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Lecturer(s)
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Filipec Ondřej, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Topics of lectures 1. Theoretical approaches within EU institutional research I 2. Theoretical approaches within EU institutional research II 3. Institutional balance principle within EU institutional framework 4. The concept of supranationality within EU governance 5. Theory and practise of the national interests promotion in the EU 6. Democratic deficit as the framework for analysis 7. Representation of local and group interests within the EU 8. The dilemma of regulation and delegation within the system of the EU governance 9. Financial and economic interests within EU institutions 10. Selected issues of the Ordinary Legislative Procedure 11. External dimension of the EU institutions 12 Actual issues of the EU institutions and reform proposals
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
- Homework for Teaching
- 140 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The main objective of the one semester long course is to provide detailed information on the development of EU political institutions from their establishment to current times, with their structure, goals and duties and their position in the overall hierarchy of the EU. Emphasis will be given to the practical understanding of the issues, namely in the sense of the whole dynamics of the institutional framework and its concrete outputs. Students will get detailed knowledge about EU institutions, their interactions and impact on the national and sub-national level. They will be familiar with theories of the European integration and its application on actual institutional developments and issues.
Students completing the course will gain knowledge and skills necessary to understanding functioning of the EU institutional framework in both practical and theoretical way. They will be able to apply theories of the European Integration on actual developments of the European Institutions.
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Prerequisites
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Acceptance to the course is not conditioned on completing any other courses.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Mark
Successful completion of the course is conditioned on active participation in seminars (also based on prior readings and media monitoring). Students have to submit a paper dealing with contemporary institutional issue. The final requirement is to pass the final test. Students will collect during the course points which will be in the end transformed into mark. The maximum points allocation per activities as following: " Active participation during seminars: 15 points (There will be 6 scheduled seminars. At each of them students may gain 2 points for activity - discussing given texts and actual issues related to latest development within the EU. Seminar attendance is compulsory as seminars develop the issues discussed during lectures. Only 1 absence is allowed. More than 1 absence must be agreed upon consultation with the lecturer of the course). Maximum of 3 points will be given to students during final seminar where they will present the paper. " Paper submission: 10 points - Students will have to choose EU institutions related topic and write scientific paper (at least 2500 words long, including minimum of 10 scientific sources and including academic journals and monographs. The paper shall be highly analytical in relation to EU institutions or its development. There will have proper introduction, research question and conclusion. Originality is one of the key elements during evaluation. Paper may be only once consulted with the lecturer). " Final exam: 10 points - Final exam will be composed of 10 open space questions based on lectures, seminars and compulsory reading. Bonus of up to 30 % will be given to the student who will publish his/her research or review in the academic journal. Final mark will be as follows: 35-33 points = A, 32-30 points = B, 29-27 points = C, 26-24 points = D, 23-21 points = E and less than 21 points = F.
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Recommended literature
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Craig, P., & de Búrca, G. (2024). EU law: Text, cases, and materials (8th ed.).. Oxford.
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Dinan, Desmond; Nugent, Neill; Paterson, William E. (eds.). The European Union in Crisis. 2024.
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Ester Herlin-Karnell, Gerard Conway and Aravind Ganesh. (2021). European Union Law in Context.
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Hix, S. and Hoyland, B. The Political System of the European Union (4th ed.). Bloomsbury. 2022.
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Hodson, Dermont, Puetter, Uwe, Saurugger, Sabine and Peterson, John (eds). (2022). The Institutions of the European Union. Fifth Edition.. Oxford.
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Michelle Cini, Nieves Pérez Solórzano Borragán. European Union Politics - 7th Edition. 2022.
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NUGENT, Neill and RIPOLL SERVENT, Ariadna. The Government and Politics of the European Union (9th edition). London. 2026.
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Schütze, Robert. (2021). European Union Law, 3rd ed. Oxford.
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