Dr Mareike Kleine

This course is available on the MSc in Culture and Conflict in a Global Europe, MSc in Culture and Conflict in a Global Europe (LSE & Columbia), MSc in Culture and Conflict in a Global Europe (LSE & Sciences Po), MSc in European and International Politics and Policy, MSc in European and International Politics and Policy (LSE and Bocconi), MSc in European and International Politics and Policy (LSE and Sciences Po), MSc in International Migration and Public Policy, MSc in International Migration and Public Policy (LSE and Sciences Po), MSc in Political Economy of Europe in the World, MSc in Political Economy of Europe in the World (LSE and Fudan) and MSc in Political Economy of Europe in the World (LSE and Sciences Po). This course is not available as an outside option to students on other programmes. This course uses controlled access as part of the course selection process. For information on controlled access courses, including eligibility, application processes, deadlines, and departmental contact details, please refer to the Controlled Access Courses webpage.

To apply for a place, ALL students should submit a statement via LSE for You outlining your specific reasons for applying, how it will benefit your academic/career goals, and how you meet any necessary pre-requisites (maximum 200 words).

The first round of offers will be made from 12-noon on the Friday before Autumn Term week 1. The final deadline for applications is 12-noon on the Friday of Autumn Term week 2.

For queries contact: ei@lse.ac.uk

This course offers an introduction to the historical, social scientific, and normative dimensions of regional integration in Europe and the governance system of the European Union. It critically examines major theories and contemporary debates about European integration. The course traces the development of the EU through different historical phases and crises, analyzes its impact on member states and external actors, and evaluates its constitutional character.

The first part of the course examines the main stages of the integration process and investigates the conditions under which states have delegated, or withheld, authority from EU institutions and other regional bodies. The second part addresses several major public policy questions that this delegation of authority generates. What are the consequences of the single market and the common currency for national institutions and economic performance? How does the EU ensure legal compliance when enforcement remains largely decentralized? What is the EU’s role and power in international politics? The course concludes by examining current and future challenges to the EU, including questions of legitimacy, democratic accountability, and growing populist and geopolitical pressures.

By the end of the course, students will understand the evolution of European integration, the main political science theories that explain it, the EU’s governance as a political order beyond the nation-state, and major debates about the reality and ideal of the European Union.

15 hours of seminars and 10 hours of lectures in the Autumn Term.
1.5 hours of seminars in the Spring Term.

This course has a reading week in Week 6 of Autumn Term.

A review session will be held at the start of the Spring Term to prepare for the e-exam.

Presentation.

Essay (1200 words).

• Haas, Ernst B. 1961. International Integration. The European and the Universal Process. International Organization 15:3
• Moravcsik, A. (1998). The Choice for Europe: Social Purpose and State Power from Messina to Maastricht. Cornell University Press.
• Hobolt, S. (2016). The Brexit Vote: A Divided Nation, A Divided Continent. In Journal of European Public Policy, 23(9), pp. 1259-1277.
• De Vries, C. (2018). Euroscepticism and the Future of European Integration. Oxford: OUP.
• Kleine, Mareike and Mark Pollack (2018). Liberal Intergovernmentalism and Its Critics. In Journal of Common Market Studies 56(7), pp. 1493-1509.

Exam (100%), duration: 120 Minutes in the Spring exam period.

The summative assessment will take the form of an e-exam in the Spring Term. E-exams are assessments run under invigilated exam conditions on campus. Students will complete the assessment using software downloaded to their personal laptops.