Syllabus
Schedule and topics of classes[1] 3. 10. Class n°1: Introduction to policy cycle, structural division of policy areas
No reading, no student presentation 10. 10. Class n°2: Main public policy theories: MSF, ACF, PET
Reading: Ackrill, R. and Kay, A. (2011) ʻMultiple Streams in EU Policy-Making: The Case of the 2005 Sugar Reform.ʼ Journal of European Public Policy 18(1): pp. 72-89.
No student presentation 17. 10. Class n°3: Common agricultural policy (CAP): Historical development
Reading: Alons, G. and Zwaan, P. (2018) ʻThe Common Agricultural Policy: Common dynamics of policy change in an uncommon policy domain.ʼ In Zahariadis, N. and Buonanno, L. (eds) The Routledge Handbook on European Public Policy (London: Routledge), pp. 265-273.
Student presentation n°1: United Kingdom and CAP: From entry ECs and Rabat to Brexit
Student presentation n°2: France and CAP: Stability vs. change of policy priorities from the beginning of ECs to the 21st century 24. 10. Class n°4: CAP: Success, problems, and challenges
Reading: Alons, G. (2017) ʻEnvironmental policy integration in the EU’s common agricultural policy: greening or greenwashing?ʻ Journal of European Public Policy 24(11), pp. 1604-1622.
Student presentation n°1: The 2003 CAP reform
Student presentation n°2: Climate change policy and CAP 31. 10. Class n°5: Common fisheries policy (CFP): Historical development
Reading: Wakefield, J. (2016) ʻIntrodution.ʼ In Wakefiled, J. Reforming the Common Fisheries Policy (Northampton, MA: Edward Elgard Publishing), pp. 1-26.
Student presentation n°1: Cod Wars and its impact on UK/EU fisheries policy
Student presentation n°2: Cherbourg incident 7. 11. Class n°5: CFP: Success, problems, and challenges
Reading: Khalilian, S., Froese, R., Proelss, A. and Requate, T. (2010) ʻDesigned for failure: A critique of the Common Fisheries Policy of the European Union.ʼ Marine Policy (34), pp. 1178-1182.
Student presentation n°1: The 2013 CFP reform
Student presentation n°2: Brexit fish wars 14.11. Class n°5: Environmental policy: Historical development
Reading: Tosun, J. (2018) ʻEU Policy on the Environment.ʼ In Zahariadis, N. and Buonanno, L. (eds) The Routledge Handbook on European Public Policy (London: Routledge), pp. 265-273.
Student presentation n°1: Club of Rome and follow-up in EU policy-making
Student presentation n°2: Seveso accident and impact on EU policies 21. 11. Class n°6: Environmental policy: Success, problems, and challenges
Reading: Oberhur, S. and von Homeyer, I. (2022) ʻFrom Emission Trading to the European Green Deal: The Evolution of the Climate Policy Mix and Climate Policy Integration in the EU.ʼ Journal of European Public Policy 30 (3), pp. 445-468.
Student presentation n°1: ETS: establishment, development and principle
Student presentation n°2: From green Parliament to green Commission: change of role or creation of the coalition? 28.11. Class n°9: Energy policy: Historical development
Reading: Mišík, M., Oravcová, V. and Plenta, P. (2022) ʻThe European Union´s Energy Policy: From Market Liberalisation to Convergence with Climate Policy.ʼ In Hoerber, T., Weber, G. and Cabras, I. (eds) The Routledge Handbook of European Integrations (London: Routledge), pp. 315-330.
Student presentation n°1: Gas crisis of 2009
Student presentation n°2: Energy Union: establishing, principles, problems 5.12. Class n°10: Energy policy: Success, problems, and challenges
Reading: Kuzemko, C. et al. (2022) ʻRussia's War on Ukraine, European Energy Policy Responses & Implications for Sustainable Transformations.ʼ Energy Research & Social Science 93, pp. 1-8.
Student presentation n°1: Nuclear energy as a green source?
Student presentation n°2: Hydrogen as a new energy source: strong and weak points 12. 12. Class n°11: Simulation of the Council of the EU I (E. Ullrichová + Z. Krulichová) 19. 12. Class n°12: Simulation of the Council of the EU II (E. Ullrichová + Z. Krulichová)
[1] If not said otherwise, classes are held in-class.
Annotation
This course engages with the policies and policymaking of the EU through both an examination of the theoretical underpinnings of policymaking and concrete studies of current policy issues. The course introduces students to the major theories of public policymaking and illustrates them in a seminar setting with examples from a range of policy areas.
The course focuses on environmental, energy, and agricultural policy that is discussed in three ways: (1) in the historical context of the European integration, (2) regarding recent and current challenges in the policy area, and (3) within the theoretical frameworks introduced at the beginning of the course.