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This course engages with the policies and policymaking of the EU through both an examination of the theoretical underpinnings of policymaking and concrete studies of current policy issues. The course introduces students to the major theories and process elements of public policymaking and illustrates them in a seminar setting with examples from a range of policy areas. We situate and critique different theories in terms of their strengths, weaknesses and overall usefulness for explaining the development of EU policy.
The course focuses on environmental, energy, and agricultural policy, but also touches on health, social, economic and digital policies. Last update: Young Mitchell, M.A., Ph.D. (06.02.2025)
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The aim of the course is to provide theoretical, empirical, and practical knowledge of EU policy-making in three chosen EU policies (environmental, energy, and agricultural). Last update: Young Mitchell, M.A., Ph.D. (06.02.2025)
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Requirements Group Presentations: 40% Participation and in-class activities: 30% Reflection paper (1000 words): 30%
More details on the assignments and expectations will be provided in class. The final reflection paper will ask you to reflect on which theory you found most useful and if relevant how you might apply it to your MA research project.
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Based on the Dean's Measure 20/2019: https://fsv.cuni.cz/deans-measure-no-20/2019 Last update: Young Mitchell, M.A., Ph.D. (07.02.2025)
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If not said otherwise, the classes are taken in person. Last update: Young Mitchell, M.A., Ph.D. (06.02.2025)
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Course outline and readings 1. Introduction to Public Policy (21.2) · Introductory lecture on the study of public policy and the structural division of policy areas · Discussion and choice of policy areas and presentation topics Readings: *Howlett, M. (2012). The Policy-making process, chapter 2 in the Routledge Handbook of Public Policy 2. The regulatory state and EU policymaking (28.2) · The concept of a regulatory state, what it is and how it differs from what came before · Modes and models of EU policymaking Readings: *Drachenberg and Brianson (2016). Policy-making in the EU chapter 14 in Cini, European Union Politics *Majone, G. (1994). The rise of the regulatory state in Europe. West European Politics. 3. Policy theories - Multiple streams (MS) (7.3)
Readings: *Zahariadis (2014) Multiple streams, pp. 25-44 of chapter 2 in Sabatier, P. A., and Weible, C. (Eds.). Theories of the policy process. Westview Press. *Bache, I. (2013). Measuring quality of life for public policy: an idea whose time has come? Agenda-setting dynamics in the European Union. Journal of European Public Policy, 20(1), 21-38. Optional: Chapter 2 in Peters, policy problems Levin et al (2012). Overcoming the tragedy of super-wicked problems, Policy Sciences, 45(2).
4. Policy theories - Actor Coalition Framework (ACF) (14.3)
Readings: *Weible, C. M., & Sabatier, P. A. (2007). A guide to the advocacy coalition framework. Handbook of public policy analysis: theory, politics, and methods, 123-136. *Parrish (2003) The politics of sports regulation in the European Union, Journal of European Public Policy, 10:2, 246-262
5. Policy development and theory 1: Energy Policy (21.3) · Group presentation Readings: *Mišík, M., Oravcová, V. and Plenta, P. (2022) The European Union´s Energy Policy: From Market Liberalisation to Convergence with Climate Policy. *Buchan ch.14 Energy policy in Wallace *Eberlein, B. (2012). Inching Towards a Common Energy Policy: Entrepreneurship, Incrementalism, and Windows of Opportunity'. Constructing a policy-making state, 147-169. *Szarka (2010) Bringing interests back in: using coalition theories to explain European wind power policies, Journal of European Public Policy, 17:6, 836-853 *Kuzemko, C. et al. (2022) ʻRussia's War on Ukraine, European Energy Policy Responses & Implications for Sustainable Transformations.ʼ Energy Research & Social Science 93, pp. 1-8. 6. Policy development and theory 2: Common Agricultural Policy (28.3) · Group presentation Readings: *Fouillleux and Ansaloni ch.22 The Common Agricultural Policy in Cini *Roederer-Rynning ch.8 Common Agricultural Policy in Wallace *Ackrill and Kay (2011) Multiple streams in EU policy-making: the case of the 2005 sugar reform, Journal of European Public Policy, 18:1, 72-89, *Nedergaard (2008) The reform of the 2003 Common Agricultural Policy: an advocacy coalition explanation, Policy Studies, 29:2, 179-195 7. Agenda setting and Framing (4.4) · What is agenda setting? · How do how do policies get onto the agenda in the EU? · Heath Policy: discussion of Smoking vs. Alcohol policies Readings: *Princen (2015) Agenda setting, chapter 9 in Lelieveldt, H., & Princen, S. The politics of the European Union. Cambridge University Press. *Princen, S. (2009). Starting from scratch, chapter 5 in Agenda-setting in the European Union. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Optional: Pollex, J., & Lenschow, A. (2016). Surrendering to growth? The European Union's goals for research and technology in the Horizon 2020 framework. Journal of Cleaner Production. Rein, M., & Schon, D. (1993). Reframing policy discourse, in eds. F. Fisher & J. Forester, The Argumentative Turn in Planning Theory, Durham: Duke University Press 8. Policy instruments (11.4) · What types of policy instruments are available to policymakers? How are they chosen? Is their choice political? · Social Policy: Classifying policy tools – in class exercise Readings: *Chapter 1 in Hood, C. C., & Margetts, H. Z. (2007). The tools of government in the digital age. Palgrave Macmillan. Optional: Lascoumes, P., & Le Gales, P. (2007). Introduction: understanding public policy through its instruments—from the nature of instruments to the sociology of public policy instrumentation. Governance, 20(1), 1-21. 9. Policy development and theory 3: Environmental Policy (25.4) · Group presentation Readings: *Lenschow ch.13 Environmental policy in Wallace *Oberhur and von Homeyer (2022) ʻFrom Emission Trading to the European Green Deal: The Evolution of the Climate Policy Mix and Climate Policy Integration in the EU. *Meyer (2014) Getting started: Agenda setting in European Environmental policy in the 1970s *Jordan, A. J., Benson, D., Wurzel, R., & Zito, A. R. (2012). Environmental policy: governing by multiple policy instruments?. Constructing a policy state 10. Implementation (9.5) · What is the role and importance of implementation in the policy process. Is it top-down or bottom-up? · What are the stages of implementation in EU policy? Readings: * Princen (2015) Implementation, chapter 11 in Lieveldt, H., & Princen, S. The politics of the European Union. Cambridge University Press. *Heidbreder (2017) Strategies in multilevel policy implementation: moving beyond the limited focus on compliance 11. Policymaking simulation (16.5) · Topic to be determined Last update: Young Mitchell, M.A., Ph.D. (06.02.2025)
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