EVSn4005 Europeanisation of Political Systems

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 9 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
doc. Vratislav Havlík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Vratislav Havlík, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Wed 8:00–9:40 U42
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! EVS402 Europ. of Pol. Syst. && !NOW( EVS402 Europ. of Pol. Syst. )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course focuses on the issue of Europeanization of domestic/national political systems in the context of expansion and deepening of European integration. Besides theoretical framework and different concepts of Europeanization, the attention will be devoted to questions of changes of member countries political systems based on Europeanization processes as well. The course will deal with polity as well as politics and policies. The course will be concluded with seminal work aimed at evaluation of Czech political system.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, student will be able to employ concept of Europeanization for analysis of domestic polity, politics, and policy changes. Student will be able as well to evaluate mutual changes in multilevel politics of the EU and member countries.
Syllabus
  • 1) Introduction: basic concepts (globalization, internationalization, Europeanization)
  • 2) Concepts of governance
  • 3) Europeanization and Multi-level governance (MLG)
  • 4) Europeanization of policy: the example of EU Regional Policy
  • 5) Europeanization of party systems
  • 6) Europeanization of national executive and legislative institutions
  • 7) Europeanization of subnational actors
  • 8) Methodological issues in Europeanization research
  • 9) Europeanization in the Czech and Slovak Republic
  • 10) Contemporary trends of Europeanization
  • 11) - 12) Seminars - presentation of research proposals
Literature
    required literature
  • Radaelli, C. M., & Salter, J. P. (2019): Europeanization in reverse gear?. In Differentiated integration and disintegration in a Post-Brexit Era (pp. 36-53). Routledge
  • HAVLÍK, Vratislav. Europeanization as the Reterritorialization of the State : Towards Conceptual Clarification. Journal of Common Market Studies. Hoboken, NJ USA: Wiley, 2020, vol. 58, No 5, p. 1288-1306. ISSN 0021-9886. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcms.13031. URL info
  • HAVLÍK, Vratislav. Competing discourses of territorial development : tensions between cities and regions as a result of the new regionalism. European Planning Studies. Abingdon: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018, vol. 26, No 10, p. 1999-2014. ISSN 0965-4313. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2018.1504894. článek v databázi Taylor & Francis info
  • Research design in European studies : establishing causality in Europeanization. Edited by Theofanis Exadaktylos - Claudio M. Radaelli. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, xx, 273. ISBN 9780230285316. info
  • Transforming Europe : europeanization and domestic change. Edited by James A. Caporaso - Thomas Risse-Kappen - Maria Green Cowles. 1st pub. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2001, x, 272. ISBN 0801486718. info
    recommended literature
  • A community of Europeans? : transnational identities and public spheres. Edited by Thomas Risse-Kappen. Ithaca [N.Y.]: Cornell University Press, 2010, xiii, 287. ISBN 9780801476488. info
  • The politics of europeanization. Edited by Kevin Featherstone - Claudio M. Radaelli. 1st pub. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003, xii, 351. ISBN 0199252092. info
Teaching methods
The course combines lectures with seminars. In the framework of seminar sessions, students are preparing research proposals which apply concept of Europeanization to various fields. In the same time, they make oral presentation of the proposals. Part of the learning process is also written position papers aimed at active mastering of assigned readings and their interpretation.
Assessment methods
The course is successfully completed by oral exam. The total evaluation includes the oral exam (40 points), position papers (18 points), multiple choices tests (30 points) and seminar task (12 points). It is necessary to get at least 60 points.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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