Předmět Political Parties in the EU System, ES (JPM527)

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Cíl

The course aims to provide an advanced understanding of the political system of the EU. More specifically it aims to provide the students with knowledge - empirical as well as theoretical - on the operation and functioning of political parties as actors in the EU system. The course is intended to provide a thorough discussion on selected cases of political parties as actors in the EU system.

Sylabus

Winter Semester 2013Date: Thursday 12:30 – 13:50Room: J4019Radko Hokovsky, M.E.S. Jinonice, No. 3010Office hours: Thursday, 11:00 - 12:30E-mail: hokovsky@fsv.cuni.czAward: 6 creditsAvailability of the course:This is an elective specializing course advantageous mainly to students of European studies specialisation (ES) and Political Science as well as Erasmus and exchange students. The number of students in the course is limited to 25.Prerequisites:None.Co-requisite:None.Annotation:The course offers a comprehensive overview of political parties as important actors within the political system of the European Union, as well as insight into the functioning and operation of the Euro-parties (EU transnational party federations), including most recent empirical findings as well as theoretical reflections.Course objectives:The course aims to provide an advanced understanding of the political system of the EU. More specifically it aims to provide the students with knowledge - empirical as well as theoretical - on the operation and functioning of political parties as actors in the EU system. The course is intended to provide a thorough discussion on selected cases of political parties as actors in the EU system.Teaching methods:The course consists of 12 lectures and 12 seminars, starting with an introductory session. Standard structure of each class: A) SEMINAR 1) news from the EU party politics - discussion (10 minutes)2) presentations by students, plus discussion (30 minutes)B) LECTURE1) lecture on a new topic (30 minutes)2) discussion (10 minutes)Students are expected to have read and familiarized themselves with the required reading for each lecture (articles/book sections). Each student is expected once during the semester to present a case study (list of possible topics will be provided at the beginning of the course). Continuous work through the whole semester is required. Each student has to deliver a brief essay at the end of the course. On voluntary basses students can engage in research tasks assigned by the class tutor. Learning outcomes:After completing the course, students should be able to explain what is the role of political parties in the political system of the European Union. They should be able to distinguish between the three categories of party organizations in the EU system (national parties, EP political groups, Europarties) and to identify their main characteristics, ways of operation and interaction with other actors and institutions in the EU system. Finally, students will learn about the major avenues of research on political parties in the EU and their theoretical reflection.Course assessment:a) Class presentation - a 10-minute presentation on a chosen topic (maximum 22 presenters) = 1/3 of the markb) Brief essay - 1500 - 2000 words, approx. 5 pages (to be presented by 20 January 2014; via email to hokovsky@fsv.cuni.cz)= 1/3 of the markc) Active class participation - regular preparation in the classes and active discussion in the seminar; maximum 3 absences in the seminar per semester are tolerated= 1/3 of the markd) Research tasks - one of the above mentioned basic requirements can be supplemented by completing a research task in the research on the political parties in the EU assigned by the tutor= 0 - 1/3 of the markAssessment PointsPresentation 5Essay 5Participation 5Total 15Marks PointsExcellent 15-13Very Good 12-10Good 9-7Presentations on Europarties must follow this basic outline:General overview: historical evolution, organizational structure, leadership, main member parties.Course outline:1. Introduction: European Union in front of the elections2. Political system of the EU, legislative decision-making, main actors3. Conceptions of representative democracy and the EU4. Political parties; theoretical and historical perspective5. EU party system: National parties, EP Groups and Europarties6. Political Groups in the European Parliament7. Europarties – historical evolution8. Europarties – current situation9. Europarties – theoretical conceptions10. Party democracy in the European Union11. EU party system - theoretical approaches12. Perspectives, challenges and conclusionsCourse schedule:1. Class: Thursday, 3 October 2013Seminar: Introductory session – overview of the course and discussion about its focusLecture: Introduction: European Union in front of the elections2. Class: Thursday, 10 October 2013Seminar presentations:a. Europarties and political parties in EU-oriented media: EUobserver, EurActiv b. Party political profiles of the top EU representatives Lecture: Political system of the EU, legislative decision-making, main actors3. Class: Thursday, 17 October 2013Seminar presentations:a. European People's Party – general overview b. Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) – general overview Lecture: Conceptions of representative democracy and the EU4. Class: Thursday, 24 October 2013Seminar presentations:a. European People's Party and the Group – programme overview b. Party of European Socialists – general overview Lecture: Political parties; theoretical and historical perspective5. Class: Thursday, 31 October 2013Seminar presentations:a. Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats – general overview b. Party of European Socialists and the Group - programme overview Lecture: EU party system: National parties, EP Groups and Europarties6. Class: Thursday, 7 November 2013Seminar presentations:a. Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party – general overview b. Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe – general overview Lecture: Political Groups in the European Parliament7. Class: Thursday, 14 November 2013Seminar presentations:a. Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party and the Group - programme overview b. European Green Party – general overview Lecture: Europarties – historical evolution8. Class: Thursday, 21 November 2013Seminar presentations:a. Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance – general overview b. European Green Party and the Group – programme overview Lecture: Europarties – current situation9. Class: Thursday, 28 November 2013Seminar presentations:a. Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists – general overview b. European Conservatives and Reformists Group – general overview Lecture: Europarties – theoretical conceptions10. Class: Thursday, 5 December 2013Seminar presentations:a. Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists and the Group – programme overview b. Party of the European Left – general overview Lecture: Party democracy in the European Union11. Class: Thursday, 12 December 2013Seminar presentations:a. Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left – general overview b. Party of the European Left and the Group – programme overview Lecture: EU party system - theoretical approaches12. Class: Thursday, 19 December 2013Seminar presentations:a. Minor Europarties represented in the EP b. Minor Europarties outside the EP Lecture: Perspectives, challenges and conclusions

Literatura

LITERATUREBasic Monographs:1.      Hix, Simon, and Christopher Lord. 1997. Political parties in the European Union. Palgrave Macmillan. (Library and chapters on SIS)2.      Delwit, Pascal, Erol Külahci, and Cédric van de Walle, eds. 2004. The Europarties. Organisation and influence. Brussels: CEVIPOL, Centre d’étude de la vie politique of the Free University of Brussels. https://dipot.ulb.ac.be/dspace/bitstream/2013/24493/1/en_bookefpp.pdf3.      Hanley, David L. 2008. Beyond the nation state: parties in the era of European integration. Palgrave Macmillan. (Library and chapters on SIS)4.      Johansson, Karl Magnus, and Peter A Zervakis. 2002. European political parties between cooperation and integration. Baden-Baden: Nomos. (Library and chapters on SIS)5.      Lightfoot, Simon. 2005. Europeanizing social democracy? The rise of the Party of European Socialists. New York: Routledge. (Tutor can provide)6.      Prat, Cesáreo R. Aguilera de. 2009. Political parties and European integration. Peter Lang. (Tutor can provide) Basic Journal Articles:1.      Lindberg, Bjorn, Anne Rasmussen, and Andreas Warntjen. 2008. "Party politics as usual? The role of political parties in EU legislative decision-making." Journal of European Public Policy 15(8): 1107-1126.2.      Van Hecke, Steven. 2010. "Do Transnational Party Federations Matter? (… and Why Should We Care?)." Journal of Contemporary European Research 6(3): 395-411.3.      Hix, Simon. 2008. "Towards a partisan theory of EU politics." Journal of European Public Policy 15(8): 1254-1265. Further Literature:1.      Hix, Simon, and Bjorn Hoyland. 2011. The Political System of the European Union. Palgrave Macmillan.2.      Hix, Simon, Abdul G. Noury, and Gérard Roland. 2007. Democratic Politics in the European Parliament. Cambridge University Press.3.      Hix, Simon. 2008. What’s wrong with the European Union and how to fix it. Polity.4.      (Czech) Fiala, Petr, Miroslav Mareš, and Petr Sokol. 2007. Eurostrany: politické strany na evropské úrovni. Společnost pro odbornou literaturu - Barrister & Principal.5.      Katz, Richard S, and William J Crotty, eds. 2006. Handbook of party politics. London; Thousand Oaks, Calif.: SAGE.6.      McElroy, Gail, and Kenneth Benoit. 2010. "Party Policy and Group Affiliation in the European Parliament." British Journal of Political Science 40(2): 377-398.7.      Lord, Christopher. 2010. "The aggregating function of political parties in EU decision-making." Living Reviews in European Governance 5(3). http://www.livingreviews.org/lreg-2010-3 (Accessed January 3, 2012).8.      Mair, Peter, and Jacques Thomassen. 2010. "Political representation and government in the European Union." Journal of European Public Policy 17: 20-35.9.      Gagatek, Wojciech, and Steven Van Hecke. 2011. "Towards policy-seeking Europarties? The development of European political foundations." EUI Working Papers RSCAS (2011/58). Internet sources:Websites of EP groups, Europarties and European political foundations

Požadavky

a) Class presentation - a 10-minute presentation on a chosen topic (maximum 22 presenters) = 1/3 of the markb) Brief essay - 1500 - 2000 words, approx. 5 pages (to be presented by 20 January 2014; via email to hokovsky@fsv.cuni.cz)= 1/3 of the markc) Active class participation - regular preparation in the classes and active discussion in the seminar; maximum 3 absences in the seminar per semester are tolerated= 1/3 of the markd) Research tasks - one of the above mentioned basic requirements can be supplemented by completing a research task in the research on the political parties in the EU assigned by the tutor= 0 - 1/3 of the markAssessment PointsPresentation 5Essay 5Participation 5Total 15Marks PointsExcellent 15-13Very Good 12-10Good 9-7Presentations on Europarties must follow this basic outline:General overview: historical evolution, organizational structure, leadership, main member parties.

Garant

Radko Hokovský, M.E.S.

Vyučující

Radko Hokovský, M.E.S.