EGO429 Politics of Euroscepticism

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Petr Kaniok, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Vít Hloušek, 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
Mon 11:30–13:00 U35
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
Course objectives
The course combines theoretical topics with lessons devoted to the case studies. At the end of the course, the students will understand what causes presence of Euroscepticism at various levels and in various forms. They will be also able to define and to use most important concepts of Euroscepticism and to use them in analysis of current development of the EU.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Origin of the term
  • 3. Party based Euroscepticism: theories and models
  • 4. Case studies: Western Europe I
  • 5. Case studies: Western Europe I
  • 6. Case Studies: East and Central Europe I
  • 7. Case Studies: East and Central Europe II
  • 8. Euroscepticism in the EU institutions
  • 9. Public Euroscepticism
  • 10. Public Euroscepticism: Case Studies
  • 11. Non-partisan actors and Euroscepticism
  • 12. Mass media and Euroscepticism
  • 13. Future of Euroscepticism
Literature
    required literature
  • LECONTE, Cécile. Understanding euroscepticism. 1st ed. Houndmills, Balsingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010, xi, 307. ISBN 9780230228078. info
  • Opposing Europe? : the comparative party politics of Euroscepticism. Edited by Aleks Szczerbiak - Paul A. Taggart. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008, x, 285. ISBN 9780199258352. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class dicsussion, oral presentation
Assessment methods
5 short written papers, 1 in class oral presentation, active participation in class discussion, written exam.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2016, Spring 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2017, recent)
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