EUR - W4 - Developments of European Cooperation and Integration PDF

Week 4 European Developments Studies toward European Cooperation and integration Nick Frijns Sofija Grbić Daan Huberts Week 1 European Capital of Culture Week 2 A European History (Lecture) Week 3 Nationalism and sta...

Week 4 European Developments Studies toward European Cooperation and integration Nick Frijns Sofija Grbić Daan Huberts Week 1 European Capital of Culture Week 2 A European History (Lecture) Week 3 Nationalism and statecraft (Lecture) Week 4 European cooperation pre WWII Week 5 European cooperation post WWII Week 6 EU institutions part I Week 7 EU institutions part II Week 8 European identity (TBA)  Today’s topics Learning goals: The student can highlight the major historical events leading to the need of European and integration and cooperation. And will be able to discuss how these events shaped further integration. Learning goals weeks 4 and 5 Alliances in Europe pre- and during WWI What is integration? Theories on (European) integration Treaty of Versailles Assignment: analysis using integration theories Rise of nationalism Events towards WWII 3  Regional Conflict Serbia resented Austro- Hungarian (Habsburg) rule Alliances > European Conflict Europe plunges into war Build up to World War I European Alliances Pre-World War I During WWI Central Powers /Triple Alliance 1. German Empire, 2. Austro-Hungarian Empire, 3. Italy → neutral at start Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Allied Powers/Triple Entente 1. Great Britain, 2. Russia, 3. France Italy shift alliances in 1915 USA joined 1917 Zimmermann Telegram  What is integration? What would integration mean in the context of cooperation between nation states? the process of coming together and working collaboratively to achieve common goals and address shared challenges. It involves the establishment of mechanisms, institutions, and policies that promote cooperation and coordination among participating states 7  Theories on Intergovernmentalism (European) → emphasizes the role of national governments in the decision-making integration process of European integration. It suggests that integration occurs through intergovernmental negotiations and agreements among sovereign states. → the principles involve: the preservation of national sovereignty, decision-making based on unanimous or consensus-based agreements, and the limited role of supranational institutions. Supranationalism → advocates for the transfer of sovereignty from nation-states to a higher authority, which has the power to make decisions binding on member states. → the principles include: the pooling of sovereignty, the establishment of supranational (superseding national interests) institutions with decision-making powers, and the creation of a legal framework that supersedes national laws. 8 Georges Clémenceau (left) Treaty of Prime Minister of France Versailles Punish Germany 1919 No longer threat “Big Three” Woodrow Wilson (middle) US president US isolationism vs. 14 points No more secret treaties Countries reduce weapons/military National self-determination League of Nations David Lloyd George (right) Prime Minister of UK Public – make Germany pay Private – worried about Russia Territorial Territorial division after Loss of territory WWI DMZ west of Rhine Occupation 15 years Terms Military