FSS:EVS402 Europ. of Pol. Syst. - Course Information

EVS402 Europeanisation of Political Systems

Extent and Intensity

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

Teacher(s)

doc. Vratislav Havlík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Vít Hloušek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Magda Komínková, Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Markéta Pitrová, 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

Wed 9:45–11:15 U42; and Wed 18. 10. 8:00–9:30 P52

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)

Course objectives

The course focuses on the issue of Europeanization of domestic/national political systems in the context of expansion and deepening of European integration. Besides theoretical framework and different concepts of Europeanization, the attention will be devoted to questions of changes of member countries political systems based on Europeanization processes as well. The course will deal with polity as well as politics and policies. The course will be concluded with seminal work aimed at evaluation of Czech political system.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, student will be able to employ concept of Europeanization for analysis of domestic polity, politics, and policy changes. Student will be able to evaluate mutual changes in multilevel politics of the EU and member countries as well.

Syllabus

• 1) Introduction: basic concepts (globalization, internationalization, Europeanization)
• 2) Concepts of governance
• 3) Europeanization and Multi-level governance (MLG)
• 4) MLG - using the example of EU Regional Policy
• 5) Europeanization of party systems
• 6) Europeanization of national executive and legislative institutions
• 7) Europeanization of subnational actors
• 8) Methodological issues in Europeanization research
• 9) Europeanization in the Czech and Slovak Republic
• 10) Europeanization of identities
• 11) Writing of summaries and presentation skills in political science
• 12) - 13) Seminars - presentation of research proposals

Literature

• A community of Europeans? : transnational identities and public spheres. Edited by Thomas Risse-Kappen. Ithaca [N.Y.]: Cornell University Press, 2010, xiii, 287. ISBN 9780801476488. info
• Europeanization : new research agendas. Edited by Paolo Graziano - Maarten Vink. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007, xii, 419. ISBN 9780230204317. info
• The member states of the European Union. Edited by Simon Bulmer - Christian Lequesne. New York: Oxford University Press, 2005, xviii, 399. ISBN 0199252815. URL info
• The European union and democratization. Edited by Paul J. Kubicek. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 2003, x, 219. ISBN 0415311365. URL info
• The politics of europeanization. Edited by Kevin Featherstone - Claudio M. Radaelli. 1st pub. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003, xii, 351. ISBN 0199252092. info
• Transforming Europe :europeanization and domestic change. Edited by James A. Caporaso - Thomas Risse - Maria Green Cowles. 1st pub. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2001, x, 272 s. ISBN 0-8014-8671-8. info

Teaching methods

The course combines lectures with seminars. In the framework of seminar sessions, students are preparing research proposals which apply concept of Europeanization to various fields. In the same time, they make oral presentation of the proposals. Part of the learning process is also written position papers aimed at active mastering of assigned readings and their interpretation.

Assessment methods

The course is successfully completed by oral exam. The total evaluation includes an exam (50 points), position papers (12 points), multiple choices test (16 points), seminar task (6 points) and research proposal (16 points). It is necessary to get at least 60 points.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

Listed among pre-requisites of other courses

• EVSn4005 Europeanisation of Political Systems
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