Syllabus
Structure of lectures/seminars
October 4, 2023: (Not so) new institutional architecture after Lisbon Treaty: distribution of power, institutional loyalties, left-overs, expectations and practice, flexibility during COVID19 crisis, Brexit adaptation. (Not so new) New Instituionalism
October 11, 2023: European Council, Council(s) and rotating presidency. Czech presidencies 2009 and 2022
October 18, 2023: European Commission: New Political Leadership or Business as usual?
October 25, 2023: European Parliament: Ambitions versus legitimacy?
November 1 and 8 2023: no class
November 15, 2023: Creating New Institution: European External Action Service
November 22, 2023: Court of Justice of the EU: European Judicial Politics
November 29, 2023: Amending Founding Treaties: states and citizens as treaty-masters?
December 6, 2023: EU legislative process: EU Chocolate and Service Directive(s)
December 13, 2023: EU Institutional Reaction to Eurozone Crisis 2010-2013: Improvised institutionalism
Annotation
Course covers key EU institutions and major decision-making processes in the EU.