EVSb1008 EU Policies

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. et Mgr. Veronika Velička Zapletalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Monika Brusenbauch Meislová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Vladan Hodulák, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Anežka Konvalinová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. et Mgr. Veronika Velička Zapletalová, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Timetable
Tue 8:00–9:40 P24a
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! EVS107 EU Policies && !NOW( EVS107 EU Policies ) && ( EVS104 European Integration || EVSb1001 European Integration )
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
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Course objectives
The course observes the quantitative and qualitative extent of the European integration. Students are confronted with the exclusive and shared EU policies, their development, political influences and procedures within the EU.
Learning outcomes
Distinguish the distribution of competencies between the EU and its member states.
Analyse the policy-making process in the EU and related activities.
Describe financial aspects of EU policies.
Discuss controversial issues related to the effective functioning of the EU.
Formulate arguments and counterarguments on a given topic.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction into the study of EU policies
  • 2. Single market of the EU
  • 3. Common agricultural policy
  • 4. Economic and monetary union
  • 5. Financing of EU policies
  • 6. Regional (structural) policy
  • 7. Social policy
  • 8. Transport and energy policy, environmental policy
  • 9. Internal policy - free movement, migration, asylum and visa policy
  • 10. External policies - trade relations, development policy
  • 11. External policies - Common foreign and security policy, Common security and defence policy
  • 12. Police and justice cooperation in the criminal matters
  • 13. Final test
Literature
    required literature
  • Policy-making in the European union. Edited by Helen S. Wallace - Mark A. Pollack - Alasdair R. Young. Seventh edition. Oxford: Oxford university press, 2015, xxxviii, 5. ISBN 9780199689675. info
  • PITROVÁ, Markéta and Petr FIALA. Evropská unie (European union). Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2009, 803 pp. Evropská politika, číslo publikace: 300. ISBN 978-80-7325-180-2. info
  • Lisabonská smlouva : konsolidované znění Smlouvy o Evropské unii a Smlouvy o fungování Evropské unie. Edited by Jana Francová. 2., přeprac. a dopl. vyd. [Praha]: Úřad vlády České republiky, Odbor informování o evropských záležitostech, 2009, 539 s. ISBN 9788074400179. info
  • Crescenzi, Riccardo; Fratesi, Ugo and Monastiriotis, Vassilis (2020). Back to the member states? Cohesion Policy and the national challenges to the European Union. Regional Studies, 54:1, 5-9.
  • Smith, Michael (2019). Trade and Development. In: Cini, Michel and Borragán, Nieves PérezSolórzano (eds.): European Union Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 253-265.
  • Amelia Hadfield & Simon Lightfoot (2021) Shifting priorities of the EU as a development actor: context and consequences, Global Affairs, 7:4, 487-504.
  • de la Esperanza Mata Pérez, Maria; Scholten, Daniel and Smith Stegen, Karen (2019). The multi-speed energy transition in Europe: Opportunities and challenges for EU energy security, Energy Strategy Reviews, 26, 1-6.
  • Egan, Michelle (2019). The Single Market. In: Cini, Michel and Borragán, Nieves PérezSolórzano (eds.): European Union Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 295-309.
  • Juncos, Ana and Kristensen, Anna Maria Friis (2019). The European Union's Foreign, Security, and Defence Policies. In: Cini, Michel and Borragán, Nieves Pérez-Solórzano (eds.): European Union Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 280-294.
  • Elena Baracani and Lorenzo Santini. 2023. The European Parliament's Political Leadership: The Case Study of EU Foreign Policy towards Turkey. Journal of Common Market Studies, 61(5): 1377-1393.
Teaching methods
Presentations, lectures, regular reading, class discussion, videomaterials.
Assessment methods
The subject is finished with an exam. It's necessary to submit a team presentation, a subsequent discussion paper and pass the midterm and final test. Student may obtain a maximum of 80 points: 30 for a team work (presentation + discussion paper), 10 for the mid-term and 40 for the final test. The minimal limit for passing the course are 52 points.
More information can be found in the interactive syllabi in the MU information system.
Marking system: 80-76: A, 75-70: B, 69-64: C, 63-58: D, 57-52: E, 51>: F.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zapisují pouze studenti od im. ročníku 2013_2014 ve 2. ročníku studia.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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