FSS:EVS401 Political System of EU - Course Information

EVS401 Political System of EU

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 12 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. PhDr. Petr Fiala, Ph.D., LL.M. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Petr Kaniok, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Markéta Pitrová, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.

Timetable

Mon 10:00–11:40 P52

Prerequisites (in Czech)

! MVE402 Political System of EU

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

• European Studies (programme FSS, N-MS)
• European Studies and International Relations (programme FSS, C-CV)
• European Studies and International Relations (programme FSS, N-MS)

Course objectives

The course develops knowledge of the European Union gained at the bachelor level (e. g. history of European Integration, Institution of the European Union etc.). These information are analyzed through methods and approaches relevant in current political science. At the end of this course, students should be able to understand, explain and characterize how the political system of the European Union works. Students should be able to identify main political actors as well as relevant political proceseses in the European Union in analytical terms.

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction
• 2.-3. Theory of European Integration
• 4. Theory and models of political system
• 5. Constitutional and legal limitations of the political system of the EU
• 6. Methods of analyzing the political system of the EU
• 7. Methods of review of the European Integration
• 8. Decision making process in the political system of the EU
• 9. Policies in the EU
• 10. The political integration of the EU
• 11. Representation of interests in the EU
• 12. Democratic deficit of the EU
• 13. Czech Republic an the European Integration

Literature

• HIX, Simon. What's wrong with the European Union and how to fix it. Cambridge: Polity, 2008, xii, 220. ISBN 9780745642055. info
• FIALA, Petr, Miroslav MAREŠ and Petr SOKOL. Eurostrany. Politické strany na evropské úrovni. (Europarties. Political Parties at European Level.). 1st ed. Brno: Společnost pro odbornou literaturu, nakladatelství Barrister & Principal, 2007, 251 pp. 1. ISBN 80-87029-05-4. info
• HIX, Simon. The political system of the European Union. 2nd ed. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005, xxii, 490. ISBN 033396182X. URL info
• FIALA, Petr and Klaus SCHUBERT. Moderní analýza politiky (Modern Policy Analysis). 1st ed. Brno: Barrister&Principal, 2000, 170 pp. monografie. ISBN 80-85947-50-1. info
• ROSAMOND, Ben. Theories of European integration. 1. ed. Houndmills: Palgrave, 2000, xiii, 323. ISBN 0-333-64716-5. info

Teaching methods

The course is carried out by seminars where students present and discuss their ideas.

Assessment methods

Final exam constists of several components. First of them is written exam (50% of total points), second one is several group projects (30% of total points), third part of evaluation is one individual essay (10% of total points) and the last is teacher s evaluation of student s activity during lectures (class discussion, 10% of total points).

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět si nezapisují studenti, kteří ho již absolvovali pod kódem MVE402.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• EVSn4001 Political System of EU
  !EVS401 && !NOW(EVS401) && !EVS4010 && !NOW(EVS4010)  

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