University of Edinburgh
SchoolofSocialandPoliticalScience
Democratisation and Europeanisation
in Central and Eastern Europe
PLIT10086
CourseGuide
Semester 2, 2011-2012
TeachingTeam
Convenor:
Dr. ValentynaRomanova
2.13,ChrystalMacmillanBuilding
Email:
Teaching team:
Dr. Colin Fleming
2.13,ChrystalMacmillanBuilding
Email:
Evgeniya Plotnikova
3.11,ChrystalMacmillanBuilding
Email:
Coursesecretary:
Susan Orr
1.11ChrystalMacmillanBuilding
Tel: +44 (0)131 650 4253
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Welcome to Democratisation and Europeanisation in Central and Eastern Europe
Democratisation and Europeanisation in Central and Eastern Europe(DECEE) welcomes students who are interested in investigating democratisation and Europeanisation inside and outside the European Union since 1989 till nowadays. The course investigates the following question: What is the correlation between state- and nation building in CEE and European integration? What is the interplay between post-communist legacies and the trajectories of democratisation in CEE? What are the differences between the EU enlargement and neighbourhood policies?Thecourse is convenedby Dr. Valentyna Romanova. Meetings regarding anycourse-relatedqueries can bearrangedbyemail.
Course aims and Objectives
Aims: The course’s main aims are to provide students with a critical understanding of:
- main theoretical debates on democratisation and Europeanization in CEE;
- the leading concepts of the EU enlargement and neighbourhood policies;
- domestic state architectures and territorial organisation of CEE states;
- international relations of CEE states.
Objectives: By the end of the course, it is expected that students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of:
- the essence of post-communist legacies in CEE;
- the key challenges to democratisation in CEE inside and outside the EU;
- the interplay between state building and European integration in CEE;
- the role of the EU in state-wide and sub-state democratisation processes in CEE.
Learning Outcomes:
Bytheendofthecourse,students would:
- deepen their understanding of democratisation in the diverse and fast-changing region of CEE;
- critically apply theories and concepts from political science and international relations while analysing democratisation in CEE inside and outside the EU;
- engage with the leading academic debates on the interplay between post-communist legacies and democratisation;
- sharpen their skills of developing and presenting their arguments individually and in team.
Class times
This course is taught through one 50 minute lecture and one 50 minute tutorial per week. Lectures are held on Wednesday at 10:00 - 10:50 in Seminar Room 2, ChrystalMacmillanBuilding.Tutorials are held on Wednesday at 11:10 – 12:00 in Room 9.01, DavidHumeTower; on Friday at 10:00 – 10:50 in Room 2.04, AppletonTower; on Friday at11:10 – 12:00 in Room 2.04, AppletonTower.
Please note: tutorials start on week 2.
You are required to sign up for one of the tutorial session via WebCT.
CourseAssessment
Students are expected to attend all tutorials.
The coursehasthree componentsofassessment:
- an individual presentation (10%),
- an essay of 2500 words (40%),
- an exam (50%).
Essays will normally be returned within three working weeks of their deadlines with both comments and a mark. The mark for coursework is provisional, since coursework may also be seen by the External Examiners and the mark may sometimes be amended. Students will also receive generalised feedback on their exam performance.
Individual presentations
Each tutorial suggests two core readings, as well as further readings. Students should read both core readings and at least one further reading from the list. Each tutorial two students will be asked to make an individual presentation of a particular core reading. Individual presentations will be followed by discussions. There will be no advance notice for particular students to prepare particular presentations. Please, come prepared for each tutorial. Individual presentations should be oral. They should last for about 10 minutes.
Essays
Here are 5 pre-assigned research questions for students’ essays:
- To what extent do post-communist legacies affect democratisation in CEE?
- How does European integration stimulate democratisation in CEE inside and outside the EU?
- To what extent does regionalism affect state- and nation-building in CEE?
- To what degree has European integration affected territorial reforms in CEE?
- What factors affect the formation of party systems in CEE inside and outside the EU?
- Students are strongly advised to use a comparative method in their essays and to choose cases from both inside and outside the EU.
GuidanceonEssaySubmissionandEssaysubmissiondeadline
Essays must besubmittedasahardcopyANDelectronicallyby 4pm on 26 April 2012.
Submittingthehardcopy
Youmust deposit two hard copiesofyour essay in the Politics and IR Honours Essay Box, located in the wall outside room 1.11, ChrystalMacmillanBuilding. When doing so, students must complete a Politics IR Honours coversheet (available outside room 1.11), indicating their examination number and lecturer’s name, and signing a plagiarism form.
Guidelines to note
- Submit two hard copies of the essay.
- Put only your Exam number on each copy of the essay.
- Complete ONE Essay Front Coversheet and be sure you complete the Plagiarism Statement at the bottom of it.
- Staple the first copy of the essay to the front cover sheet and paperclip the
second to both of them. - Post the completed essays into the Politics essay box situated outside room 1.11, ChrystalMacmillanBuilding.
NOTE: All students should pay particular attention when completing the Plagiarism segment of the Essay Front Coversheet. If it is not completed correctly, coursework will not be marked until the student returns to the office to complete/correct the section.
ElectronicSubmission
In addition to the two hard copies, you must, by the same deadline, submit an electronic version via WebCT. IfyouexperiencetechnicaldifficultiesinuploadingyoursubmissionpleasecontacttheInformationServiceshelpdesk()withdetailsoftheproblem.Youwillnotbepenalisedforlatenessifyouwereunabletosubmittheelectronicversionfortechnicalreasons.However,youmay be askedforthecallreferencenumberorotherevidencethatyoucontactedtheInformationServiceshelpdeskbeforethedeadline.
The instructions:
- Before submitting your essay, please ensure that you SAVE YOUR ESSAY WITH A FILE NAME THAT INCLUDES YOUR EXAM NUMBER. To ensure anonymity, do not include your name anywhere on the essay.
- Do not submit your bibliography separately from the essay. Our internal checks make sure the bibliography will not count as ‘plagiarised’ material.
- Failure to follow these instructions will cause delays in getting your work marked and returned to you.
File format
Files must be in Word (.doc), rich text (.rtf), text (.txt) or PDF format. Microsoft Publisher, Open Office and Microsoft Works files will not be accepted.
Penalties for late or over-long submission
- Five marks per working day (i.e. excluding weekends) for up to 5 days;
- Coursework handed in more than 5 days late will receive a zero
- Over-long essays will be penalised by deducting two points for every 50 words over the word count
- If there are factors beyond your control which make it essential for you to submit work after the deadline you must fill in a ‘Lateness Penalty Waiver’ (LPW) form, copies of which can be found outside room 1.11, CMB, stating the reason for the request. You should submit requests as soon as possible, preferably before the deadline in question. But you should always submit an LPW form when work is late, even if you are unable to submit the form until after the missed deadline. Please refer to the Honours handbook that sets out the rules for late submission of assessed work.
PLEASE NOTE that failure to submit an electronic version along with the hard copy of your coursework will be treated as failure to submit, and subject to the same lateness penalties set out above.
Important:
The Honours HandbookcontainscrucialguidanceonsubmissionproceduresforcourseworkwithintheSchool,practicesonDeadlines,ExtensionsandPenalties,guidelinesonwritingassessedessaysandavoidingplagiarism.
Students with Learning Difficulties
Advice, guidance and a range of support materialsis available to students with learning difficulties (such as dyslexia). These students should contact - in advance of coursework deadlines - the Disability Office for further information: See the Disability Office's website:
WebCT
WebCT will be used in this course. Lecture slides will be uploaded after the lecture. Links for some seminar readings will also be available via WebCT.
Course Programme
Week 1.
Lecture: General introduction to the course and a lecture on post-communist legacies and thetrajectories of democratisation in CEE
NO TUTORIALS
Week 2.
Lecture: Domestic state architectures in CEE
Tutorial:Political regimes in CEE
Week 3.
Lecture: State- and nation-building in CEE
Tutorial:The role of regionalism in state- and nation-building in CEE
Week 4.
Lecture: Territorial reforms in new EU member states
Tutorial: Territorial reforms in Eastern Europe outside the EU
Week 5.
Lecture:The formation of party systems in CEE
Tutorial:‘Parties of power’ and oppositional parties in CEE
Week 6.
Innovative Learning Week
Week 7.
Lecture:National and regional elections in CEE
Tutorial:Electoral rules and democratisation in CEE
Week 8.
Lecture:Civil society and social partnershipin CEE
Tutorial:Political culture in CEE
Weeks 9.
Master-class:The Wars of Former Yugoslavia (1991-1995): Causes, Conduct, and Consequences
Week 10.
Lecture:EU enlargement and democratisation
Tutorial:The European NeighborhoodPolicies, the Eastern Partnership
Week 11.
Lecture:Russian foreign policy and democratisation in CEE
Tutorial:‘Colour revolutions’: between East and West
KeyTexts
Outhwaite W. (2009), Europe Beyond East and West. In: Rumford C, ed. Handbook of European Studies. London: Sage.
Vachudova, A., Hooghe, L. (2009), “Postcommunist politics in a magnetic field: How transition and EU accession structure party competition on European integration”, Comparative European Politics, 7: 179–212.
Pop-Eleches, G. (2007), “Historical Legacies and Post-Communist Regime Change”, The Journal of Politics, 69: 4, pp. 908–926.
Vachudova, M. (2005), Europe undivided: democracy, leverage and integration after communism, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
GrzymaŁa-Busse, A. (2002), Redeeming the Communist Past: The Regeneration of Communist Parties in East Central Europe. CambridgeUniversity Press.
Linz, J. (1993), “State building and nation building”, European Review, 1: 355-369.
Birch, S. (2003), Electoral Systems and Political Transformation in Post-Communist Europe, New York : Palgrave Macmillan.
Bochsler, D. (2010), Territory and Electoral Rules in Post-Communist Democracies. Palgrave Macmillan.
Pridham, G. (2005), Designing democracy: EU enlargement and regime change in post-communist Europe. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Hughes, J., Sasse, G & Gordon, C. (2004), Europeanization and Regionalization in the EU's. Enlargement to Central and Eastern Europe. The Myth of Conditionality. Palgrave Macmillan.
Haughton, T. (2007), “When Does the EU Make a Difference? Conditionality and the Accession Process in Central and Eastern Europe”, Political Studies Review, 5: 233–246.
ThejournalsEurope-Asia Studies and Journal of Democracyregularlycarrymaterialrelevanttothecourse. Other useful journals include: British Journal of Political Science, Political Studies, Journal of Politics, Post-Soviet Affairs, Slavic Review, Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics.
Week1:18January 2012
Lecture: General introduction to the course and a lecture on post-communist legacies and the trajectories of democratisation in CEE
This lecture willprovideanoverviewofcourselearningoutcomesandadministration. The lecture will clarify the leading theoretical and conceptual frames for analysing Europeanization in CEE. It will investigate the impact of post-communist legacies on democratisation in the region, as well as the correlation between similar post-communist legacies and different trajectories of democratisation.
No tutorials this week
Core-Reading:
Pop-Eleches, G. (2007), ‘Historical Legacies and Post-Communist Regime Change’, The Journal of Politics, 69 (4): 908–926.
Buller, J. and A. Gamble (2002), ‘Conceptualising Europeanisation’, Public Policy and Administration, 17 (4).
FurtherReading
Kopecky, P. and C. Mudde (2000), What has Eastern Europe taught us about the democratisation literature (and vice versa)? European Journal of Political Research, 37: 517–539.
Rustow, D. (1970) Transition to Democracy: Toward a Dynamic Model, Comparative Politics, 2(3): 337-363.
Linz, J. and A. Stepan (1996) Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation: Southern Europe, South America, and Post-Communist Europe. Baltimore, MD: JohnsHopkinsUniversity Press.
O’Donnell, G. and P. Schmitter (1986) Transitions from Authoritarian Rule: Tentative Conclusions about Uncertain Democracies. Baltimore, MD: JohnsHopkinsUniversity Press.
Schedler, A.(1998) ‘How should we study democratic consolidation?’, Democratization, 5(4): 1-19.
Carothers, T.(2002) ‘The end of the transition paradigm’, Journal of Democracy, 13(1).
Gans-Morse, J. (2004) ‘Searching for Transitologists: Contemporary Theories of Post-Communist Transitions and the Myth of a Dominant Paradigm’ Post-Soviet Affairs 20(4): 320-349.
Welsh, H. (1994) Political Transition Processes in Central and Eastern Europe, Comparative Politics,26(4): 379-394.
Arpad, S. and A. Horvath (1991) ‘Political Instructors and the Decline of Communism in Hungary: Apparatus, Nomenclatura and the Issue of Legacy’, British Journal of Political Science, 21(4); 469-488.
King, C. (2000) ‘Post-Postcommunism: Transition, Comparison and the End of “Eastern Europe”’, World Politics, 53: 143-172.
Cameron, D. (2007)‘Post-Communist Democracy: The Impact of the European Union’, Post Soviet Affairs, 23 (3): 185-217.
Roberts, A. (2006) What kind of democracy is emerging in Eastern Europe? Post-Soviet Affairs, 22(1): 37-64.
Ágh, A. (1993) The `Comparative Revolution' and the Transition in Central and Southern Europe, Journal of Theoretical Politics, 5(2): 231-252.
King, C. (2000) Post-Postcommunism: Transition, Comparison, and the End of "Eastern Europe", World Politics, 53(1)
Week2: 25January 2012
Lecture: Domestic state architectures in CEE
Thelecture will examine political systems and institutional settings in CEE inside and outside the EU. How are political systems formed and changed in CEE? What makes them similar or different?
Tutorial: Political regimes in CEE
The tutorial will compare political regimes in CEE and explain their dynamics in a comparative perspective. Questions to investigate include: ‘What are political regimes and how do they change?’ ‘What makes political regimes similar or different in CEE?’ ‘Does the EU affect political regime changes in Eastern Europe outside the EU?’
Corereading:
Way, L. (2005) AuthoritarianStateBuilding and the Sources of Regime Competitiveness in the Fourth Wave: The Cases of Belarus, Moldova, Russia, and Ukraine, World Politics, 57(2): 231-261.
Hale,H. (2010) ‘Eurasian polities as hybrid regimes: The case of Putin's Russia’, Journal of Eurasian Studies, 1(1).
FurtherReading
Mike A., Cheibub, J., Limongi, F. and A. Przeworski (1996) Classifying political regimes, Studies in Comparative International Development, 31 (2): 3-36.
Duverger, M. (1980) "A New Political System Model: Semi-presidential Government." European Journal of Political Research, No. 8.
Hale, H. (2010) The uses of divided power. Journal of Democracy, 21(3): 84-98.
Crowther, W. (2010) Introduction: Contemporary Romanian Politics, Communist and Post-Communist Studies, 43: 1-5.
Clark, T. and J. Wittrock (2005) Presidentialism and the Effect of Electoral Law in Postcommunist Systems: Regime Type Matters, Comparative Political Studies 38.
Fish, S. (2006) Stronger Legislatures, Stronger Democracies, Journal of Democracy, 17(1): 5-20.
Anderson, C. and C. Guillory (1997) Political Institutions and Satisfaction with Democracy: A Cross-National Analysis of Consensus and Majoritarian Systems, The American Political Science Review, 91(1): 66-81.
Offe, K., Elster, J., Preuss, U. (1998) Institutional Design in Post-Communist Societies: Rebuilding the Ship at Sea.New York: CambridgeUniversity Press.
Easter, G. (1997) Preference For Presidentialism: Postcommunist Regime Change in Russia and the NIS, World Politics, 49(2): 184-211.
Bafoil, F. (2009) Central and Eastern Europe: Europeanisation and social change, Palgrave Macmillan.
Rose R. and W. Mishler (1994) Mass Reaction to Regime Change in Eastern Europe: Polarization or Leaders and Laggards? British Journal of Political Science, 24: 159-182.
Allina-Pisano, J. (2010) Social contracts and authoritarian projects in post-Soviet space: The use of administrative resource, Communist and Post-Communist Studies, 43: 373–382.
Sakwa, R. (2010) ‘The DualState in Russia’, Post-Soviet Affairs, 26(3), July-September.
Przeworski, A. (1991) Democracy and the market political and economic reforms in Eastern Europe and Latin America, Cambridge University Press, 210 p.
Kornai, J. (2006) The great transformation of Central Eastern Europe. Success and disappointment, Economics of Transition, 14 (2): 207–244.
Kitschelt, H. (1992) Political Regime Change: Structure and Process-Driven Explanations? The American Political Science Review, 86 (4): 1028-1034.
McSweeney, D. And C. Tempest (1993) The Political Science of Democratic Transition in Eastern Europe, Political Studies, 41 (3): 408–419.
Freedom House reports on CEE. (WebCT)
Week3: 1February2012
Lecture: State- and nation-building in CEE
This lecture will investigate the ways of understanding nation- and state building and explain their application in the context of CEE. Do the principles of nation- and state building differ inside and outside the EU? What is the interplay between external and internal factors of nation- and state building?
Tutorial: The role of regionalism in state- and nation-building in CEE
The tutorial will investigate the role of regionalism in state- and nation-building in CEE in a comparative perspective. Firstly, it will clarify its role in Western and Eastern Europe. Secondly, it will dig into the contemporary academic debate on how regionalism affects duringstate- and nation-building, on the one hand, and democratisation, on the other hand.
Core-Reading
Linz, J. (1993), “State building and nation building”, European Review, 1: 355-369.
Stepan, A. (2005) Ukraine: Improbable Democratic “Nation-State” But Possible Democratic “State-Nation”? Post-Soviet Affairs, 21(4): 279–308.
AdditionalReading
O'Dwyer, C. (2004) RunawayStateBuilding: How Political Parties Shape States in Postcommunist Eastern Europe, World Politics, 56(4): 520-553.
Sasse, G.(2010) The Role of Regionalism, Journal of Democracy, 21 (3): 99-106.
Stepan, A. (1994) "When Democracy and the Nation State are Competing Logics,
Reflections on Estonia",Journal of European Sociology, XXXV, pp.
127-141.
Vernygora, V. And N. Chaban (2008), New Europe and its neo-regionalism: a working case of the ‘community of democratic choice’, TRAMES, 12(62/57), 2, 127–150. (WebCT)
Scully, R. and R. W. Jones (2010) Europe, Regions and European Regionalism, Palgrave Macmillan. Chapters 10, 11, 12, 13.
Brubaker, R. (1996) Nationalism Reframed, Nationhood and the National Question in
the New Central Europe, Cambridge University Press, pp. 43-59.
Bechev D., (2004) Contested Borders, Contested Identity: The Case of Regionalism in South East Europe, Journal of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, 4(1): 77-96. (WebCT)
Fukuyama, F. (2004) The Imperative of State-Building, Journal of Democracy, 15(2): 17-31.
Batt, J. and K. Wolczuk (eds) (2002) Regions, State and Identity in Central and Eastern Europe. London: Frank Cass.
Sasse, G. (2007) The Crimea Question: Identity, Transition, and Conflict. Ukrainian Research Institute of HarvardUniversity.
March, L. (2007) From Moldovanism to Europeanization?:Moldova's Communists and Nation-building,Nationalities Papers, 35(4): 601-625.
Week 4: 8February 2012
Lecture: Territorial reforms in new EU member states