DAFF 25A92 - The European Union as an Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
Set as a new objective of the European Union (EU) by the 1997 Treaty of Amsterdam, the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (AFSJ) has since proven to be one of the most dynamic EU policy-making domains. It now encompasses key individual policies addressing fundamental concerns of European citizens: police cooperation, judicial cooperation in criminal and civil matters, border management, visa and asylum policies etc. This seminar will analyze the progressive development of the AFSJ by providing insights on 3 main questions: Who are the individual and collective actors contributing to that policy domain? Which theories and concepts help us to understand the creation and evolutions of the AFSJ? What are the key reforms, debates and controversies of the individual AFSJ policies?
Agathe PIQUET
Séminaire
English
No prior knowledge is required.
Autumn 2023-2024
The final grade will be based on 3 marks:
• Active participation in class (15%).
• The writing of a 3000-word individual research essay (45%).
• The preparation and recording of a 10-minute podcast (40%) on a contemporary controversy within the AFSJ (small groups up to 3 students).
Students will be offered guidance on their assessment before submitting them.
• The Area of Freedom, Security and Justice', Emek M. Uçarer, Chapter 22 (pp. 323-342) in Michelle Cini, Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán (eds.) European Union Politics, 6th edition, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2019 (for a short introduction to the t
• The Routledge Handbook of Justice and Home Affairs, Ariadna Ripoll Servent, Florian Trauner (eds.), New York, Routledge, 2018 (a comprehensive edited volume that offers theoretical, institutional and substantive insights on the topic)
• The European Union as an Area of Freedom, Security and Justice, Maria Fletcher, Ester Hernin-Karnelle, Claudio Matera (eds.), 2017 (a comprehensive edited volume that offers substantive and legal insights on the topic)
• Part III: Critical Approaches to European Union's Internal Security', Chapters 19 to 27 (pp. 267-432) in Didier Bigo, Thomas Diez, Evangelos Fanoulis, Ben Rosamond and Yannis A. Stivachtis (eds.) The Routledge Handbook of Critical European Studies, New