EVS161 Seminary on the institutions of European Union

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Ondřej Mocek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Vít Dostál, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
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
Wed 1. 4. 11:30–15:00 U33, Wed 8. 4. 11:30–15:00 U33, Wed 15. 4. 11:30–15:00 U33, Wed 22. 4. 11:30–15:00 U33, Wed 29. 4. 11:30–15:00 U33, Wed 6. 5. 11:30–15:00 U33, Wed 13. 5. 11:30–15:00 U33
Prerequisites
Prior graduation of course EVS 105 Institutions of the European Union or its parallel enrolling is highly recommended.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to formulate as well as defend their own understanding of key current problems of EU decision making system.
Syllabus
  • The students are supposed to prepare themselves and discuss following topics:
  • a) EU legitimacy
  • b) Current EU decision making system - analysis on its strong and weak points
  • c) The future of decision making system in the EU
Literature
    recommended literature
  • HIX, Simon. What's wrong with the European Union and how to fix it. Cambridge: Polity, 2008, xii, 220. ISBN 9780745642055. info
  • MAJONE, Giandomenico. Dilemmas of European integration : the ambiguities and pitfalls of integration by stealth. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005, xiv, 241. ISBN 9780199556809. URL info
Teaching methods
The course is organized as set of three class discussions aimed at three topics desribed in the course´s outline.
Assessment methods
The students are supposed to prepare 3 position papers and actively participate in class discussions.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014.
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