EVS169 Germany and EU

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Vratislav Havlík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Markéta Pitrová, 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 10:00–11:40 U43
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 45 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/45, only registered: 0/45
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course is intended to further improve the knowledge of students gained in the European Integration course or in media.

At the end of the course students should be able to:
have deeper understanding of the role of Germany in the European integration
have deeper understanding of the impacts of the process of European integration on the key domestic actors in Germany;
basically operate with the theoretical concept of Europeanization;
explain the changes of selected political actors;
interpret the changes of relations between Germany and EU
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction
  • A. Historical issues of the EU-Germany relation
  • 2. The most important issues of post-war history
  • 3. Adenauer´s era and relations to France
  • 4. Ludwig Erhard and balancing between USA and EEC
  • 5. Helmut Schmidt and the project of monetary union
  • 6. The position of Germany in the EU after the unification
  • B. Europeanisation of the political system
  • 7. The development of the political system
  • 8. Germany and multi-level governance in the EU
  • 9. Europeanization of the legislation
  • 10.Europeanization of the executive and german federalism
  • 11.Europeanization of the party system
  • 12.Europeanization of organized interests
  • 13.Final conclusions
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion
Assessment methods
- regular attendance in classes (max. 2 absences allowed)
- reading of given literature mandatory for every class
- oral presentation (incl. powerpoint presentation)
- final oral examination
Language of instruction
German
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018.
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