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Introduction to European Integration
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:28.11.2023
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | PZK_015 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Politics; International Politics | Target Audience: | Political Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Vineta Kleinberga | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 8 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 16 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 24 | ||||||||
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| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | ||||||
| 2 | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | ||||||
| 3 | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | ||||||
| 4 | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | ||||||
| 5 | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | ||||||
| 6 | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | ||||||
| 7 | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | ||||||
| 8 | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | ||||||
| 9 | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | ||||||
| 10 | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | ||||||
| 11 | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | ||||||
| 12 | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | ||||||
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| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
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| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Bergsten, C. Fred. „Why the Euro Will Survive.” Foreign Affairs 91, Iss. 5. 2012, EBSCO | ||||||||
| 2 | Borchardt, Klaus-Dieter. The ABC of European Union Law. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2010. 87-103. | ||||||||
| 3 | Chapter 2. „Theorizing EU Policy-Making”. In Wallace, Helen, Mark A. Pollack, and Alasdair R. Young, eds. Policy-Making in the European Union. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. | ||||||||
| 4 | Cini, Michelle, and Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán. European Union Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. | ||||||||
| 5 | Crum, Ben, and John E. Fossum. „The Multilevel Parliamentary Field: a framework for theorizing representative democracy in the EU”. European Political Science Review 1, Iss. 2. 2009. | ||||||||
| 6 | Dinan, Desmond, ed. Origins and Evolution of the European Union. Oxford: Oxford University Press, c2006. | ||||||||
| 7 | European External Action Service. „Structure and Organization”; „What We Do”. | ||||||||
| 8 | Gardner, Anthony Luzzatto, Eizenstat, Stuart E. „New Treaty, New Influence?” Foreign Affairs 89, Iss. 2. 2010, EBSCO | ||||||||
| 9 | Garton Ash, Timothy. „The Crisis of Europe.” Foreign Affairs 91, Iss. 5. 2012, EBSCO | ||||||||
| 10 | Karnīte, Raita, red. Latvijas integrācija Eiropas Savienībā: pētījumu programmas „Ekonomiskie, kultūras un sociālie aspekti Latvijas integrācijai Eiropas Savienībā” rezultāti. Rīga: BO SIA ZA EI, 2000. | ||||||||
| 11 | Ladrech, Robert. Europeanization and National Politics. Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, c2010. | ||||||||
| 12 | Le Gloannec, Anne-Marie. „The Role of the ‘Champion States’: Towards a EU Policy vis-a-vis Russia?”. In The Estonian Foreign Policy Yearbook 2009, ed. Andres Kasekamp. The Estonian Foreign Policy Institute = SA Eesti Välispoliitika Instituut. Tallinn: Estonian Foreign Policy Institute, c2010. | ||||||||
| 13 | Lejiņš, Atis. Chapter 4. „The Baltic States: The Political and Social Dimensions.” In Winners and Losers of EU Integration: Policy Issues for Central and Eastern Europe, ed. Helena Tang. Washington, D.C.: World Bank, c2000. | ||||||||
| 14 | Leuffen, Dirk, Berthold Rittberger and Frank Schimmelfennig. Differentiated Integration: Explaining Variation in the European Union. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013. | ||||||||
| 15 | Mazey, Sonia. „The Development of the European Idea: From Sectoral Integration to Political Union”. In European Union: Power and Policy-Making, ed. Jeremy J. Richardson. London: New York: Routledge, 1996 (repr. 1999). | ||||||||
| 16 | Moravcsik, Andrew. „In Defence of the Democratic Deficit: Reassesing Legitimacy in the European Union”. JCMS 40, No 4, 2002. 603-24. | ||||||||
| 17 | Nielsen, Nikolaj. „Stolen EU Funds in the Billions, Top Official Says”. EU Observer, September 18, 2013. | ||||||||
| 18 | Peters, Guy. „Agenda-Setting in the European Union.” In European Union: Power and Policy-Making, ed. Jeremy J. Richardson. London: New York: Routledge, 1996 (repr. 1999). | ||||||||
| 19 | Piris, Jean-Claude. The Future of Europe: Towards a Two-Speed EU? Cambridge, UK; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012. 1-7. | ||||||||
| 20 | Savaşan, Zerrin. „A Brief Overview on EU Institutional Change from Foundation to Lisbon”. Ankara Avrupa Çalışmaları Dergisi Cilt 11, No. 1. 2012: 61-84. | ||||||||
| 21 | Wallace, Helen, Mark A. Pollack, and Alasdair R. Young, eds. Policy-Making in the European Union. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. | ||||||||
| 22 | Wong, Reuben Yik-Pern. The Europeanization of French Foreign Policy: France and the EU in East Asia. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York: Palgrave Macmillan, c2006. 1-21. | ||||||||
| 23 | Richardson, Jeremy. „Eroding EU Policies: Implementation Gaps, Cheating and Re-Steering.” In European Union: Power and Policy-Making, ed. Jeremy J. Richardson. London: New York: Routledge, 1996 (repr. 1999). | ||||||||
| 24 | Rūse, Ilze. „Gatavošanās ES prezidentūrai: Zviedrijas pieredze”. Latvijas intereses Eiropas Savienībā 1. 2012. 19-28. | ||||||||
| 25 | Udovič, Boštjan, Rok Zupančič and Marjan Svetličič, „Coping with the Challenges of the Presidency of the EU Council: A View from Slovenia”. Latvijas intereses Eiropas Savienībā 3. 2012. | ||||||||
| 26 | Vanaga, Alda, et al. Rokasgrāmata praktiskam darbam ar Eiropas Savienības jautājumiem. 3., papildinātais izdevums. Latvijas Republikas Ārlietu ministrija, 2010. | ||||||||
| 27 | Warntjen, Andreas. „The Elusive Quest for Continuity? Legislative Decision-Making and the Council Presidency Before and After Lisbon”. Policy Brief. Brussels, June, 2012. | ||||||||
| 28 | Whitman, Richard G., and Stefan Wolff. „Much Ado About Nothing? The European Neighbourhood Policy in Context”. In The European Neighbourhood Policy in Perspective: Context, Implementation and Impact, eds. Richard G. Whitman and Stefan Wolff. Basingstoke [England]; New York: Palgrave Macmillan, c2010. 3-23. | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Akadēmiskā terminu datubāze AkadTerm | ||||||||
| 2 | Eiropas Kustība Latvijā | ||||||||
| 3 | EPIN – European Policy Institutes Network | ||||||||
| 4 | EU Observer | ||||||||
| 5 | EurActiv | ||||||||
| 6 | EURLEX | ||||||||
| 7 | Eurobarometer | ||||||||
| 8 | Europa Portal | ||||||||
| 9 | European Council of Foreign Relations | ||||||||
| 10 | European Integration Online Papers | ||||||||
| 11 | European Parliament / Register of Documents / Studies | ||||||||
| 12 | European Policy Centre | ||||||||
| 13 | European Union Institute for Security Studies | ||||||||
| 14 | Fondation Robert Schuman | ||||||||
| 15 | International Relations and Security Network | ||||||||
| 16 | Latvijas Ārpolitikas institūts | ||||||||
| 17 | Politika.lv | ||||||||
| 18 | Rokasgrāmata praktiskam darbam ar Eiropas Savienības jautājumiem, 3., papildinātais izdevums | ||||||||
| 19 | TEPSA | ||||||||
| 20 | The Centre for European Policy Studies | ||||||||
