Carleton University Fall Term 2006 Institute of European and Russian Studies

EURR 5106 Special Topics in European Integration Studies Peter Huncik

Friday 8.30 – 11.30 Dunton 1304 Office: Dunton 1313 Office Hours: Thursday 12-15.00

Course Description: The past 10 years marked an important period in the history of Europe. This course will discuss the circumstances of the EU integration paying special attention to the 10 Central Eastern European (CEE) countries that joined the EU in 2004. The 25 current EU members all experienced economic, political, social and historical changes as the result of the integration porcess. In this course we will examine these changes both on an individual scale (from the point of view of individual countries) as well as on a global – European – scale. We will explore the past and present of the CEE countries as well as their vision and possibilities for the future.

Required Literature: New Europe – The Impact of the First Decade, vol.1 “Trends and Prospects”, Ed. Teresa Rakowska- Hamstone, Piotr Dutkiewicz The Politics of Central Europe, Attila Agh, Sage Publications, 1998

Supplementary Reading: Brief Histories Eastern Europe 1939-2000, Mark Pittaway, Arnold, 2004 Europe Undivided, Milada Anna Vachudova, Oxford UP, 2005 The Europeanization of Central and Eastern Europe, Frank Schimmelfennig & Ulrich Sedelmeier (ed.), Cornell UP, 2005 Slovak Elections 2002, Meseznikov et al. (ed.), Institute for Public Affairs, Bratislava 2003 Not Only the Market, Martin Potucek, CEU Press, 1997 Handbook on the EU, Zoltan Horvath, Foldkor, Budapest 2002 The Weight of History in CE Societies of the 20th Century, Hlavickova & Maslovski (ed.), CES, 2005 Politics in Eastern Europe 1945-1992, George Schopflin, Blackwell

Evaluation To obtain credit in a course, student must meet all the course requirements for attendance, team work and participation. Note that there is a mark for class participation. The mark will take into account not only the student’s attendance but also the extent and quality of the student’s discussion of lectures and assigned readings. The components of the course grade are as follow: Class participation: 15% Oral presentation 20% Short exam 10% Term essay and essay presentation to the class: 40% + 15% =55%

Term essay The topics for the term essay as well as the date of submission will be announced in class. The essay must be typewritten, double-spaced, 250 words per page, 22-25 pages in length. The essay must follow one of the major recognized formats in footnote citation and bibliographic notation. The essay submitted in the course may not have been submitted in another course. For the presentation part the students are encouraged to use visual aids such as charts, Power Point, maps or any other documentation that would help to clarify their argument. The topics and dates for the Oral Presentation will be distributed in class. The presentation must be 15 minutes minimum and the written copies must be submitted after the presentation. The Short exam (Oct. 20) will be an in-class exam (90 minutes) composed of 3 essay questions, of which the students will be asked to chose 1 and write 3 pages. All the questions will be selected from the material covered up to that point.

Reading Assignments:

Sept. 8: Introduction

Sept. 15: The Making of East-Central Europe New Europe pp. 13-37 Agh pp. 1-21 Pittaway pp 200-227

Sep.22: Geopolitics of East-Central Europe New Europe pp.37-57 Agh pp. 24-45 Schopflin pp. 1-37 Grabowska pp. 15-33

Sept. 29: Dynamics of Transition New Europe pp.57 – 78 Agh pp. 49-82 Schopflin pp. 38 – 56 Horvath pp. 21-63

Oct.6: Economic Transformation New Europe pp. 78 – 90 Agh pp. 84-99 Schopflin pp. 57-74 Potucek pp. 81-111 Oct.13: Changing Value System New Europe pp.91-115 Agh pp. 101-139 Horvath pp. 419-445

Oct.20: The Twins of Post-Communism and Globalization New Europe pp. 115-139 Agh pp. 140-170 Schopflin pp. 74 – 103 Slovak Elections pp. 11-34

Oct.27: (1918-1992) New Europe pp.139-160 Agh pp. 171-200 Schopflin pp. 105-126 Horvath pp. 450-475

Nov.3: The New Europe pp.160-176 Agh pp. 201-218 Vachudova pp. 25-63 Schopflin pp. 156-185

Nov. 10: New Europe pp.177- 205 Vachudova pp. 63-103 Schopflin pp. 186-223

Nov. 17: New Europe pp.207 – 226 Vachudova pp. 105-137

Nov. 24: Poland New Europe pp. 226 – 248 Schopflin pp. 224-255 The Europeanization pp. 29-71

Dec. 1: The Baltic States: A Miracle? Schopflin pp. 256- 300 The Europeanization pp. 71-135 Plagarism The University Senate defines plagiarism as “to use and pass off as one’s own idea or product the work of another without expressly giving credit to another”. (Calendar p. 48). - Copying from another person’s work without indicating this through appropriate use of quotations marks and citations of footnotes. - Lengthy and close paraphrasing of another person’s work (i.e. extensive copying interspersed with a few “different” phrases or sentences). - Submitting written work produced by someone else as if it were one’s own work (e.g. another student’s term paper, a paper purchased from a commercial term paper “factory”, material downloaded via the Internet, etc.) In an academic environment plagiarism is a serious offence, and it is not a matter that can be dealt with by an informal arrangement between the student and the instructor. In all cases where plagiarism is suspected, instructors are now required to notify their departmental Chair, and the Chair in turn is required to report the matter to the Associate Dean of the Faculty. The Associate Dean makes a formal investigation and then decides on an appropriate sanction. Penalties can range from a mark of zero for the plagiarized work, to a final grade of F for the course, to suspension from all studies, to expulsion form the University. (Students should al be aware that the Senate classifies as an instructional offence the submission of “substantially the same piece of work to two or more courses without the prior written permission of the instructors..involved.”)

Requests for Academic Accommodations For Students with Disabilities: “Students with disabilities requiring academic accommodations in this course are encouraged to contact a coordinator at the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities to complete the necessary letters of accommodation. After registering with the PMC, make an appointment to meet and discuss your needs with me at least two weeks prior to the first in- class test or itv midterm exam. This is necessary in order to ensure sufficient time to make the necessary arrangements. Please note the following deadlines for submitting completed forms to the Paul Menton Centre: November 6th, 2006 for fall and fall/winter term courses, and March 9th, 2007 for winter term courses."

For Religious Obligations: Students requesting academic accommodation on the basis of religious obligation should make a formal, written request to their instructor for alternate dates and/or means of satisfying academic requirements. Such request should be made during the first two weeks of class, or as soon as possible after the need for accommodation is knows to exist, but not later than two weeks before the compulsory event. Accommodation is to be worked out directly and on an individual basis between the student and the instructor(s) involved. Instructors will make accommodations in a way that avoids academic disadvantage to the students.

Students or instructors who have questions or want to confirm accommodation eligibility of a religious event or practice may refer to the Equity Services website for a list of holy days and Carleton’s Academic Accommodations policies, or may contact an Equity Services Advisor in the Equity Services Department of assistance.

For Pregnancy: Pregnant students requiring academic accommodations are encouraged to contact an Equity Advisor in Equity Services to complete a letter of accommodation. The student must then make an appointment to discuss her needs with the instructor at least two weeks prior to the first academic event in which it is anticipated the accommodation will be required.