HIA219 European Federalism from the Seventies to the present Times

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Vladimír Goněc, DrSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Malíř, CSc.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 15:50–17:25 B2.44
Prerequisites
Specialization Master of study: International Relations and European Studies.
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: 0/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Students should acquire the ability to absorb and apply informations and interpret events and trends on the development of the European integration process (following on from the Treaty of Rome), on the confrontational dimension to the deepening and expansion of the EU, on the permanent “threat” from the twin-track approach to Europe and the feasible elements of a twin-track Europe.
Syllabus
  • The Franco-German “engine” of integration. The economic effect of the integration of the “Six”, the construction of a customs union and the path towards a single economic zone. Projects since 1969 for the further development of the integration process. The 1970s – expansion or intensification? Institutional development. British truculence. Scandanavia and European integration. Acts aimed at the unification of Europe. The journey towards economic and monetary union. The Maastricht Treaty, the Amsterdam Treaty. The Treaty of Nice. Integration and decentralisation, subsidiarity. The issue of internal-state federalism in relation to supranational integration. Efforts towards a combined foreign policy. Europe’s differences and similarities.
Literature
    required literature
  • Gerbet, Pierre, Budování Evropy. Praha: Karolinum 2004 ISBN 80-246-0111-7
  • KÖNIG, Petr, Lubor LACINA and Jan PŘENOSIL. Učebnice evropské integrace. Vyd. 1. Brno: Barrister & Principal, 2006, 414 s. ISBN 8073640228. info
  • Democracy and federalism in the European Union and the United States : exploring post-national governance. Edited by Sergio Fabbrini. New York: Routledge, 2004, x, 209. ISBN 0415333938. info
  • PLECHANOVOVÁ, Běla. Institucionální vývoj Evropské unie od Maastrichtské smlouvy k východnímu rozšíření : hledání rovnováhy mezi společenstvím a jeho členskými státy. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2004, 355 s. ISBN 8024608006. info
  • GONĚC, Vladimír. Od "malé Evropy" k "velké Evropě" : dějiny rozšiřování Evropských společenství/Evropské unie : 1950-2002. I. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2002, 258 s. ISBN 80-210-3016-X. info
  • GASTEYGER, Curt. Europa zwischen Spaltung und Einigung 1945-1990 :eine Darstellung und Dokumentation über das Europa der Nachkriegszeit. 2. aktualis. Aufl. Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, 1991, 486 s. ISBN 3-89331-095-9. info
Teaching methods
homeworks on project, its presentation; class discussion on the projects of colleagues
Assessment methods
Final project; credit. It is evaluated the creative and material founded treatment of verified informations.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016.
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