WG 3: Political Science

The Development of Eu studies in Political Sciences

Almost 60 years after the Schuman Declaration and the first EU studies – notably Ernst Haas seminal works on the origins of the ECSC and of the EEC – a mapping of European studies in political science is extremely needed. After a description of the origins, with the analysis of the first, seminal studies, close attention should be paid to the developments, streams and most-studied topics along the years. In particular, the research should highlight what have been the issues analysed in the different periods and if there were different developments in the national academic contexts. It is also important to focus on the main academic schools and to examine the links between the academic debate and the EU policy making. For instance – the initial reticence of the Italian Court in acknowledging the supremacy of EC law have led to a relaxed attitude to Italian negotiators in EEC law making. On the contrary countries like the UK – which joined having already clear the meaning and the implications of supremacy of EC law – have adopted a proactive negotiating style in the Council. In addition , the research should examine whether cross fertilization exists or not among the different national schools and between the different disciplines. Also, where anti-integrationists theories exist, the research should also investigate about their origins and their developments. Finally, a review of the most studied issues in Eu studies today, of the main schools, of the most influential journals and books should be traced.

WG Coordinators:

Federiga Bindi – federiga.bindi@uniroma2.it, University of Rome Tor Vergata

Kjell A. Eliassen – Kjell.A.Eliassen@bi.no, BI – Norwegian School of Management

Meetings of the Working Group :

Meeting Location	Partners that participated	Purpose of the meeting
Forlì 16 – 18 March 2008	BI, University of Rome Tor Vergata, University of Turku, University of Krakow, University of Cyprus, University Fernado Pessoa, Borgazici University, Norwegian University of Sciences and Technology, Free University of Berlin, New Bulgarian University, Centre for European studies Bifrost University, University of Malta, Panteion University, Charles University Prague, Universitary Institut of European Studies	WG3–Political Science: 1st Working Group Meeting
Roma 23 – 24 March 2009	BI, University of Rome Tor Vergata, University of Turku, University of Krakow, University Fernado Pessoa, Universitary Institute for European Studies, New Bulgarian University, Centre for European studies Bifrost University	WG3–Political Science: 2nd Working Group MeetingProgram of the Working Group
Rome 1-3 July2010	BI, University of Rome Tor Vergata, University of Turku, University of Krakow, University of Cyprus, University Fernado Pessoa, Norwegian University of Sciences and Technology, Free University of Berlin, New Bulgarian University, Centre for European studies Bifrost University, Universitary Institut of European Studies	WG3-Political Science: 3rd Working Group Meeting

 

Publication

WG	Editors	Title	Publishing house	Date of publication
WG 3 – Political Science	F. Bindi, K. Eliassen	ANALYZING EUROPEAN UNION POLITICS	IL MULINO	Published on July 2012