Předmět Sociology of European Integration (JSB456)

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A Political Sociology of European Democracy (compact course)Teacher: Dr. Paul Blokker, Charles University & University of Trento, ItalyDate: 2.-6. March 2015Schedule:Monday: 9:30 - 10:50 (J2019), 14:00 - 15:20 (J3019) Tuesday: 11:00 - 12:20 (J2019), 14:00 - 15:20 (J3018) Wednesday: 11:00 - 12:20 (J2019), 14:00 - 15:20 (J2019) Thursday: 11:00 - 12:20 (J2081), 15:30 - 16:50 (J1031) Friday: 11:00 - 12:20 (J2019), 14:00 - 15:20 (J2019) Course DescriptionThe course has as its main objective the exploration of a set of emerging and distinctive approaches in European Integration Studies, that of sociology and political sociology. The first aim is to review the emerging and promising debate on a sociology of European integration, which wants to shed light on aspects of European integration not covered by International relations, Political Science, and Legal Studies. A second aim is to explore and clarify the advantages and disadvantages of a critical, political-sociological analysis in comparison with existing political science approaches, in particular with regard to the study of European democracy, the democratic deficit, and an emerging European political society. Such an approach is useful in terms of exploring the engagement of ordinary citizens and civil society organizations in European integration as well as in analysing the contours of the emergence of European societal dimensions. A third aim is to exemplify the fruitfulness of a political-sociological approach to European integration by looking at specific cases that regard processes of political interaction and conflict, political claims-making and justification, civic participation and contestation, and social integration and fragmentation in the European Union.The course is divided in three parts. In the first part, we will discuss different approaches to the analysis of European integration from a sociological point of view. In the second part, we will explore to what extent democratic politics now transcends the contours of Westphalian, national democracies, and to what extent a European political society (including, but not confined to formal EU actors and institutions) can be said to (partially) replace and successfully fulfil some of the democratic, socially integrative, and symbolic functions of national democracies. In particular, it will be considered to what extent extra-EU democratic resources play a role in shaping EU institutions. A strong emphasis will be placed on the role of political conflict, critique, claims-making and justification in different political arenas that affect and shape the EU, ranging from formal institutions, to 'comitology', to civil society, to informal practices. In the third part, distinct instances and events of European politics - in particular distinct moments of open political conflict and crisis - will be analysed from a political-sociological point of view, including processes of political elite socialization and decision-making ('from above') as well as cross-border mobilization, political action, and cohesion ('from below'). Distinct events and crisis moments include the European Constitutional project, enduring conflict over agricultural policy, the debate on fundamental rights, and migration policy. Objectives of the CourseFamiliarize students with the emerging and rich sociological interest in and analysis of European integration, and demonstrate the specific sociological dimensions of integration and post-nationalization;Explore a distinct set of political-sociological approaches to questions of European democracy, democracy deficits, changing discourses and identities, and civil society involvement in politics;Explore specific sociological case-studies and acquire sociological skills in studying phenomena of integration, fragmentation, supranationalization, and Europeanization;Develop a critical mindset towards the process of European integration and bottom-up, civil society involvement in the process;Acquire knowledge of a sociology of democracy, which emphasizes the multiple, processual, and dynamic nature of democracy. Teaching methodologyLecturesIn-class debateFinal examWritten exam, essay questions Weekly ProgrammePart I. Sociology and European integration1. Introduction: A Political-Sociological Approach to the EUIntroduction course (agenda, prerequisites, exam, readings, main focal points)Why a political sociology of the EU?2. A Sociology of European DemocracyDemocraticness of EUEuropean identityEuropean demosLiteratureFavell, Adrian and Virginie Guiraurdon (2009), 'The Sociology of the European Union : An Agenda', in: European Union Politics, 10, pp. 550-77.Rumford, C. (2002), 'Europe and Democracy', in: The European Union. A Political Sociology, Blackwell, pp. 209-236.Background readingsFriese, H. and P. Wagner (2002), 'The Nascent Political Philosophy of the European Polity', in: Journal of Political Philosophy, Volume 10, Issue 3, pp. 342-364.Rumford, Chris (2002), 'Introduction: A New Approach to Studying European Integration', in: The European Union. A Political Sociology, Blackwell, pp. 1-14.3. Democratic Deficits: Formal and Informal AspectsInput and output legitimacyCivil societyRepresentative claims4. The Construction of a European Political SocietyTechnocracyPolitical PartiesTransnational MovementsComitologyCivil SocietyLiteratureKohler-Koch, B. (2010), 'Civil society and EU democracy: 'astroturf' representation?, in: Journal of European Public Policy, 17:1, pp. 100-116.Rumford, C. (2003), 'European Civil Society or Transnational Social Space? Conceptions of Society in Discourses of EU Citizenship, Governance and the Democratic Deficit: An Emerging Agenda', in: European Journal of Social Theory 6(1), pp. 25-43.Part II. Political Sociology and Europe5. Heuristic Devices of a Political-Sociological ApproachActor-based focusInterpretative analysis: cultural repertoires and democratic discoursesClass analysisSocializationNetworksConflict , contestation, and critique6. The European Union and Multiple DemocraciesDifferent democratic modelsFormal and informal politicsInteraction between (European) politics and (European) society7. Interpretative Approaches to European IntegrationRole of discourses and meaning-givingPragmatic sociologyLiteratureBlokker, P. (2013), 'A Political Sociology of European 'Anti-Politics' and Dissent', in: Cambio. Rivista sulla Trasformazioni Sociali, II/4.Georgakakisa, Didier and Julien Weisbein (2010), 'From above and from below: A political sociology of European actors', in: Comparative European Politics, 8, pp. 93-109.Part III. Sociological Case-studies8. Focus I: Political Elites, Classes, Epistemic CommunitiesCase-study: Charter of Fundamental RightsCase-study: Lawyers and European integrationLiteratureVauchez, A. (2008), 'The Force of a Weak Field: Law and Lawyers in the Government of the European Union (For a Renewed Research Agenda)', in: International Political Sociology, Volume 2, Issue 2, pp. 128-144.Background readingsEverson, M. (2006), 'Judges and Lawyers in the Making of the EU Constitution', in: E.O. Eriksen, C. Joerges, F. Roedl (eds), Law and Democracy in the Post-National Union, Oslo: ARENA, pp. 147-198.Wiener, A. (2008), The Invisible Constitution of Politics. Contested Norms and International Encounters, Cambridge University Press.9. Focus II: Social Movements, Civic Actors, Contentious PoliticsCase-study: European Social ForumCase-study: EU CitizenshipLiteratureDella Porta, D. and M. Giugni (2009)' Democracy from Below: activists and institutions', in: D. Della Porta (ed.), Another Europe. Conceptions and Practices of democracy in the European social forums, London/New York: Routledge, pp. 86-108.Favell, Adrian (2011), Eurostars and Eurocities: Free movement and mobility in an integrating Europe, John Wiley & Sons, short excerpts.10. Focus III: Perceptions of European DemocracyCase-study: Convention on the Future of EuropeSummary and reviewConclusions: A Political Sociology of European DemocracyLiteratureOberhuber, F. et al. (2005), 'Debating the European Constitution. On representations of Europe/the EU in the press', in: Journal of Language and Politics 4:2, pp. 227-27.Background readingsBrüll, C. and M. Mokre (2009)' 'Radical Democracy and European Debates', in: Brüll, Cornelia, Monika Mokre, and Markus Pausch (eds) (2009), Democracy Needs Dispute. The Debate on the European Constitution, Campus Verlag, pp. 23-43.Cohen, A. and A. Vauchez (2008), 'Back to the 'future of Europe'. A political sociology of the constitutional saga, working paper RSCAS/33. SyllabusSome of the readings might be updated during the course.PrerequisitesSome knowledge of EU institutions, European integration, and theories of politics and democracy is recommendable.Further relevant literatureBlokker, Paul (2009), Multiple Democracies in Europe. Political Culture in New Member States, London/New York: Routledge.Blokker, Paul (2013), 'A Political Sociology of European 'Anti-Politics' and Dissent', in: Cambio. Rivista sulla Trasformazioni Sociali, II/4.Brüll, Cornelia, Monika Mokre, and Markus Pausch (eds) (2009), Democracy Needs Dispute. The Debate on the European Constitution, Campus Verlag.Eriksen, Erik (2009), The unfinished democratization of Europe, Oxford: Oxford University Press.Favell, Adrian (2011), Eurostars and Eurocities: Free movement and mobility in an integrating Europe, John Wiley & Sons.Fligstein, Neil (2008), Euroclash: the EU, European identity, and the future of Europe, Oxford/New York: Oxford University Press.Giorgi, Liana, Ingmar von Homeyer and Wayne Parsons (2006), Democracy in the European Union: towards the emergence of a public sphere, London/New York: Routledge.Immerfall, S. and G. Therborn (2010), Handbook of European Societies. Social Transformations in the 21st Century, Springer.Kauppi, Niilo (ed.) (2013), A political sociology of transnational Europe, ECPR Pres.Liebert, Ulrike, Alexander Gattig, and Tatjana Evas (2013) (eds), Democratising the EU from below?: citizenship, civil society and the public sphere, Ashgate.Roche, Maurice (2010), Exploring the Sociology of Europe. An Analysis of the European Social Complex, Palgrave/MacMillan.Wiener, Antje (2008), The Invisible Constitution of Politics. Contested Norms and International Encounters, Cambridge University Press.

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Paulus Albertus Blokker, Ph.D.