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Law making politics in the European Union

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Course ID: 2105-M-D3PTEU
Erasmus code / ISCED: 14.6 The subject classification code consists of three to five digits, where the first three represent the classification of the discipline according to the Discipline code list applicable to the Socrates/Erasmus program, the fourth (usually 0) - possible further specification of discipline information, the fifth - the degree of subject determined based on the year of study for which the subject is intended. / (0312) Political sciences and civics The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title: Law making politics in the European Union
Name in Polish: Polityka tworzenia prawa w Unii Europejskiej
Organizational unit: Faculty of Political Science and International Studies
Course groups: (in Polish) Europeistyka -DZIENNE II STOPNIA 3 semestr, 1 rok
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): 3.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles:
  • the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS;
  • the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h;
  • 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes;
  • weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS;
  • work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language: Polish
Type of course:

obligatory courses

Prerequisites (description):

The aim of the course is to introduce to the law-making policy in the EU, especially the legislative process in the EU. Classes will cover the discussion of political phenomena and informal processes taking place in the European Commission, EP, Council of the EU, as well as political interactions between these institutions.

Mode:

Classroom

Short description:

The aim of the course is to introduce to the law-making policy in the EU, especially the legislative process in the EU. Classes will cover the discussion of political phenomena and informal processes taking place in the European Commission, EP, Council of the EU, as well as political interactions between these institutions.

Full description:

The aim of the course is to introduce to the law-making policy in the EU, especially the legislative process in the EU. Classes will cover the discussion of political phenomena and informal processes taking place in the European Commission, EP, Council of the EU, as well as political interactions between these institutions.

Bibliography:

Bailer, Stefanie(2010) 'What factors determine bargaining power and success in EU negotiations?', Journal of European Public Policy, 17: 5, s. 743 — 757.

DIRK LEUFFEN, THOMAS MALANG and SEBASTIAN WÖRLE: Structure, Capacity or Power? Explaining Salience in EU Decision-Making, JCMS 2014 Volume 52. Number 3. pp. 616–631.

Frank M. Häge (2013). Coalition Building and Consensus in the Council of the European Union. British Journal of Political Science, 43, s. 481-504.

DIANA PANKE, Lobbying Institutional Key Players: How States Seek to Influence the European Commission, the Council Presidency and the European Parliament, JCMS 2012 Volume 50. Number 1. pp. 129–150.

Stefanie Bailer (2014) An Agent Dependent on the EU Member States? The Determinants of the European Commission’s Legislative Success in the European Union, Journal of European Integration, 36:1, 37-53.

Pierre Bocquillon & Mathias Dobbels (2014) An elephant on the 13th floor of the Berlaymont? European Council and Commission relations in legislative agenda setting, Journal of European Public Policy, 21:1, 20-38.

Rory Costello & Robert Thomson (2013) The distribution of power among EU institutions: who wins under codecision and why?, Journal of European Public Policy, 20:7, 1025-1039.

Daniel Finke & JeongHun Han (2014) Party politics and the power to report: informational efficiency in bicameralism, Journal of European Public Policy, 21:1, 133-150.

Cristina Fasone, European Economic Governance and Parliamentary Representation. What Place for the European Parliament? European Law Journal, Vol. 20, No. 2, March 2014, pp. 164–185.

Thomas Jensen and Thomas Winzen, Legislative negotiations in the European Parliament, European Union Politics 2012 13: 118 –149.

Gail McElroy and Kenneth Benoit, Policy positioning in the European Parliament, European Union Politics 2012 13: 150 –167.

Daniel Finke (2014). Domestic-level Parliamentary Scrutiny and Voting Behaviour in the European Parliament . Government and Opposition, 49, pp 207-231.

WILLIAM T. DANIEL (2013): When the Agent Knows Better than the Principal: The Effect of Education and Seniority on European Parliament Rapporteur Assignment, JCMS, Volume 51. Number 5. pp. 832–848.

Renaud Dehousse & Andrew Thompson (2012): Intergovernmentalists in the Commission: Foxes in the Henhouse?, Journal of European Integration, 34:2, 113-132.

LIESBET HOOGHE, Images of Europe: How Commission Officials Conceive Their Institution’s Role, JCMS 2012 Volume 50. Number 1. pp. 87–111.

JEROME SCHAFER, European Commission Officials’ Policy Attitudes, JCMS 2014 Volume 52. Number 4. pp. 911–927.

R. Daniel Kelemen & Andrew D. Tarrant (2011): The Political Foundations of the Eurocracy, West European Politics, 34:5, 922-947.

MARCELLO CARAMMIA, SEBASTIAAN PRINCEN and ARCO TIMMERMANS, From Summitry to EU Government: An Agenda Formation Perspective on the European Council, JCMS 2016 Volume 54. Number 4. pp. 809–825.

Benjamin Werner (2017) National responses to the European Court of Justice case law on Golden Shares: the role of protective equivalents, Journal of European Public Policy, 24:7, 989-1005.

Weiss, M., and Blauberger, M. (2016) Judicialized Law‐Making and Opportunistic Enforcement: Explaining the EU's Challenge of National Defence Offsets. JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, 54: 444– 462.

Learning outcomes:

The aim of the course is to introduce to the law-making policy in the EU, especially the legislative process in the EU. Classes will cover the discussion of political phenomena and informal processes taking place in the European Commission, EP, Council of the EU, as well as political interactions between these institutions.

K_W06, K_W07, K_W09, K_U08, K_U09, K_U11, K_K01, K_K04

Assessment methods and assessment criteria:

Students will be assessed according to three criteria:

class attendance,

presentation of a paper,

activity in the classroom.

Internships:

-

Classes in period "Winter semester 2024/25" (past)

Time span: 2024-10-01 - 2025-01-26
Selected timetable range:
Go to timetable
Type of class:
Lecture, 30 hours more information
Coordinators: Tomasz Grosse
Group instructors: Tomasz Grosse
Students list: (inaccessible to you)
Credit: Course - Examination
Lecture - Examination
Type of course:

obligatory courses

Mode:

Classroom

Short description:

The aim of the course is to introduce to the law-making policy in the EU, especially the legislative process in the EU. Classes will cover the discussion of political phenomena and informal processes taking place in the European Commission, EP, Council of the EU, as well as political interactions between these institutions.

Full description:

The aim of the course is to introduce to the law-making policy in the EU, especially the legislative process in the EU. Classes will cover the discussion of political phenomena and informal processes taking place in the European Commission, EP, Council of the EU, as well as political interactions between these institutions.

Bibliography:

Bailer S., What factors determine bargaining power and success in EU negotiations?, ‘Journal of European Public Policy’ 2010, vol. 17, no. 5.

Bailer S., An Agent Dependent on the EU Member States? The Determinants of the European Commission’s Legislative Success in the European Union, ‘Journal of European Integration’ 2014, vol. 36, no. 1.

Bocquillon P., Dobbels M., An elephant on the 13th floor of the Berlaymont? European Council and Commission relations in legislative agenda setting, ‘Journal of European Public Policy’ 2014, vol. 21, no. 1.

Brandsma G.J., Blom-Hansen J., Controlling delegated powers in the post-Lisbon European Union, ‘Journal of European Public Policy’ 2016, vol. 23, no. 4.

Carammia M., Princen S., Timmermans A., From Summitry to EU Government: An Agenda Formation Perspective on the European Council, ‘JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies’ 2016, vol. 54, no. 4.

Costello R., Thomson R., The distribution of power among EU institutions: who wins under codecision and why?, ‘Journal of European Public Policy’ 2013, vol. 20, no. 7.

Deckarm R., The countries they know best: how national principals influence European commissioners and their cabinets, ‘Journal of European Public Policy’ 2017, vol. 24, no. 3.

Dehousse R., Thompson A., Intergovernmentalists in the Commission: Foxes in the Henhouse?, ‘Journal of European Integration’ 2012, vol. 34, no. 2.

Fasone C., European Economic Governance and Parliamentary Representation. What Place for the European Parliament?, ‘European Law Journal’ 2014, vol. 20, no. 2.

Fernández Pasarín A.M., Dehousse R., Plaza J.P., Comitology: the strength of dissent, ‘Journal of European Integration’ 2020, vol. 00, no. 00.

Finke D., Underneath the culture of consensus: Transparency, credible commitments and voting in the Council of Ministers, ‘European Union Politics’ 2017, vol. 18, no. 3.

Finke D., Domestic-level Parliamentary Scrutiny and Voting Behaviour in the European Parliament, ‘Government and Opposition’ 2014, vol. 49, no. 2.

Häge F.M., Coalition Building and Consensus in the Council of the European Union, ‘British Journal of Political Science’ 2013, vol. 43, no. 03.

HOOGHE L., Images of Europe: How Commission Officials Conceive Their Institution’s Role*, ‘JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies’ 2012, vol. 50, no. 1.

Jensen T., Winzen T., Legislative negotiations in the European Parliament, ‘European Union Politics’ 2012, vol. 13, no. 1.

Johansson M., Explaining Cooperation in the Council of the EU Before and After the Brexit Referendum, ‘Politics and Governance’ 2021, vol. 9, no. 1.

Kaniok P., Member States and Audible Communication within the EU Council Working Groups, ‘Journal of Contemporary European Research’ 2021, vol. 17, no. 1.

Kirpsza A., A colossus with feet of clay? Assessing Germany’s prevalence in European Union lawmaking, ‘International Politics’ 2021, no. 0123456789.

Ławniczak K., Socialisation and legitimacy intermediation in the Council of the European Union, ‘Perspectives on Federalism’ 2018, vol. 10, no. 1.

Naurin D., Generosity in intergovernmental negotiations: The impact of state power, pooling and socialisation in the Council of the European Union, ‘European Journal of Political Research’ 2015, vol. 54, no. 4.

Naurin D., Naurin E., Alexander A., Gender Stereotyping and Chivalry in International Negotiations: A Survey Experiment in the Council of the European Union, ‘International Organization’ 2019, vol. 73, no. 2.

Novak S., Rozenberg O., Bendjaballah S., Enduring consensus: why the EU legislative process stays the same, ‘Journal of European Integration’ 2021, vol. 43, no. 4.

PANKE D., Lobbying Institutional Key Players: How States Seek to Influence the European Commission, the Council Presidency and the European Parliament*, ‘JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies’ 2012, vol. 50, no. 1.

Pircher B., Farjam M., Oppositional voting in the Council of the EU between 2010 and 2019: Evidence for differentiated politicisation, ‘European Union Politics’, 26/04/2021.

Pircher B., Farjam M., Oppositional voting in the Council of the EU between 2010 and 2019: Evidence for differentiated politicisation, ‘European Union Politics’ 2021, vol. 22, no. 3.

Schädler R., Brandsma G.J., Some Are more Equal than Others: Report Allocation to Members of the European Parliament from New Member States, ‘JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies’ 2021, vol. 59, no. 3.

Schafer J., European commission officials’ policy attitudes, ‘Journal of Common Market Studies’ 2014, vol. 52, no. 4.

Siderius K., Brandsma G.J., The Effect of Removing Voting Rules: Consultation Practices in the Commission’s Delegated Act Expert Groups and Comitology Committees, ‘JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies’ 2016, vol. 54, no. 6.

Smeets S., Consensus and Isolation in the EU Council of Ministers, ‘Journal of European Integration’ 2016, vol. 38, no. 1.

Thomas R., Turnbull P., Talking up a storm? Using language to activate adherents and demobilize detractors of European Commission policy frames, ‘Journal of European Public Policy’ 2017, vol. 24, no. 7.

Tömmel I., The standing president of the European Council: intergovernmental or supranational leadership?, ‘Journal of European Integration’ 2017, vol. 39, no. 2.

Veer H. Van der, Otjes S., A House Divided against Itself. The Intra‐institutional Conflict about the Powers of the European Parliament, ‘JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies’ 2021, vol. 59, no. 4.

Warntjen A., Why no Gridlock? Coping with Diversity in the Council of the European Union, ‘Journal of Contemporary European Research’ 2017, vol. 13, no. 1.

Warntjen A., Do votes matter? Voting weights and the success probability of member state requests in the Council of the European Union, ‘Journal of European Integration’ 2017, vol. 39, no. 6.

Weiss M., Blauberger M., Judicialized Law-Making and Opportunistic Enforcement: Explaining the EU’s Challenge of National Defence Offsets, ‘JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies’ 2016, vol. 54, no. 2.

Werner B., National responses to the European Court of Justice case law on Golden Shares: the role of protective equivalents, ‘Journal of European Public Policy’ 2017, vol. 24, no. 7.

Notes:

Written exam

Classes in period "Winter semester 2025/26" (future)

Time span: 2025-10-01 - 2026-01-25
Selected timetable range:
Go to timetable
Type of class:
Lecture, 30 hours more information
Coordinators: Tomasz Grosse
Group instructors: Tomasz Grosse
Students list: (inaccessible to you)
Credit: Course - Examination
Lecture - Examination
Type of course:

obligatory courses

Mode:

Classroom

Short description:

The aim of the course is to introduce to the law-making policy in the EU, especially the legislative process in the EU. Classes will cover the discussion of political phenomena and informal processes taking place in the European Commission, EP, Council of the EU, as well as political interactions between these institutions.

Full description:

The aim of the course is to introduce to the law-making policy in the EU, especially the legislative process in the EU. Classes will cover the discussion of political phenomena and informal processes taking place in the European Commission, EP, Council of the EU, as well as political interactions between these institutions.

Bibliography:

Bailer S., What factors determine bargaining power and success in EU negotiations?, ‘Journal of European Public Policy’ 2010, vol. 17, no. 5.

Bailer S., An Agent Dependent on the EU Member States? The Determinants of the European Commission’s Legislative Success in the European Union, ‘Journal of European Integration’ 2014, vol. 36, no. 1.

Bocquillon P., Dobbels M., An elephant on the 13th floor of the Berlaymont? European Council and Commission relations in legislative agenda setting, ‘Journal of European Public Policy’ 2014, vol. 21, no. 1.

Brandsma G.J., Blom-Hansen J., Controlling delegated powers in the post-Lisbon European Union, ‘Journal of European Public Policy’ 2016, vol. 23, no. 4.

Carammia M., Princen S., Timmermans A., From Summitry to EU Government: An Agenda Formation Perspective on the European Council, ‘JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies’ 2016, vol. 54, no. 4.

Costello R., Thomson R., The distribution of power among EU institutions: who wins under codecision and why?, ‘Journal of European Public Policy’ 2013, vol. 20, no. 7.

Deckarm R., The countries they know best: how national principals influence European commissioners and their cabinets, ‘Journal of European Public Policy’ 2017, vol. 24, no. 3.

Dehousse R., Thompson A., Intergovernmentalists in the Commission: Foxes in the Henhouse?, ‘Journal of European Integration’ 2012, vol. 34, no. 2.

Fasone C., European Economic Governance and Parliamentary Representation. What Place for the European Parliament?, ‘European Law Journal’ 2014, vol. 20, no. 2.

Fernández Pasarín A.M., Dehousse R., Plaza J.P., Comitology: the strength of dissent, ‘Journal of European Integration’ 2020, vol. 00, no. 00.

Finke D., Underneath the culture of consensus: Transparency, credible commitments and voting in the Council of Ministers, ‘European Union Politics’ 2017, vol. 18, no. 3.

Finke D., Domestic-level Parliamentary Scrutiny and Voting Behaviour in the European Parliament, ‘Government and Opposition’ 2014, vol. 49, no. 2.

Häge F.M., Coalition Building and Consensus in the Council of the European Union, ‘British Journal of Political Science’ 2013, vol. 43, no. 03.

HOOGHE L., Images of Europe: How Commission Officials Conceive Their Institution’s Role*, ‘JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies’ 2012, vol. 50, no. 1.

Jensen T., Winzen T., Legislative negotiations in the European Parliament, ‘European Union Politics’ 2012, vol. 13, no. 1.

Johansson M., Explaining Cooperation in the Council of the EU Before and After the Brexit Referendum, ‘Politics and Governance’ 2021, vol. 9, no. 1.

Kaniok P., Member States and Audible Communication within the EU Council Working Groups, ‘Journal of Contemporary European Research’ 2021, vol. 17, no. 1.

Kirpsza A., A colossus with feet of clay? Assessing Germany’s prevalence in European Union lawmaking, ‘International Politics’ 2021, no. 0123456789.

Ławniczak K., Socialisation and legitimacy intermediation in the Council of the European Union, ‘Perspectives on Federalism’ 2018, vol. 10, no. 1.

Naurin D., Generosity in intergovernmental negotiations: The impact of state power, pooling and socialisation in the Council of the European Union, ‘European Journal of Political Research’ 2015, vol. 54, no. 4.

Naurin D., Naurin E., Alexander A., Gender Stereotyping and Chivalry in International Negotiations: A Survey Experiment in the Council of the European Union, ‘International Organization’ 2019, vol. 73, no. 2.

Novak S., Rozenberg O., Bendjaballah S., Enduring consensus: why the EU legislative process stays the same, ‘Journal of European Integration’ 2021, vol. 43, no. 4.

PANKE D., Lobbying Institutional Key Players: How States Seek to Influence the European Commission, the Council Presidency and the European Parliament*, ‘JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies’ 2012, vol. 50, no. 1.

Pircher B., Farjam M., Oppositional voting in the Council of the EU between 2010 and 2019: Evidence for differentiated politicisation, ‘European Union Politics’, 26/04/2021.

Pircher B., Farjam M., Oppositional voting in the Council of the EU between 2010 and 2019: Evidence for differentiated politicisation, ‘European Union Politics’ 2021, vol. 22, no. 3.

Schädler R., Brandsma G.J., Some Are more Equal than Others: Report Allocation to Members of the European Parliament from New Member States, ‘JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies’ 2021, vol. 59, no. 3.

Schafer J., European commission officials’ policy attitudes, ‘Journal of Common Market Studies’ 2014, vol. 52, no. 4.

Siderius K., Brandsma G.J., The Effect of Removing Voting Rules: Consultation Practices in the Commission’s Delegated Act Expert Groups and Comitology Committees, ‘JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies’ 2016, vol. 54, no. 6.

Smeets S., Consensus and Isolation in the EU Council of Ministers, ‘Journal of European Integration’ 2016, vol. 38, no. 1.

Thomas R., Turnbull P., Talking up a storm? Using language to activate adherents and demobilize detractors of European Commission policy frames, ‘Journal of European Public Policy’ 2017, vol. 24, no. 7.

Tömmel I., The standing president of the European Council: intergovernmental or supranational leadership?, ‘Journal of European Integration’ 2017, vol. 39, no. 2.

Veer H. Van der, Otjes S., A House Divided against Itself. The Intra‐institutional Conflict about the Powers of the European Parliament, ‘JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies’ 2021, vol. 59, no. 4.

Warntjen A., Why no Gridlock? Coping with Diversity in the Council of the European Union, ‘Journal of Contemporary European Research’ 2017, vol. 13, no. 1.

Warntjen A., Do votes matter? Voting weights and the success probability of member state requests in the Council of the European Union, ‘Journal of European Integration’ 2017, vol. 39, no. 6.

Weiss M., Blauberger M., Judicialized Law-Making and Opportunistic Enforcement: Explaining the EU’s Challenge of National Defence Offsets, ‘JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies’ 2016, vol. 54, no. 2.

Werner B., National responses to the European Court of Justice case law on Golden Shares: the role of protective equivalents, ‘Journal of European Public Policy’ 2017, vol. 24, no. 7.

Notes:

Written exam

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