FSS:EVS402 Europ. of Pol. Syst. - Course Information

EVS402 Europeanisation of Political Systems

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 12 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. Vratislav Havlík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Vít Hloušek, 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.

Timetable

Wed 12:00–13:30 U33

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

• European Studies (programme FSS, N-MS)

Course objectives

The course focuses on the issue of Europeanization of domestic/national political systems in the context of expansion and deepening of European integration. Besides theoretical framework and different concepts of Europeanization, the attention will be devoted to questions of changes of member countries political systems based on Europeanization processes as well. The course will deal with polity as well as politics and policies. The course will be concluded with seminal work aimed at evaluation of Czech political system. At the end of the course, student will be able to employ concept of Europeanization for analysis of domestic polity, politics, and policy changes. Student will be able as well to evaluate mutual changes in multilevel politics of the EU and member countries.

Syllabus

• 1) Introduction to the subject
• 2) Introduction to the issue
• 3) Globalization, Europeanisation, internationalization, transition - conceptual definition
• 4) The European Union and its Member States and their role in the multi-governance
• 5) The theory of Europeanisation
• 6) Europeanisation of polity
• 7) Europeanisation of politics
• 8) Europeanisation of policies
• 9) Europeanisation and the new member states of the European Union - the basic framework
• 10) Europeanisation of Czech Polity
• 11) Europeanisation of Czech politics
• 12) Czech Europeanisation policies
• 13) Examination test

Literature

• DANČÁK, Břetislav and Vít HLOUŠEK. Evropeizace - nové téma politologického výzkumu (Europeisation: New Issue of Political Science Research). 2005. info
• The member states of the European Union. Edited by Simon Bulmer - Christian Lequesne. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005, xviii, 399. ISBN 0199252815. URL info
• WIENER, Antje and Thomas DIEZ. European integration theory. 1st pub. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004, xvi, 290. ISBN 0199252483. info
• The European union and democratization. Edited by Paul J. Kubicek. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 2003, x, 219. ISBN 0415311365. URL info
• The politics of europeanization. Edited by Kevin Featherstone - Claudio M. Radaelli. 1st pub. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003, xii, 351. ISBN 0199252092. info
• Transforming Europe :europeanization and domestic change. Edited by James A. Caporaso - Thomas Risse - Maria Green Cowles. 1st pub. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2001, x, 272 s. ISBN 0-8014-8671-8. info

Teaching methods

The course combines lectures with seminars. In the framework of seminar sessions, students are preparing seminar work which applies concept of Europeanization. In the same time, they make oral presentation of their findings. Part of the learning process is also written position papers aimed at active mastering of assigned readings and their interpretation.

Assessment methods

The course is successfully completed by written test. The total evaluation includes a written test (50 points), position papers (21 points), attendance (6 points) and seminar work (23 points). It is necessary to get at least 60 points.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• EVSn4005 Europeanisation of Political Systems
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