EUP434 Europeanisation of Political Systems

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2016
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Vratislav Havlík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Suchý, 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 13:30–15:00 U42
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is focused on the Europeanisation concept in the area of European studies. The course provides the students with understanding of Europeanisation processes in the spheres of polity, politics and polity. At the end of the course the students should be able to interpret the influence of the EU policy making on national states, explain the reasons of these processes and analyze the national systems´actors bahaviour.
Syllabus
  • 1) Opening session – brief intro into the course, Lecture 1 (September 21)
  • 2) Czech National Holiday (September 28) - no lesson takes part!
  • 3) Introduction to governance concepts – Governance as a concept, Europeanisation and MLG, Paradiplomacy, Partnership principle, Lecture 2 (October 5)
  • 4) Europeanisation as a concept (bottom-up and top-down, misfit, adaptational pressure, multiple veto points, mediating actors etc.), Lecture 3 (October 12)
  • 5) Practical functioning of MLG (Regional policy case study), Lecture 4, (October 19)
  • 6) HOW can we study the processes of Europeanisation? Short introduction to methodological issues, Lecture 5 (October 26)
  • 7) Europeanisation of Politics (Political parties and interest groups), Lecture 6 (November 2)
  • 8) Seminar 1 – EU issue salience, comparison of party manifestoes (November 9)
  • 9) Europeanisation of Polity, Lecture 7 (November 16)
  • 10) Europeanisation of subregional actors, Lecture 8 (November 23)
  • 11) Seminar 2 – Presentations of literature reviews (November 30)
  • 12) Seminar 3 – Presentations of literature reviews (December 7)
  • 13) First term of the final exam (December 14)
Literature
  • 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
  • KASSIM, H. and FEATHERSTONE, K. - RADAELLI, C. M. The Europeanization of Member State Institutions. In The Member States of the European Union. Oxford: OUP, 2005, p. 285-316. 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 consists of lectures (including class discussions) and seminars. Homework position papers (3 position papers) related to assigned readings and 1 final presentation (literature review) are part of the workload as well.
Assessment methods
The course is finished with a written test (5 open questions, 5x10 points). Part of the evaluation are 3 position papers (3x6 points), the midterm test (12 points) 1 literature review (20 points).
Language of instruction
English
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 2017, Autumn 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2016, recent)
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