FSS:EVS401 Political System of EU - Course Information

EVS401 Political System of EU

Extent and Intensity

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

Teacher(s)

prof. PhDr. Petr Kaniok, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. PhDr. Petr Kaniok, 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

Tue 10:00–11:40 P21

Prerequisites (in Czech)

! EVSn4001 Political System of EU && ! NOW ( EVSn4001 Political System of EU ) && ! EVS4010 && ! NOW ( EVS4010 )

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)
• International Relations (programme FSS, N-MV) (2)

Course objectives

The course develops knowledge of the European Union gained at the bachelor level (e. g. history of European Integration, Institution of the European Union etc.). These information are analyzed through methods and approaches relevant in current political science. At the end of this course, students should be able to understand, explain and characterize how the political system of the European Union works. Students should be able to identify main political actors as well as relevant political proceseses in the European Union in analytical terms.

Learning outcomes

Students will be able:
to understand theories and models of European integration;
to apply them when analysing current development of the EU
to identify through them key problems of EU political system

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Theory of European Integration
• 3. EU Statehood
• 4. Constitutional and legal limitations of the political system of the EU
• 5. Methods of review of the European Integration
• 6. Methods of analyzing the political system of the EU
• 7. Decision making process in the political system of the EU
• 8. Policies in the EU
• 9. The political integration of the EU
• 10. EU and democracy
• 11. Representation of interests in the EU
• 12. Democratic deficit of the EU

Literature

required literature
• Closa, Cartlos. 2013. The Politics of Ratification of EU Treaties. Routledge,
• Wiener, Antje - Börzel, Tahna A. - Risse, Thomas. 2018. European Integration Theory Third Edition. Oxford University Press.
• Hix, Simon - Hoyland, Björn. 2011. The Political System of the European Union (3rd Edition). Palgrave Macmillan.

Teaching methods

The course is carried out by seminars where students present and discuss their ideas.

Assessment methods

Final exam constists of several components. First of them is written exam (40% of total points), second one is several group projects (30% of total points), third part of evaluation are individual position papers(20% of total points) and the last is teacher s evaluation of student s activity during lectures (class discussion, 10% of total points).

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• EVSn4001 Political System of EU
  !EVS401 && !NOW(EVS401) && !EVS4010 && !NOW(EVS4010)  

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