| CODE | EST1010 | ||||||
| TITLE | The Theoretical Foundations of European Integration | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | European Studies | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The main aim of this study-unit is to introduce students to the main theories and concepts of European integration, such as federalism, functionalism, neo-functionalism, multi-level governance and similar theories. Brief Study-unit Outline: Among the many topics which will be covered the following are the most salient: - Introduction – the basic concepts - Federalism – the earlier concepts, the influence of American federalism - Later ideas – the inter-war period – The Briand Memorandum - The Pan Europa Movement – Count Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi; - Jean Monnet – the Inter-war Period; - Functionalism – David Mitrany - The Hertenstein Programme - Churchill’s University of Zurich Speech – The United States of Europe; - The Congress of Europe and the Formation of the Council of Europe; - Jean Monnet; - Federalism – European Constitution – Altiero Spinelli - The Neo-Federalist Approach – John Pinder; - Neo-Functionalism – Ernest B. Haas, Karl Deutsch; and other theories - The Schuman Declaration; - The European Coal and Steel Community – The Treaty of Paris – Preamble - The European Defence Community; - The European Economic Community; - The first crisis – DeGaulle’s “A Concert of European States”; - Margaret Thatcher: “A Family of Nations”; - Jacques Delores; - Economic and Monetary Union – The Primacy of High Politics; - Inter-governmentalism and Liberal Intergovernmentalism - The Domestic Sources of European Community Policy-Making – Simon Bulmer - Multi-level Polity, multi-level governance - Theories of European Integration - Ben Rosamond Main Text Books Rosamond, Ben, "Theories of European Integration", Macmillan Press, 2000; ISBN 0 333 64717-3; (or a more recent edition) Brent E Nelsen and Alexander Stubb, “The European Union: Readings on the Theory and Practice of European Integration” Palgrave, 3rd Edition. O'Neill Michael, "The Politics of European Integration: A Reader", Routledge, 1996; NB: the recommended textbooks are assumed to have been read for the purposes of the assessment. In addition, students are required to familiarise themselves with a number of articles, which may from time to time be referred to them in class and a copy of which shall be placed at their disposal. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Students are required to register for Level 1 Units if they are in Year 1, for Level 2 Units if they are in Year 2, and for Level 3 Units if they are in Year 3 or 4 of their Course. | ||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Jean Micallef Grimaud |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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