EVS449 EU Policies

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Prof. PhDr. Iveta Radičová, Ph.D. (lecturer), PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D. (deputy)
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
Thu 6. 3. 13:30–16:45 U42, Thu 13. 3. 13:30–16:45 U42, Thu 20. 3. 13:30–16:45 U42, Thu 27. 3. 13:30–16:45 U42
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 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Syllabus
  • First block: European Values and Identity McLaren, L.M. & S. Guerra (2013). ‘Public Opinion and the European Union’ in M. Cini & Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán (eds), European Union Politics, 4th edition. Oxford, Oxford University Press, Ch. 26, 354-66. Hix, S. & B. Hoyland (2011). The Political System of the European Union, 3rd edition. Basingstoke, Palgrave, Ch. 5, ‘Public Opinion’, 105-29. Second block: Crisis of Trust? Democracy and Legitimacy in the EU Armingeon, K. and B. Ceka (2013). ‘The loss of trust in the European Union during thre great recession since 2007: The role of heuristics from the national political system’, European Union Politics, published online 6 August 2013 doi:10.1177/1465116513495595. Follesdal, A. & S. Hix (2006). ‘Why there is a democratic deficit in the EU: a response to Majone and Moravcsik’, Journal of Common Market Studies, 44 (3), 533-62. Garton Ash, Timothy (2012). ‘The Crisis of Europe: How the Union Came Together and Why it’s Falling Apart’, Foreign Affairs, 91:5, 2-15. Majone, G (2010). ‘The Mutation of the EU as a Regulatory Regime’ in E.O. Eriksen & J.E. Fossum (eds), What Democracy for Europe? Oslo, RECON. Smismans, S. (2013). ‘Democracy and Legitimacy in the Euorpean Union’, in M. Cini & Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán (eds), European Union Politics, 4th edition. Oxford, Oxford University Press, Ch. 25, 341-53. Winzen, T. (20130. ‘European integration and national parliamentary oversight institutions’, European Union Politics, 14:2, 297-323. Third block: Models of Social Policy Falkner, G. (2013). ‘The European Union’s Social Dimension’ in M. Cini & Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán (eds), European Union Politics, 4th edition. Oxford, Oxford University Press, Ch. 20, 268-80. Olsen, Johan P. (2005). ‘Unity and Diversity – European Style’, WP 24/2005. Oslo, ARENA. Radičová, I. (2013). ‚Shock to the System: Division, Unemployment and the Common Sense of European Institutions‘, Journal of Common Market Studies, 51:Supplement 1, 55-62. Fourth block: Challenges of EU policy making Hodson, D. & U. Puetter (2013). ‘The European Union and the Economic Crisis’ in M. Cini & Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán (eds), European Union Politics, 4th edition. Oxford, Oxford University Press, Ch. 27, 367-79. Hodson, D. (2013), ‘The Eurozone in 2012: “Whatever It Takes to Preserve the Euro”’, Journal of Common Market Studies, 51:Supplement 1, 183-200. Essay questions 1. What is meant by Europeanisation, and how far has it advanced over the last 20 years? 2. How successful is the EU as a foreign policy actor? 3. Does the EU need a migration policy, and what restricts its ability to create one? 4. ‘Economic and Monetary Union was premature.’ Discuss. 5. To what extent has the EU enhanced social cohesion over the past 30 years? 6. How extensive is the democratic deficit in the EU, and how might it be reduced? 7. Analyse the greatest challenge facing EU policy making.
Assessment methods
Course requirements: 1. Essays: One essay of maximum 3,000 words in length (excluding bibliography, but including any footnotes) should be emailed to eupolicies2013@gmail.com by 12.00 on 7 January 2013. Essay titles are given at the end of this document and should not be changed. 60% of final grade 2. Weekly reading and submission of questions: Students should read at least one, and preferably two or three, of the items of required reading before each lecture. You should formulate 2 or 3 questions based on your reading and email them to eupolicies2013@gmail.com by 12.00 on the Monday before the relevant lecture. 20% of final grade 3. Active participation in class discussions 20% of final grade
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught only once.
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