11: The European Project towards an European federal state?
The seminar, which is open to participants from different academic and professional backgrounds, examines the constitutionalisation process of the European Union. Starting with the historic “constitutional ” milestones of European Integration older proposals for an EU constitu-tion will be presented leading to the rapid sequence of Treaty reforms (Maastricht, Amsterdam, Nice) in the nineties and early years of the 21st century. The objec-tive of this analysis is not only to introduce into the results of the different Treaty reforms with regard to the consti-tutionalisation process of the Union but also to discuss the so-called democratic deficit and the path de-pendency of integration.
On the basis of this analysis the seminar will then focus on the current Convention, its genesis, format, and pro-cedures of which shall be scrutinized in detail. In addi-tion, it will be asked if the Convention method should be developed into the sole method of treaty reform thereby substituting art. 48 TEU. Finally, the political dis-cussion on specific contested issues will be assessed, linked to the preparations of the IGC 2004 and dis-cussed in the light of the question of the Union s finalité.
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Mag. Dr. MSc. Johannes POLLAK
Research Fellow, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Research Unit for Institutional Change and European Integration, Vienna
| 1991 | M.A. in Political Science, University of Vienna, Institute for Political Science |
| 1992 | -94 Post-graduate studies at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Vienna, Dept. of Political Science |
| 1996 | Ph.D. in Political Science and Philosphy, University of Vienna |
| since 1996 | University Lector at the University of Vienna, Institute for Political Science |
| 1996 | -97 MSc. in Political Theory, London School of Economics and Political Science |
| 1997 | -98 Research Collaborator at the Austrian Institute for International Affairs, Laxenburg |
| since 1998 | University Lector at the University of Salzburg, Institute for Political Science |
| 1999 | Consultant for the Economic and Social Committee of the European Union |
| since 2000 | Lector at the Postgraduate Course "European Studies" at the University of Vienna |
| 2000 | Expert Evaluator, European Commission |
| since 2002 | Lector at the Webster University Vienna |
| 2002 | Expert Evaluator, European Commission |
| Lector at the European International Relations Summer School, Standing Group on International Relations of the ECPR |
Mag. MA Christine STOCKHAMMER
Academic Assistant, College of Europe, Department for European Political and Administrative Studies, Brügge
| 1993 | -99 Studium der Politikwissenschaften und Geschichte an den Universitäten Wien und Leiden (Niederlande) |
| Praktika bei Österreich Werbung London, Vereinte Nationen Wien, Informationsbüro des Europäischen Parlaments Wien, Österr. Wirtschaftskammer Brüssel | |
| 1998 | Agent Auxiliaire - Assistentin des Büroleiters, Informationsbüro des Europäischen Parlaments, Wien |
| 1999-2000 | Publico Public Relations & Lobbying, Wien, PR-Assistentin |
| 2000-2001 | MA in European Political and Administrative Studies, College of Europe, Brügge |
| 2001 | - College of Europe, Department for European Political and Administrative Studies, Brügge, Teaching Assistant |
| ab 2003 | Researcher am Lehrstuhl für Politische Wissenschaften der TU München |
