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Study Course Description

Introduction to European Integration

Main Study Course Information

Course Code
PZK_015
Branch of Science
International Politics; Political science
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Political Science
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor
Structure Unit Manager
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts

Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv

About Study Course

Objective

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Preliminary Knowledge

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Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

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Skills

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Competences

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Assessment

Individual work

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Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME
Part 1
  1. Lecture

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On site
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
24 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)

Bibliography

Required Reading

1.

Bergsten, C. Fred. „Why the Euro Will Survive.” Foreign Affairs 91, Iss. 5. 2012, EBSCO

2.

Borchardt, Klaus-Dieter. The ABC of European Union Law. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2010. 87-103.

3.

Chapter 2. „Theorizing EU Policy-Making”. In Wallace, Helen, Mark A. Pollack, and Alasdair R. Young, eds. Policy-Making in the European Union. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010.

4.

Cini, Michelle, and Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán. European Union Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013.

5.

Crum, Ben, and John E. Fossum. „The Multilevel Parliamentary Field: a framework for theorizing representative democracy in the EU”. European Political Science Review 1, Iss. 2. 2009.

6.

Dinan, Desmond, ed. Origins and Evolution of the European Union. Oxford: Oxford University Press, c2006.

7.

European External Action Service. „Structure and Organization”; „What We Do”.

8.

Gardner, Anthony Luzzatto, Eizenstat, Stuart E. „New Treaty, New Influence?” Foreign Affairs 89, Iss. 2. 2010, EBSCO

9.

Garton Ash, Timothy. „The Crisis of Europe.” Foreign Affairs 91, Iss. 5. 2012, EBSCO

10.

Karnīte, Raita, red. Latvijas integrācija Eiropas Savienībā: pētījumu programmas „Ekonomiskie, kultūras un sociālie aspekti Latvijas integrācijai Eiropas Savienībā” rezultāti. Rīga: BO SIA ZA EI, 2000.

11.

Ladrech, Robert. Europeanization and National Politics. Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, c2010.

12.

Le Gloannec, Anne-Marie. „The Role of the ‘Champion States’: Towards a EU Policy vis-a-vis Russia?”. In The Estonian Foreign Policy Yearbook 2009, ed. Andres Kasekamp. The Estonian Foreign Policy Institute = SA Eesti Välispoliitika Instituut. Tallinn: Estonian Foreign Policy Institute, c2010.

13.

Lejiņš, Atis. Chapter 4. „The Baltic States: The Political and Social Dimensions.” In Winners and Losers of EU Integration: Policy Issues for Central and Eastern Europe, ed. Helena Tang. Washington, D.C.: World Bank, c2000.

14.

Leuffen, Dirk, Berthold Rittberger and Frank Schimmelfennig. Differentiated Integration: Explaining Variation in the European Union. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

15.

Mazey, Sonia. „The Development of the European Idea: From Sectoral Integration to Political Union”. In European Union: Power and Policy-Making, ed. Jeremy J. Richardson. London: New York: Routledge, 1996 (repr. 1999).

16.

Moravcsik, Andrew. „In Defence of the Democratic Deficit: Reassesing Legitimacy in the European Union”. JCMS 40, No 4, 2002. 603-24.

17.

Nielsen, Nikolaj. „Stolen EU Funds in the Billions, Top Official Says”. EU Observer, September 18, 2013.

18.

Peters, Guy. „Agenda-Setting in the European Union.” In European Union: Power and Policy-Making, ed. Jeremy J. Richardson. London: New York: Routledge, 1996 (repr. 1999).

19.

Piris, Jean-Claude. The Future of Europe: Towards a Two-Speed EU? Cambridge, UK; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012. 1-7.

20.

Savaşan, Zerrin. „A Brief Overview on EU Institutional Change from Foundation to Lisbon”. Ankara Avrupa Çalışmaları Dergisi Cilt 11, No. 1. 2012: 61-84.

21.

Wallace, Helen, Mark A. Pollack, and Alasdair R. Young, eds. Policy-Making in the European Union. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010.

22.

Wong, Reuben Yik-Pern. The Europeanization of French Foreign Policy: France and the EU in East Asia. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York: Palgrave Macmillan, c2006. 1-21.

23.

Richardson, Jeremy. „Eroding EU Policies: Implementation Gaps, Cheating and Re-Steering.” In European Union: Power and Policy-Making, ed. Jeremy J. Richardson. London: New York: Routledge, 1996 (repr. 1999).

24.

Rūse, Ilze. „Gatavošanās ES prezidentūrai: Zviedrijas pieredze”. Latvijas intereses Eiropas Savienībā 1. 2012. 19-28.

25.

Udovič, Boštjan, Rok Zupančič and Marjan Svetličič, „Coping with the Challenges of the Presidency of the EU Council: A View from Slovenia”. Latvijas intereses Eiropas Savienībā 3. 2012.

26.

Vanaga, Alda, et al. Rokasgrāmata praktiskam darbam ar Eiropas Savienības jautājumiem. 3., papildinātais izdevums. Latvijas Republikas Ārlietu ministrija, 2010.

27.

Warntjen, Andreas. „The Elusive Quest for Continuity? Legislative Decision-Making and the Council Presidency Before and After Lisbon”. Policy Brief. Brussels, June, 2012.

28.

Whitman, Richard G., and Stefan Wolff. „Much Ado About Nothing? The European Neighbourhood Policy in Context”. In The European Neighbourhood Policy in Perspective: Context, Implementation and Impact, eds. Richard G. Whitman and Stefan Wolff. Basingstoke [England]; New York: Palgrave Macmillan, c2010. 3-23.

Additional Reading

1.

Akadēmiskā terminu datubāze AkadTerm

2.

Eiropas Kustība Latvijā

3.

EPIN – European Policy Institutes Network

4.

EU Observer

5.

EurActiv

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EURLEX

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Eurobarometer

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Europa Portal

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European Council of Foreign Relations

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European Integration Online Papers

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European Parliament / Register of Documents / Studies

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European Policy Centre

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European Union Institute for Security Studies

14.

Fondation Robert Schuman

15.

International Relations and Security Network

16.

Latvijas Ārpolitikas institūts

17.

Politika.lv

18.

Rokasgrāmata praktiskam darbam ar Eiropas Savienības jautājumiem, 3., papildinātais izdevums

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TEPSA

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The Centre for European Policy Studies