MEB402 Energy Security of the European Union

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Filip Černoch, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Markéta Pitrová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Veronika Velička Zapletalová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Břetislav Dančák, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Timetable
Wed 12:00–13:30 U35
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the question of energy security of the EU and with mutual energy relations between the EU and its suppliers as well. Thanks to successful completion of the course students will be able to analyze actors and characteristics of energy policy of the European Union in all its three basic dimensions - competition on the internal market, environmental issues connected to the energy and security of external supplies. Moreover students will be able to evaluate and summarize the main energy problems related to the EU. Finally, students will be able to make reasoned decisions about the up to date questions of the energy politics of the EU and member states.
Syllabus
  • 1) Introduction to the course 2) Historical development of the CEP 3) Interpretation of the CEP in the theories of european integration 4)Key players of CEP, distribution of power in the system of the EU 5)Internal energy market I. 6) Internal energy market II. 7. Reading week 8) External dimension of the CEP I. 9) External dimension of the CEP II. 10) National energy policies of the member states 11) National energy policies of the member states - case study of Germany 12) Environmental dimension of the CEP I. 13) Environmental dimension of the CEP II.
Literature
    required literature
  • WAISOVÁ, Šárka. Evropská energetická bezpečnost. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2008, 203 s. ISBN 9788073801489. info
    recommended literature
  • ČERNOCH, Filip. Energetická politika Evropské unie; pozice na půli cesty (Energy Policy of the European Union ; The Halfway Position). In Evropská energetická bezpečnost. 1st ed. Praha: Čeněk Aleš, 2009, p. 65-84, 32 pp. Jean Monnet Chair. ISBN 978-80-7380-148-9. info
    not specified
  • YOUNGS, Richard. Energy security : Europe's new foreign policy challenge. New York: Routledge, 2009, xiv, 230. ISBN 9780203882627. info
Teaching methods
Lectures involve class discussions and require active participation; position papers improve the ability of students to summarize an issue in the field of energy security; seminar papers improve the ability of students to analyze particular energy issues; readings serve to broaden and deepen the spectrum of knowledge students acquire during lectures.
Assessment methods
Oral exam; composition of position papers; composition of a seminar paper; active participation in class.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2011, recent)
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