Lizzi