EVS103 EU Enlargement

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Zdeněk Sychra, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Johana Galušková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Lukáš Hamřík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Magda Komínková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Michal Skulínek (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Markéta Pitrová, 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
Tue 18. 9. 10:00–11:40 P52, Tue 25. 9. 10:00–11:40 P52, Tue 2. 10. 10:00–11:40 P52, Tue 9. 10. 10:00–11:40 P52, Tue 16. 10. 10:00–11:40 P52, Tue 23. 10. 10:00–10:50 P52, Tue 30. 10. 10:00–10:50 P52, Tue 6. 11. 10:00–11:40 P52, Tue 13. 11. 10:00–10:50 P52, Tue 20. 11. 10:00–10:50 P52, Tue 27. 11. 10:00–10:50 P52, Tue 4. 12. 10:00–10:50 P52, Tue 11. 12. 10:00–11:40 P52
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
EVS103/01: Tue 23. 10. 11:00–11:50 P52, Tue 30. 10. 11:00–11:50 P52, Tue 13. 11. 11:00–11:50 P52, Tue 20. 11. 11:00–11:50 P52, Tue 27. 11. 11:00–11:50 P52, Tue 4. 12. 11:00–11:50 P52, Z. Sychra
EVS103/02: Tue 23. 10. 18:00–18:50 U43, Tue 30. 10. 18:00–18:50 U43, Tue 13. 11. 18:00–18:50 U43, Tue 20. 11. 18:00–18:50 U43, Tue 27. 11. 18:00–18:50 U43, Tue 4. 12. 18:00–18:50 U43, L. Hamřík
EVS103/03: Tue 23. 10. 18:00–18:50 U53, Tue 30. 10. 18:00–18:50 U53, Tue 13. 11. 18:00–18:50 U53, Tue 20. 11. 18:00–18:50 U53, Tue 27. 11. 18:00–18:50 U53, Tue 4. 12. 18:00–18:50 U53, M. Skulínek
EVS103/04: Tue 23. 10. 18:00–18:50 U44, Tue 30. 10. 18:00–18:50 U44, Tue 13. 11. 18:00–18:50 U44, Tue 20. 11. 18:00–18:50 U44, Tue 27. 11. 18:00–18:50 U44, Tue 4. 12. 18:00–18:50 U44, M. Komínková
Prerequisites
EVS104 European Integration
The course is meant to be a follow up course within the field of European studies. It further develops previous courses - European integration, European Political Systems and Institutions of the EU. It works with information and knowledge acquired in courses mentioned above.
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 objective of this course is to analyze the enlargement process of the EU and compare single enlargement rounds in the context of deepening European integration. Students will understand stages of enlargement as well as the mechanism of withdrawal from the EU. The intention is to explain their logic, instruments, a way to conduct negotiations, to define specifics of accessing countries and relations between candidates and EU institutions. Last but not least, the aim of the course is to identify the recent strategy of the EU in this regard.
Learning outcomes
Explain the development of the process of EU enlargement and identify relevant changes in terms of quality.
Compare single stages of the former EU enlargement.
Describe procedures and instruments to accede to, and withdraw from the European Union.
Discuss problems linked to the horizontal integration of the EU.
Evaluate a current strategy of EU's enlargement process.
Syllabus
  • 1. Principles and methods of EU enlargement process.
  • 2. The Western enlargement: Great Britain, Ireland, Denmark, (Norway).
  • 3. The Southern enlargement: Greece / Spain and Portugal
  • 4. The Northern enlargement: Austria, Finland, Sweden, (Norway).
  • 5. Theoretical aspects of EU enlargement. Strategy of the Eastern enlargement.
  • 6. The Eastern Enlargement I: the Luxembourg group.
  • 7. The Eastern Enlargement I: the Helsinki group.
  • 8. Video presentation: accession negotiations of the Eastern enlargement.
  • 9. The Eastern Enlargement II: Bulgaria, Romania.
  • 10. Revaluation of the enlargement policy, conditionality, the Croatian enlargement.
  • 11. Candidates and potencional candidates countries.
  • 13. The current EU enlargement strategy and EU (dis)integration.
Literature
  • Treaty of Lisbon
  • Schimmelfenning, F., Sedelmeier, U. (2005): The Politics of EU Enlargement: Theoretical And Comparative Perspectives, in: Schimmelfenning, F., Sedelmeier, U., The Politics of the European Union Enlargement, s. 3-29.
  • European Union enlargement : a comparative history. Edited by Wolfram Kaiser - Jürgen Elvert. London: Routledge, 2004, xiii, 245. ISBN 041542965X. info
  • Fiala, Petr - Pitrová, Markéta (eds.) (2003): Rozšiřování ES/EU. Brno : Mezinárodní politologický ústav, 2003, třetí vydání.
  • Sedelmeier, U. (2010): Enlargement – From Rules for Accession to a Policy Towards Europe, in: Wallace, H., Pollack, M. A., Young, A. R., Policy-Making in the European Union, Oxford, Oxford University Press, s. 401-429.
  • KUCHYŇKOVÁ, Petra and Zdeněk SYCHRA. EU jako regionální aktér: za hranice rozšiřování Unie. In Pitrová Markéta a kol. Postlisabonské procesy v Evropské unii. Vydání první. Brno: Munipress, 2014, p. 257-300. Monografie, svazek č. 59. ISBN 978-80-210-7777-5. info
  • Odborné texty dostupné elektronicky prostřednictvím IS MU.
Teaching methods
Regular readings, working-out of position papers, discussion in seminar groups, presentation of videomaterials, lectures, an essay writing.
Assessment methods
The course terminates with an exam. Exam is composed of three parts under evaluation in points – final written exam (40 points), essay (26 points), seminar preparation (24 points) and two in-term written exams (10 points). Student may acquire up to 100 points. Essay within 16 000 signs minimum is to be submitted in electronical form through the university information system. The seminar preparation includes obligatory reading of texts assigned (available in the information system) and working out a basic position for the discussion (position paper). Each position paper rates 4 points maximum. Including the own activity of each student as well. To pass the course successfully it is necessary to obtain at least 65 point altogether = 65% of points granted within the course. For the detailed information about evaluation of an exam, the organisation and the evaluation see the study materials folder in the MU information system.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022.
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