Course: Introduction to European Integration

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Course title Introduction to European Integration
Course code KPO/BZEI
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Měšťánková Petra, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Filipec Ondřej, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction to the EU 2. History of European Integration I. (from the ECSC to the EU) 3. History of European Integration II. (from the EU to the Lisbon Treaty) 4. EU Enlargement 5. Actors of European Integration 6. Economic and Monetary Union 7. EU as a Global Actor The seminars cover current issues of European Integration. The topics would be selected in accordance with students. It could be e.g. rise of Euroscepticism, Brexit, rule of law, migration crisis, conflicts out of EU border, climate change etc.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
Learning outcomes
The course objective is to deepen students'knowledge of the European integration, which has a significant impact on the Czech legal order. From broad general perspective the EU membership affects almost all areas of life in the Czech Republic. The historical and political science approach is focused on the context, in which the law operates. The course covers selected topics from EU history and policies and it also discusses current issues of the EU development after the adoption of the Lisbon Treaty.
The students get knowledge about the EU and its differences to other international organizations, about its development and enlargement, about the actors of European Integration and selected policies. The course deepens students'analytical skills.
Prerequisites
The completion of this course is not conditioned upon completion of any other courses.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

attendace, presentation, written test
Recommended literature
  • Bache, Ian a Stephen George. (2011). Politics in the European Union. Oxford, OUP.
  • Fiala, Petr, Krutílek, Ondřej, Pitrová, Markéta. (2018). Evropská unie. Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury (CDK).
  • Fiala, Vlastimil et al. (2007). Teoretické a metodologické problémy evropské integrace. Olomouc: Periplum.
  • Marek, Dan, Baun, Michael. (2010). Evropská unie a Česká republika. Evropská unie a Česká republika.
  • Pitrová, Markéta a kol. (2014). Postlisabonské procesy v Evropské unii. Mezinárodní politologický ústav.
  • Šmejkal, Václav (ed.). (2018). Evropská unie po brexitu : právně-institucionální budoucnost evropské integrace.. Praha : Wolters Kluwer.
  • Wallace, Helen, Pollack, Mark A., Young, Alasdair R. (eds.). (2015). Policy-making in the European Union. Oxford University Press.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Law Study plan (Version): Law in Public Administration (2019) Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Law Study plan (Version): Law in Public Administration (2024) Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Law Study plan (Version): Law in Public Administration (2019) Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Law Study plan (Version): Law in Public Administration (2019) Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Law Study plan (Version): Law in Public Administration (2024) Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Law Study plan (Version): Law in Public Administration (2024) Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer