European Integration: Theory and Political Process

Prerequisites 1.European integration and EU institutional system Introduction to the study of European integration The historical process of European integration The EU institutional system before and after the Lisbon Treaty The decision-making process: agenda-setting, initiative, formulation and implementation of European policies 2.Theories of European integration Federalism, neofunctionalism, intergovernmentalism, liberal intergovernmentalism, multilevel governance, the EU as a political system New institutionalism 3. Data sources in the study of the EU 4. EU institutional processes Negotiation in legislative processes Legislative executive relationships Delegation of executive power: comitology and specialized agencies Europeization of interest groups