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Lecturer(s)
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Měšťánková Petra, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Filipec Ondřej, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
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Fiala Vlastimil, doc. PhDr. CSc.
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Course content
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Lectures' topics: The idea of a united Europe and interwar attempts to unite Europe The European unification efforts of 1945-1949 European integration in the 1950s European integration in the 1960s-1970s European integration in the 1980s European integration 1993-2001 European integration 2001-2009 The post-Lisbon developments Seminars' topics The seminars focus on the respective enlargements of the EC/EU and the positions of the Member States in the process of European integration. The United Kingdom in the European integration process First enlargement (Ireland, Denmark, Norway) Southern Enlargement (Greece, Spain, Portugal) Northern enlargement (Austria, Sweden, Finland) Eastern enlargement
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
- Attendace
- 36 hours per semester
- Semestral Work
- 40 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Exam
- 50 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The main objective of the one-semester long course is to get students acquainted with the historical development of the European Union from its establishment to present. The course is oriented on the historical development of the pre-integration European organizations, development of the European Community and its institutions, selected policies, on the historical aspect of the EU enlargement, on the attitudes of the particular countries towards the EU and position of the EU in the framework of global international relations since 1945. The course develops students' competences defined by the LOUIS competention framework as the critical thinking, integrative learning and oral communication. The subject innovation has been supported by the project Support of Interdisciplinary studies and Study Programmes Innovations at Palacký University in Olomouc, CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0091.
Students who have completed this course get the knowledge and skills required to detailed comprehension of historical background of European integration.
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Prerequisites
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The completion of this course is not conditioned upon completion of any other courses.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam
It is essential that those students who would like to get the credit must have attendance within the scope set by the seminar teacher and they also must succeed in the exam. The student is required to work with the learning objects, which have been created for the concrete subject and are available for authorized students in Moodle.
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Recommended literature
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Boker, Ch., North, R. (2006). Skryté dějiny Evropské integrace od roku 1918 do současnosti. Barristeer and Principal, Praha.
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Dinan, D. (2006). Europe Recast. Palgrave, Houndmills.
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Fiala, P., Pitrová, M. (2003). Evropská unie. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury.
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Gerbet, P. (2004). Budování Evropy. Karolinum, Praha.
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Gillingham, J. European Integration, 1950-2003: Superstate or New Market Economy?. Cambridge University Press.
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