Hans-Jürgen Bieling

SE: Monday, 9-11 h, B 312

Theories of European Integration

Part I. General Introduction

Week 1 (26.10.): Welcome and overview of the course structure and course objective

Week 2 (23.10.): Introduction: purpose and development of theoretical debates on European Integration

Part II. Classical Approaches

Week 3 (30.10.): Federalism

Week 4 (6.11.): Neofunctionalism

Week 5 (13.11.): Intergovernmentalism

Week 6 (20.11.): Marxist Political Economy

Week 7 (27.11.): Comparative Assessment of Classical Approaches

Part III. Theoretical Bridging and New Perspectives

Week 8 (04.12.): Supranationalism

Week 9 (11.12.): Liberal Intergovernmentalism

Week 10 (18.12.): Multi-Level-Governance

Week 11 (08.01.): Europeanisation

Week 12 (15.01.): Neo-Gramscianism

IV. Prospects and Interdisciplinary Stimuli

Week 13 (22.01.): Feminist perceptions

Week 14 (29.01): Integration through Law

Week 15 (05.02.): Conclusion: further approaches, open questions, and trends within the theoretical debate