UZHIA219 European Federalism from the Sixties to the Nineties

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Vladimír Goněc, DrSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Malíř, CSc.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Hana Ambrožová
Timetable
Thu 13:20–14:55 zrusena A22 stara
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Specializace magisterského studia: Mezinárodní vztahy a evropská studia
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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
A class on the development of the European integration process (following on from the Treaty of Rome). The confrontational dimension to the deepening and expansion of the EU. 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
  • Gerbet, Pierre, Budování Evropy. Praha: Karolinum 2004 ISBN 80-246-0111-7
Teaching methods
homeworks on project, its presentation; class discussion on the projects of colleagues
Assessment methods
final project; credit
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009.
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