EGOn5001 Energy Policy of the EU

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Filip Černoch, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Dominik David (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Anežka Konvalinová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Filip Černoch, 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
Thu 8:00–9:40 U43
Prerequisites
(! EGO423 Energy Policy of the EU )&&(! EUP431 Energy Policy of the EU )&&(! ESS404 Energy Policy of the EU )&&(! ESSn4004 Energy Policy of the EU )&&!NOWANY( EGO423 Energy Policy of the EU , EUP431 Energy Policy of the EU , ESS404 Energy Policy of the EU , ESSn4004 Energy Policy of the EU )
Knowledge of the basics of European Studies, i.e. European institutions, decision-making, and a basic overview of the content of European policies is assumed.
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 focuses on the European energy policy, i.e. how the EU organises the production, transport, and use of energy. For the following reasons, it is one of the most important common policies. Firstly, energy is closely related to climate change. Fossil fuels are the primary cause of the increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and the EU's efforts to address this issue are directly linked to the dramatic reconfiguration of the European energy mix. Secondly, energy availability and prices are crucial for the competitiveness of European industry and the well-being of the population. Thirdly, the need to import most energy from third countries leads to a close link between energy and external relations, diplomacy, and security policy. This is seen in the impact of Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, whose implications are discussed in the last lectures of the course. The course looks at all three of these areas and their diplomatic, environmental, security, economic, technical, and social implications.
Learning outcomes
Students will be introduced to the main theoretical concepts, actors, historical development, and current problems in all three abovementioned dimensions. By the end of the course, they will be able to analyse relevant issues using appropriate analytical tools and valid data.
Syllabus
  • Course structure - Historical development of the European Energy Policy (EEP): ECSC, Euratom, energy crises in the 1970s, beginnings of environmental policy and market liberalisation in the 1980s and 1990s, recent developments. - Liberalisation of the common energy market: Liberalisation packages, unbundling, interconnectors and merging the fragmented markets of the Member States, clashes between the European Commission and the Member States. - Environmental dimension of the EEP: carbon tax, EU ETS, efficiency and costs of EU climate policy. - External energy relations of the EU: European added value, bilateral, multilateral and global dimensions of European external energy policy. - EU response to Russia's war on Ukraine.
Literature
    required literature
  • Buchan, D.; Keay, M.: Europe´s Long Energy Journey: Towards an Energy Union? Oxford, OIES, 2015.
  • SCHUBERT, Samuel R., Johannes POLLAK and Maren KREUTLER. Energy policy of the European union. First published. London: Macmillan education, Palgrave, 2016, xi, 318. ISBN 9781137388827. info
  • TALUS, Kim. EU energy law and policy : a critical account. Edited by Thomas W. Waelde. First edition. Oxford: Oxford university press, 2013, xxiii, 317. ISBN 9780199686391. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, simulation game.
Assessment methods
Simultion game, written exams, oral exam.
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 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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