questions sheet week 1

Question 1

4 most important EU accession rounds with year

Answer 1

1973 –> denmark,uk,ireland
1981/6 –> southern enlargement (greece, then spa/port)
2004–> cyprus, malta, estonia + 7 more
2007–> bulgaria + romania

Question 2

three types of policy competencies

Answer 2

exclusive: regulation of common market
shared with member states: health + safety at work
co-ordinated: foreign + defence policy

Question 3

three branches of separation of power

Answer 3

legislative: EU parliament
executive: EU commission
judicial: court of justice of EU

Question 4

3 dimensions of EU integration

Answer 4

economic: single market, customs union
political: supranational institutions
social + cultural: free movement of people

Question 5

3 effects of integration

Answer 5

co-operation to overcome externalities
reduce barriers + harmonise policy
standardise consumer + environmental standards

Question 6

3 effects of european disintegration

Answer 6

economic fragmentation
fuels nationalism
currency instability

Question 7

2 grand theories before maastricht

Answer 7

neo functionalism –> ernest b haas
intergovernmentalism –> Stanley Hoffmann

Question 8

2 grand theories after maastricht

Answer 8

supranationalism –> ernest b haas
multilevel governance –> Liesbet Hooghe

Question 9

name of an author of a grand theory before maastricht

Answer 9

neo functionalism –> ernest b haas