EGOn4003 European Union in European Politics since 1989

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Monika Brusenbauch Meislová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Vladan Hodulák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petra Kuchyňková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Monika Brusenbauch Meislová, 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 19. 9. 12:00–13:40 P24b, Tue 26. 9. 12:00–13:40 P22, Tue 3. 10. 12:00–13:40 P22, Tue 10. 10. 12:00–13:40 PC26, Tue 17. 10. 12:00–13:40 P21b, Tue 24. 10. 12:00–13:40 PC26, Tue 31. 10. 12:00–13:40 P21b, Tue 7. 11. 12:00–13:40 P21b, Tue 14. 11. 12:00–13:40 P21b, Tue 21. 11. 12:00–13:40 P21b, Tue 28. 11. 12:00–13:40 P21b, Tue 5. 12. 12:00–13:40 P21b, Tue 12. 12. 12:00–13:40 P21b
Prerequisites (in Czech)
(! EGO421 European Politics since 1989 )&&(! IREn5017 EU in Eu. Pol. since 1989 )&&!NOWANY( EGO421 European Politics since 1989 , IREn5017 EU in Eu. Pol. since 1989 )
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 course discusses developments in the EU from the end of the Cold War until today. It focuses on relevant issues of the integration process. It is based on lectures, class discussions and presentations of various positions present in the debates (group projects / own positions). The objectives of the course are to explain a modern development of the EU, analyse key points in particular areas of integration and practise argumentation skills.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students will be familiar with the development of the EU after the end of the Cold War will become familiar with the institutional “landscape” of the European Union. They will be able to explain the main changes of the European integration process after 1989 and discuss the fundamental issues of the recent development of the EU as well. They will be able to present and demonstrate arguments on a given topic. They will be encouraged to work in groups and present the results of this work in the class. Students will be also well-oriented in searching for relevant information which can be used as a background material for preparing individual papers and group projects.
Syllabus
  • 1. Opening session 2. The European integration process – a crash course. Group project 1 3. From the EC to the EU - re-evaluation of strategies 4. European Monetary Union - establishment and problems 5. The EU development and Amsterdam reform 6. The process of EU enlargement; Treaty of Nice – institutional preparation for EU eastern enlargement 7. Constitution for Europe and the phenomenon of constitutionalisation in the context of the EU 8. Treaty of Lisbon and the EU after Lisbon 9. EU refugee and migrant crisis 10. Beyond the Lisbon Treaty: Brexit: the process of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union 11. Beyond the Lisbon Treaty: EU in the world 12. Beyond the Lisbon Treaty: EU at a crossroads. Presentations of Group project 2 13. Final exam
Literature
    required literature
  • Assigned articles (Journal of Common Market Studies, Journal of European Public Policy, European Integration etc.)
  • Wallace, H., Pollack, M., A., Young, A., R. 2015. Policy-Making in the European Union. Seventh Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Ulrich Sedelmeier (2023): Is there an East–West divide on democracy in the European Union? Evidence from democratic backsliding and attitudes towards rule of law interventions, Journal of European Public Policy .
  • Webber, D. 2018. European Disintegration?: The Politics of Crisis in the European Union. Red Globe Press.
  • Brusenbauch Meislová, Monika. 2023. In Quest for Discursive Legitimation of Ongoing Policy Processes: Constructing Brexit as a Success Story. Journal of Common Market Studies 61(3), 815-833.
  • Designing the European union : from Paris to Lisbon. Edited by Finn Laursen. 1st pub. Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, xv, 317. ISBN 9780230367760. info
  • The EU's Lisbon Treaty : institutional choices and implementation. Edited by Finn Laursen. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2012, xxvi, 302. ISBN 9781409434627. info
  • CRAIG, Paul P. The Lisbon treaty : law, politics, and treaty reform. New book ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2011, xxxv, 466. ISBN 9780199595013. info
  • Comparative politics. Edited by Daniele Caramani. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008, xliv, 786. ISBN 9780199298419. info
  • MCCORMICK, John. The European union : politics and policies. Boulder: Westview Press, 1996, xviii, 346. ISBN 0-8133-2232-4. info
Teaching methods
The course consists of lectures mixed together with seminars including class discussions. Students are expected to prepare position papers and specific group projects. Both are presented in the class. The discussion should introduce a wide range of arguments and points of view. In the end of the course final exam is written, with open questions.
Assessment methods
All the course requirements are necessary to complete the course and to receive a final grade (A-F). Every student must submit seven short position papers, participate in 2 group projects and complete the final test (composed of 5 open questions, each max. 5 points).
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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