Democracy and the European Union

There is no textbook for the course. Readings are listed in relation to each lecture in the different modules

Below you find the literature for each lecture on the course. You also find the literature under modules here in Canvas when you are registered for the course.

Lecture 1

WIESNER, CLAUDIA. "Conceptualising European Identity–Normative, Theoretical, and Empirical Dimensions." The Review of European Affairs (2019): 5.

Ceka, B., & Sojka, A. (2016). Loving it but not feeling it yet? The state of European identity after the eastern enlargement. European Union Politics, 17(3), 482-503.

Kyriazi, Anna, and Francesco Visconti. "The Europeanisation of political involvement: Examining the role of individual transnationalism." Electoral Studies 73 (2021): 102383.

Carl, Noah, James Dennison, and Geoffrey Evans. "European but not European enough: An explanation for Brexit." European Union Politics 20, no. 2 (2019): 282-304.

Lecture 2

Hobolt, S. B., & De Vries, C. E. (2016). Public support for European integration. Annual Review of Political Science, 19, 413-432.

Hooghe, L., & Marks, G. (2004). Does identity or economic rationality drive public opinion on European integration?. PS: Political Science & Politics, 37(3), 415-420.

Hix, S., & Marsh, M. (2007). Punishment or protest? Understanding European parliament elections. The journal of politics, 69(2), 495-510.

Lecture 3

El-Agraa, (particularly ch 3-4)

You may also have a look at the EU websites, and presentation of the institutions: http://europa.eu/abc/panorama/howorganised/index_en.htm

Lecture 4

Chapter 2 in El-Agraa, Ali M. The European Union: Economics and Policies. Cambridge University Press, 2011. Available at the University Library.

Lecture 5

Kreppel, Amie. ‘Looking ‘Up’,‘Down’and “Sideways”: Understanding EU Institutions in Context’. In Dynamics of Change in the European Union, 167–79. Routledge, 2013.

Peter Mair & Jacques Thomassen (2010) Political representation and government in the European Union, Journal of European Public Policy, 17:1, 20-35, DOI: 10.1080/13501760903465132

Larsson, Olof, och Daniel Naurin. ”Judicial Independence and Political Uncertainty. How the Risk of Override Impacts on the Court of Justice of the EU”. International Organization 70, nr 2 (2016).

Höpner, Martin, och Armin Schäfer. ”Embeddedness and Regional Integration: Waiting for Polanyi in a Hayekian Setting”. International Organization 66, nr 03 (2012): 429–55.

Jabko, Nicolas. ”In the name of the Market: how the European Commission paved the way for monetary union”. Journal of European Public Policy 6, nr 3 (1999): 475–95

Lecture 6

Required readings:

Scharpf FW (2015) After the Crash: A Perspective on Multilevel European Democracy. European Law Journal 21(3). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: 384–405. DOI: 10.1111/eulj.12127.

Sánchez-Cuenca I (2017) From a Deficit of Democracy to a Technocratic Order: The Postcrisis Debate on Europe. Annual Review of Political Science 20(1). Annual Reviews: 351–369. DOI: 10.1146/annurev-polisci-061915-110623

Recommended readings:

Majone G (2014) From Regulatory State to a Democratic Default. JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies 52(6). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: 1216–1223. DOI: 10.1111/jcms.12190

Scicluna N and Auer S (2019) From the rule of law to the rule of rules: technocracy and the crisis of EU governance. West European Politics 42(7). Routledge: 1420–1442. DOI: 10.1080/01402382.2019.1584843.

Tortola PD and Tarlea S (2021) The power of expertise: gauging technocracy in EMU reform negotiations. Journal of European Public Policy 28(12). Routledge: 1950–1972. DOI: 10.1080/13501763.2020.1815824.

Lecture 7

Polyakova, A., & Fligstein, N. (2016). Is European integration causing Europe to become more nationalist? Evidence from the 2007–9 financial crisis. Journal of European Public Policy, 23(1), 60-83.

Risse, T. (2014). No demos? Identities and public spheres in the euro crisis. JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, 52(6), 1207-1215.

Verhaegen, S. (2018). What to expect from European identity? Explaining support for solidarity in times of crisis. Comparative European Politics, 16(5), 871-904.

Lecture 8

Sojka, Alexandra. "Supranational identification and migration attitudes in the European Union." (2021). https://repositori.upf.edu/bitstream/handle/10230/47091/BACES\_WP\_02- 2021_Sojka.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=Links to an external site.y

Goodwin, M., & Milazzo, C. (2017). Taking back control? Investigating the role of immigration in the 2016 vote for Brexit. The British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 19(3), 450-464.

Kentmen-Cin, C., & Erisen, C. (2017). Anti-immigration attitudes and the opposition to European integration: A critical assessment. European Union Politics, 18(1), 3-25.

Lecture 9

Van Der Eijk, Cees, and Mark Franklin. (2007) "The sleeping giant: Potential for political mobilization of disaffection with European integration." In European Elections & Domestic Politics. Lessons from the past and scenarios for the future., eds. Wouter van der brug and Cees van der Eijk. Notre Dame, Indiana University of Notre Dame Press. 189-208.

De Vries, C. E. (2007). Sleeping giant: Fact or fairytale? How European integration affects national elections. European Union Politics, 8(3), 363-385.

Green-Pedersen, Christoffer. (2012) "A giant fast asleep? Party incentives and the politicisation of European integration." Political Studies 60(1): 115-130.

Lecture 10

Hernandez, Enrique and Kriesi Peter. (2016). "The Electoral Consequences of the Financial and Economic Crisis in Europe. " European Journal of Political Research 55(2):203-224

Goodwin, M. J., & Heath, O. (2016). The 2016 referendum, Brexit and the left behind: An aggregate- level analysis of the result. The Political Quarterly, 87(3), 323-332.

Xezonakis, G., & Hartmann, F. (2020). Economic downturns and the Greek referendum of 2015: Evidence using night-time light data. European Union Politics, 21(3), 361-382.