EVS431 Negotiations in the Council of the EU in practice

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Leona Gergelová Šteigrová, 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
Fri 5. 3. 10:00–17:40 P24, Fri 7. 5. 10:00–17:40 P24
Prerequisites (in Czech)
nutná je znalost vývoje integračního procesu, institucí, práva a politik EU
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 28 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/28, only registered: 0/28
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to understand the practical aspects of the negotiations (incl. strategy, tactics and lobbying) in the Council of the EU - at all levels (i.e. working groups, Coreper, Council) and including the preparations and coordination at the national level. The course is based on the practical experience acquired during Presidency of the Council of the EU. Students should be able to understand the most important aspects of negotiations in the EU - i.e. chairing, seek compromise, negotiate, building coalitions, searching for partners, etc. During the course students should be actively involved in practical exercises where they can learn and develop the key skills for negotiations on the EU level.
Syllabus
  • 2 intensive courses:
  • 1st intensive course (5 March 2010; 10,00 - 17,00)
  • - introduction
  • - opening presentations
  • - practical exercises
  • - instructions for the tasks for each student
  • 2nd intensive course (7 May 2010; 10,00 - 17,00)
  • - presentations of the tasks (each student)
  • - presentations and practical exercises
  • - final simulation of the Council meeting
  • - final test
  • Students have to be active in both parts.
  • Literature is mentioned below, besides a few obligatory documents will be available.
Literature
    required literature
  • KANIOK, Petr. Předsednictví Rady EU: příběh půlstoletí (The EU Council Presidency - A Story of an Half Century). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, Mezinárodní politologický ústav, 2008, 170 pp. Monografie. ISBN 978-80-210-4765-5. info
  • ZBÍRAL, Robert. Teorie a praxe vyjednávání v Radě Evropské unie. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, Mezinárodní politologický ústav, 2008, 215 s. ISBN 9788021048065. info
    recommended literature
  • Michelle Cini: European Union politics, 2nd ed. -- Oxford : Oxford University, 2007. -- xxiii, 496 s., ISBN 978-0-19-928195-4 – kapitola k~otázkám Rady EU
  • Participation and Policy-Making in the European Union / Edited by Helen Wallace. -- Oxford : Clarendon, 1997. -- 24, 280 s., ISBN 0-19-828060-2
  • DOČKAL, Vít, Petr FIALA, Markéta PITROVÁ and Petr KANIOK. Česká politika v Evropské unii - Evropský integrační proces a zájmy České republiky (Czech Politics in the European Union: The European Integration Process and Interests of the Czech republic). 1st ed. Brno: Mezinárodní politologický ústav, 2006, 216 pp. ISBN 80-210-4076-9. info
  • SCHENDELEN, M. P. C. M. van. Jak lobbovat v Evropské unii, aneb, Machiavelli v Bruselu. Translated by Pavel Dufek. 1. vyd. Brno: Centrum strategických studií, 2004, 350 s. ISBN 8086598756. info
    not specified
  • HUMPHREYS, James: Negotiating in the European Union : how to make the Brussels machine work for you / James Humphreys. -- London : Century, 1997. -- 261 s., ISBN 0-7126-7759-3 – vybrané kapitoly v~rozsahu 90 stran budou k~dispozici i ve studovně
Teaching methods
opening presentation will be always linked with practical exercises, emphasis will be always placed on discussions, interactive approach, presentations, etc.
Assessment methods
To fulfil the requirements students have to: - be active in both of the two intesive courses - elaborate one task (received during the first intensive course) - written test (at the end of he second intensive course)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015.
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