EVS196 Relations between the United Kingdom and the European Union

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Štěpán Pech (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Monika Brusenbauch Meislová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Petr Kaniok, 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
Mon 10:00–11:40 PC54
Prerequisites
None
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 24 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/24, only registered: 0/24
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide students with a general overview of the basic themes and issues in the relations between the United Kingdom and the European Union. It also aims to increase the participant’s understanding of the delicate and intriguing nature of this relationship.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to:
- identify and summarize key features and milestones in the UK-EU relations;
- describe the factors that contributed to British voters’ decision of 2016 to leave the European Union;
- identify and describe current trends in negotiations on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU
- to put British attitudes towards the European integration process into a wider context of British foreign policy-making
Syllabus
  • British approach to the beginnings of the European integration and the accession process to the EC
  • Referendum on the EC membership in 1975
  • British EU policy under Margaret Thatcher and John Major
  • British EU policy under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown
  • British EU policy under David Cameron
  • Eurosceptic Mobilization of the Conservative Party
  • In/Out Referendum in 2016
  • Brexit: negotiations on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU
  • Brexit implications on UK-Czech relations
  • The UK as a awkward partner? Final evaluation of UK-EU relations
Literature
    required literature
  • Tonge, Jonathan (2016) The Impact of Withdrawal from the European Union upon Northern Ireland. Political Quarterly. Vol. 87, No. 3, pp. 338-342.
  • Smith, Julie (2016). David Cameron’s EU renegotiation and referendum pledge: A case of déjà vu? British Politics, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 324-346
  • Tournier-Sol, Karine (2015) The UKIP Challenge. In: Tournier-Sol, Karine – Gifford, Chris (eds.) The UK Challenge to Europeanization. The Persistence of British Euroscepticism. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 134-147.
  • Martill, Benjamin a Staiger, Uta (eds) Brexit and Beyond: Rethinking the Futures of Europe. London: UCL Press.
  • Glencross, Andrew (2016) Why the UK Voted for Brexit. David Cameron’s Great Miscalculation. Basingstoke: Palgrace Macmillan
  • Goodwin, Matthew and Milazzo, Caitlin (2017) Taking back control? Investigating the role of immigration in the 2016 vote for Brexit. The British Journal of Politics and International Relations, Vol. 19, No. 3, pp. 450–464.
  • Todd, John (2016) The UK’s Relationship with Europe: Struggling over Sovereignty. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
  • Brusenbauch Meislová, Monika (2018) Issue capture a požadavek na uspořádání referenda o setrvání VB v EU v kontextu euroskeptické mobilizace Konzervativní strany. Acta Politologica, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 36–56.
  • Spiering, Menno (2015) A Cultural History of British Euroscepticism. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Brusenbauch Meislová, Monika (2018) All things to all people? Discursive patterns on UK–EU relationship in David Cameron’s speeches. British Politics (online first; published online 23 April 2018).
  • McGowan, Lee (2018) Preparing for Brexit: Actors, Negotiations and Consequences. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.
  • GEDDES, Andrew. The European union and british politics. 1st pub. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2004, xv, 252 s. ISBN 0-333-98121-9. info
Teaching methods
The course combines lectures and seminars, with the seminars thematically related to the lectures. Apart from traditional teaching methods, also various activating teaching methods (such as, for instance, discussions, heuristic or situational methods and didactic games) will be regularly included.
Assessment methods
Requirements for successful completion of the course:
- a presentation given either individually, or in groups (depending on the number of students in the course)
- up-to-date overviews of the current developments in the UK-EU relations
- participation in seminars
- active participation in seminar discussions
- passing a final written test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019.
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