EUP434 Europeanisation of Political Systems

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. Vratislav Havlík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Suchý, 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 9:45–11:15 U44
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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is focused on the Europeanisation concept in the area of European studies. The course provides the students with understanding of Europeanisation processes in the spheres of polity, politics and polity.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the students should be able to interpret the influence of the EU policy making on national states, explain the reasons of these processes and analyze the national systems´actors bahaviour.
Syllabus
  • 1) Opening session – brief intro into the course, Lecture 1 (September 18)
  • 2) Introduction to governance concepts – Governance as a concept, Europeanisation and MLG, Paradiplomacy, Partnership principle, Lecture 2 (September 25)
  • 3) Europeanisation as a concept (bottom-up and top-down, misfit, adaptational pressure, multiple veto points, mediating actors etc.), Lecture 3 (October 2)
  • 4) Practical functioning of MLG (Regional policy case study), Lecture 4, (October 9)
  • 5) HOW can we study the processes of Europeanisation? Short introduction to methodological issues, Lecture 5 (October 16)
  • 6) Europeanisation of Politics (Parties and interest groups), Lecture 5 (October 23)
  • 7) Seminar 1 – Introduction to writing of literature reviews (October 30)
  • 8) Europeanisation of Executives and Legislatives, Lecture 6 (November 6)
  • 9) Europeanisation of substate actors, Lecture 7 (November 13)
  • 10) No session takes place! (November 20)
  • 11) Seminar 2 (longer session) – Presentations of literature reviews and research proposals (November 27)
  • 12) Seminar 3 (longer session)– Presentations of literature reviews and research proposals (December 4)
  • 13) First term of the final exam (December 11)
Literature
  • Research design in European studies : establishing causality in Europeanization. Edited by Theofanis Exadaktylos - Claudio M. Radaelli. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, xx, 273. ISBN 9780230285316. info
  • KASSIM, H. and FEATHERSTONE, K. - RADAELLI, C. M. The Europeanization of Member State Institutions. In The Member States of the European Union. Oxford: OUP, 2005, p. 285-316. info
  • The politics of europeanization. Edited by Kevin Featherstone - Claudio M. Radaelli. 1st pub. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003, xii, 351. ISBN 0199252092. info
Teaching methods
The course consists of lectures (including class discussions) and seminars. Homework position papers (3 position papers) related to assigned readings and 1 final presentation (literature review) are part of the workload as well.
Assessment methods
The course is finished with a written test (5 open questions, 5x10 points). Part of the evaluation are 3 position papers (3x6 points), the midterm test (12 points) 1 literature review (20 points).
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, Autumn 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2017, recent)
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