Frank Schimmelfennig: Katalogdaten im Herbstsemester 2016

Auszeichnung: Die Goldene Eule
NameHerr Prof. Dr. Frank Schimmelfennig
LehrgebietEuropäische Politik
Adresse
Professur für Europäische Politik
ETH Zürich, IFW D 45.1
Haldeneggsteig 4
8092 Zürich
SWITZERLAND
Telefon+41 44 632 80 62
Fax+41 44 632 12 89
E-Mailfrank.schimmelfennig@eup.gess.ethz.ch
DepartementGeistes-, Sozial- und Staatswissenschaften
BeziehungOrdentlicher Professor

NummerTitelECTSUmfangDozierende
853-0302-00LEuropäische Integration Belegung eingeschränkt - Details anzeigen
Nur für Staatswissenschaften BA.
4 KP1U + 2SJ. Dederke, F. Schimmelfennig
KurzbeschreibungDer Kurs (Vorlesung und Tutorat) behandelt Theorie, Entwicklung und zentrale Politikfelder der europäischen Integration sowie Strukturen und Prozesse der EU als Entscheidungs- und Politikentwicklungssystem.
LernzielDas Seminar soll helfen, die Europäische Union als ein besonderes politisches System zu verstehen, das sich sowohl vom Nationalstaat als auch von anderen internationalen Organisationen stark unterscheidet. Es vermittelt zum einen Grundwissen über Entwicklung, Institutionen, Verfahren und Politikfelder der EU und zum anderen einen Einstieg in zentrale Ansätze der Integrationstheorie und der politikwissenschaftlichen Analyse der EU.
InhaltKursplan
1. Einführung
2. Theorien der europäischen Integration
3. Entwicklung der europäischen Integration
4. Binnenmarkt und Währungsunion
5. Innere und äussere Sicherheit
6. Konstitutionalisierung
7. Erweiterung und Differenzierung
8. Die Schweiz, der EWR und die Nachbarschaftspolitik
9. Identität, Vertrauen und Solidarität
10. Öffentlichkeit, Parteien und Wahlen
11. Politikentwicklung in der EU
12. Staatlichkeit und Demokratie in der EU
13. Europäische Integration in der Krise
SkriptSchimmelfennig, Frank: Europäische Integration (erhältlich zu Beginn des Kurses)
LiteraturBasislektüre
Schmidt, Siegmar und Wolf J. Schünemann: Europäische Union. Eine Einführung. Baden-Baden: Nomos 2013
Voraussetzungen / BesonderesDie Leistungskontrolle findet durch eine Seminarpräsentation und einen schriftlichen Schlusstest statt.
853-0302-01LEuropäische Integration (Seminar ohne Tutorat)2 KP2SF. Schimmelfennig
KurzbeschreibungDer Kurs behandelt Theorie, Entwicklung und zentrale Politikfelder der europäischen Integration sowie Strukturen und Prozesse der EU als Entscheidungs- und Politikentwicklungssystem.
LernzielDas Seminar soll helfen, die Europäische Union als ein besonderes politisches System zu verstehen, das sich sowohl vom Nationalstaat als auch von anderen internationalen Organisationen stark unterscheidet. Es vermittelt zum einen Grundwissen über Entwicklung, Institutionen, Verfahren und Politikfelder der EU und zum anderen einen Einstieg in zentrale Ansätze der Integrationstheorie und der politikwissenschaftlichen Analyse der EU.
InhaltKursplan
1. Einführung
2. Theorien der europäischen Integration
3. Entwicklung der europäischen Integration
4. Binnenmarkt und Währungsunion
5. Innere und äussere Sicherheit
6. Konstitutionalisierung
7. Erweiterung und Differenzierung
8. Die Schweiz, der EWR und die Nachbarschaftspolitik
9. Identität, Vertrauen und Solidarität
10. Öffentlichkeit, Parteien und Wahlen
11. Politikentwicklung in der EU
12. Staatlichkeit und Demokratie in der EU
13. Europäische Integration in der Krise
SkriptDas Seminar behandelt Theorie, Entwicklung und zentrale Politikfelder der europäischen Integration sowie Strukturen und Prozesse der EU als Entscheidungs- und Politikentwicklungssystem.
LiteraturBasislektüre
Schmidt, Siegmar und Wolf J. Schünemann: Europäische Union. Eine Einführung. Baden-Baden: Nomos 2013
Voraussetzungen / BesonderesDie Leistungskontrolle findet durch einen schriftlichen Schlusstest statt.
857-0001-00LMethods I: Research Design, Qualitative Methods, and Data Collection Belegung eingeschränkt - Details anzeigen
Only for Comparative and International Studies MSc.
8 KP2U + 2SF. Schimmelfennig, J. Thiel, T. Winzen
KurzbeschreibungThe seminar covers basic issues of research design, small-n research, and data collection. It deals with issues of causality, conceptualization, case study design and QCA. Data collection includes interviews, surveys, and text analysis.
LernzielThis MACIS core seminar covers basic issues of research design, small-n research, and data collection. It familiarizes students with general research design problems such as defining research questions, analyzing causality, and designing single and comparative case studies. It then introduces them to basic issues in small-n research. Students acquire an understanding of the specific challenges and design problems in qualitative analysis. Finally, students are introduced to exemplary methods of data collection. By the end of the course, students should be able to use the principal methods of data collection used by political scientists;have a critical understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of the methods, and should be able to reflect on and discuss the methods in light of research questions of their interest.
Inhaltsee http://www.cis.ethz.ch/education/macis/courses
Literatursee http://www.cis.ethz.ch/education/macis/courses
857-0007-00LDemocracy Belegung eingeschränkt - Details anzeigen
Only for MA Comparative and International Studies.
8 KP2SF. Schimmelfennig, D. Kübler
KurzbeschreibungThe seminar focuses on seminal books and articles as well as brand new analyses on topical issues of democratic theory and practice. After reviewing theoretical models and different types of democracy, the seminar deals with core problems of democratic governance and with challenges to democracy stemming from globalization and international institutions.
LernzielAt the end of the seminar, students are familiar with the relevant theoretical and empirical literature on democracy and democratization in national and international contexts. They are able to reflect on contemporary challenges to democracy, in particular those stemming from the internationalization of politics.
Inhaltsee http://www.cis.ethz.ch/education/macis/courses
Literatursee http://www.cis.ethz.ch/education/macis/courses
857-0027-00LInternational Organizations (Field Trip) Belegung eingeschränkt - Details anzeigen
Nur für Comparative and International Studies MSc.
2 KP1SF. Schimmelfennig
KurzbeschreibungA three-day visit to international organizations in Geneva - e.g., the World Trade Organization, the World Health Organization and the International Committee of the Red Cross. Teams of 2-3 students prepare a 2-3 page background reading for the group on a specific international organization and lead the discussion with representatives of that organization during the visit.
LernzielBecome familiar with the work and challenges of international organizations based in Geneva.
InhaltA three-day visit to international organizations in Geneva - e.g., the World Trade Organization, the World Health Organization and the International Committee of the Red Cross. Teams of 2-3 students prepare a 2-3 page background reading for the group on a specific international organization and lead the discussion with representatives of that organization during the visit.
LiteraturKaren A. Mingst, Margaret P. Karns. The United Nations in the Twenty-First Century, Third Edition (Dilemmas in World Politics). Westview Press, 2007.
Briefing papers prepared by the students.
857-0051-00LComparative and EU Politics Belegung eingeschränkt - Details anzeigen
Number of participants limited to 15

MACIS students are given priority.
8 KP2SF. Schimmelfennig
KurzbeschreibungThis advanced research seminar deals with current issues and research in comparative politics and EU integration and politics.
LernzielThis seminar is designed for advanced students with an interest in comparative European politics and EU integration and politics. It introduces students to state-of-the-art theorizing, data, methods, and empirical findings and provides them with opportunities to work with data on their own. After taking this seminar, students should have a good overview of current research and be prepared to write their Master's thesis in this area. Topics include: European integration, EU decision-making, parliaments in the EU and its member states, party groups and parliamentarians. Students may also propose research topics of their interest.
860-0001-00LPublic Institutions and Policy-Making Processes Belegung eingeschränkt - Details anzeigen
Number of participants limited to 25.
Priority for Science, Technology, and Policy MSc students.
3 KP3GT. Bernauer, S. Bechtold, F. Schimmelfennig
KurzbeschreibungStudents acquire the contextual knowledge for analyzing public policies. They learn why and how public policies and laws are developed, designed, and implemented at national and international levels, and what challenges arise in this regard.
LernzielPublic policies result from decision-making processes that take place within formal institutions of the state (parliament, government, public administration, courts). That is, policies are shaped by the characteristics of decision-making processes and the characteristics of public institutions and related actors (e.g. interest groups). In this course, students acquire the contextual knowledge for analyzing public policies. They learn why and how public policies and laws are developed, designed, and implemented at national and international levels, and what challenges arise in this regard. The course is organized in three modules. The first module (Stefan Bechtold) examines basic concepts and the role of law, law-making, and law enforcement in modern societies. The second module (Thomas Bernauer) deals with the functioning of legislatures, governments, and interest groups. The third module (Frank Schimmelfennig) focuses on the European Union and international organisations.
InhaltSchedule (for up-to-date information, see the syllabus that will be distributed to participants electronically):
W1: Bechtold, Bernauer: Introduction
How are laws created and interpreted? How are they enforced?
W2: Bechtold: Why do we need laws and why do people and firms usually obey the law? What are possible goals of legal systems? What is the relationship between laws, social norms, and moral values?
W3: Bechtold: What role does scientific evidence play in the creation and enforcement of the law? How does the law deal with non-quantifiable factors or incommensurable values?
W4: no class
W5: Bernauer: How are parliaments (legislatures) elected, how do they work, and how do their characteristics and processes affect policy-making?
W6: Bernauer: Why do forms of government differ and how does this affect policy-making? Why and in what respect are public administrations efficient/effective, and why sometimes not?
W7: Bernauer: How do interest groups and social movements affect policy-making.
W8: Study week
W9: Schimmelfennig: Governance beyond the state: why and how states create international institutions.
W10: Schimmelfennig: International organizations and regimes: case studies of global governance.
W11: Schimmelfennig: Institutions and policy-making in the European Union.
W12: Schimmelfennig: International organizations and policy diffusion.
W13: End-of-semester exam

An add-on module to this course (3 ECTS) involves an essay. This part of the course is accessible only to ISTP MSc students and requires enrollement in the main course (3 ECTS). ISTP MSc students must enrol in both parts. Other students can only enrol in the main course.
3rd week of January: deadline for review essay
SkriptReading materials will be distributed electronically to the students when the semester starts.
LiteraturBaylis, John, Steve Smith, and Patricia Owens (2014): The Globalization of World Politics. An Introduction to International Relations. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Caramani, Daniele (ed.) (2014): Comparative Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

European Court of Justice (2013): ITV Broadcasting Ltd. and Others v. TV Catch Up Ltd., Case C-607/11, March 7, 2013, EU:C:2013:147.

Federal Communications Commission (2015): Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet, 80 Federal Register 19738-19847.

Gilardi, Fabrizio (2012): Transnational Diffusion: Norms, Ideas, and Policies, in Carlsnaes, Walter, Thomas Risse and Beth Simmons, Handbook of International Relations, 2nd Edition, London: Sage, pp. 453-477.

Hage, Jaap and Bram Akkermans (eds.) (2014): Introduction to Law, Heidelberg: Springer, available as an ebook at ETH library.

Jolls, Christine (2013): Product Warnings, Debiasing, and Free Speech: The Case of Tobacco Regulation, Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics 169: 53-78.

Lelieveldt, Herman and Sebastiaan Princen (2011): The Politics of European Union. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Lessig, Lawrence (2006): Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace, Version 2.0, New York: Basic Books. Available at http://codev2.cc/download+remix/Lessig-Codev2.pdf.

Schimmelfennig, Frank and Ulrich Sedelmeier (2004): Governance by Conditionality: EU Rule Transfer to the Candidate Countries of Central and Eastern Europe, in: Journal of European Public Policy 11(4): 669-687.

Shipan, Charles V. and Craig Volden (2012): Policy Diffusion: Seven Lessons for Scholars and Practitioners. Public Administration Review 72(6): 788-796.

Sunstein, Cass R. (2014): The Limits of Quantification, California Law Review 102: 1369-1422.

Thaler, Richard H. and Cass R. Sunstein (2003): Libertarian Paternalism. American Economic Review: Papers & Proceedings 93: 175-179.

U.S. Supreme Court (2014): American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. v. Aereo, Inc., 134 S.Ct. 2498.
Voraussetzungen / BesonderesThis is a Master level course. The course is capped at 25 students, with ISTP Master students having priority.
860-0001-01LPublic Institutions and Policy-Making Processes; Research Paper Belegung eingeschränkt - Details anzeigen
Only for Science, Technology, and Policy MSc.

Prerequisite: you have to be enrolled in 860-0001-00L during the same semester.
3 KP3AT. Bernauer, S. Bechtold, F. Schimmelfennig
KurzbeschreibungThis is an add-on module to the course: 860-0001-00L. It focuses on students writing an essay on an issue covered by the main course 860-0001-00L.
LernzielStudents learn how to write an essay on a policy issue they select.
InhaltStudents learn how to write an essay on a policy issue they select.
SkriptSee 860-0001-00L
LiteraturSee 860-0001-00L
Voraussetzungen / BesonderesAccess only for ISTP MSc students also enrolled in 860-0001-00L