Law making politics in the European Union 2105-M-D3PTEU

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.

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.

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.

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.

Written exam

Written exam