IREn5017 European Union in European Politics since 1989

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 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
Mgr. Petra Kuchyňková, 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)
! EUP407 EU in Eu. Pol. since 1989 && !NOW( EUP407 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.

The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 8/25, only registered: 0/25
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. 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
Explain main changes of the European integration process after 1989.
Identify controversial issues in the key areas of integration.
Demonstrate arguments on a given topic.
Discuss fundamental issues of the recent development of the EU.
Syllabus
  • I. Opening session: introduction to the study of the EU (P. Kuchyňková)
  • II. The European integration process – a crash course (P. Kuchyňková)
  • III. Single market construction (Z. Sychra)
  • IV. From the EC to the EU - re-evaluation of strategies (Z. Sychra)
  • V. The EU development and Amsterdam reform (P. Kuchyňková)
  • VI. The Treaty of Nice – institutional preparation for enlargement (Z. Sychra)
  • VII. The enlargement process and strategy (Z. Sychra)
  • VIII. The Constitution for Europe (P. Kuchyňková)
  • IX. The Lisbon Treaty (P. Kuchyňková)
  • X. Beyond the Lisbon Treaty: EU in the world (P. Kuchyňková)
  • XI. Beyond the Lisbon Treaty: Euro crisis (Z. Sychra)
  • XII. Beyond the Lisbon Treaty: EU at a crossroads (Z. Sychra, P. Kuchyňková)
  • XIII. Final test
Literature
    required literature
  • Assigned articles in academic journals (Journal of Common Market Studies, Journal of European Public Policy, European Integration etc.)
    not specified
  • LELIEVELDT, Herman T. and S. B. M. PRINCEN. The politics of the European Union. Second edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2015, xxvi, 315. ISBN 9781107544901. info
  • Designing the European union : from Paris to Lisbon. Edited by Finn Laursen. 1st pub. Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, xv, 317. ISBN 9780230367760. info
  • MCALLISTER, Richard. From EC to EU : an historical and political survey. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 1997, xxvii, 254. ISBN 0-415-14265-2. info
  • 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
  • The EU's Lisbon Treaty : institutional choices and implementation. Edited by Finn Laursen. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2012, xxvi, 302. ISBN 9781409434627. info
  • Comparative politics. Edited by Daniele Caramani. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008, xliv, 786. ISBN 9780199298419. 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
  • Desmond Dinan, Neill Nugent, William E. Paterson: The European Union in Crisis. Houndmills: Palgrave, 2017.
  • 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.
Teaching methods
The course consists of lectures mixed together with seminars including class discussions. Every student have to submit six short position papers and to participate on the three group projects. Position paper topics and tasks of group projects will be specified and assigned in advance by lecturers. Students should be ready to discuss their views in the seminars. It is necessary to prepare a common presentation for each group project.
Assessment methods
All the course requirements are necessary to complete the course and to receive a final grade (A-F). Every student must submit six position papers, participate in the seminars and complete the final test (composed of open questions).
Final grades will be made following according to the following scale: A. 50-47 points, B. 46-43 points, C. 42-39 points, D. 38-35 points, E. 34-32 points, F. 31 and less points.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
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The following sanctions may be inflicted for disciplinary misdemeanours: admonition, exclusion from studies on probation and – in cases where a misdemeanour has been carried out intentionally – unconditional exclusion from studies.

The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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