OVp022 Seminar on the European Integration and Desintegration

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Marta Goňcová, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Marta Goňcová, CSc.
Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jitka Autratová
Supplier department: Department of Civics – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
OVp022/01: Wed 22. 9. to Wed 15. 12. Wed 11:00–11:50 učebna 34, M. Goňcová
OVp022/02: Thu 23. 9. to Thu 16. 12. Thu 16:00–16:50 učebna 4, M. Goňcová
OVp022/03: Wed 22. 9. to Wed 15. 12. Wed 9:00–9:50 učebna 37, M. Goňcová
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course the students should be able to explain the problems of the past and the present of European integration.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the students should be able to explain the problems of the past and the present of European integration.
Syllabus
  • A. Integration concepts: 1919-1939. Coudenhove-Kalergi, Pan-European Union. "United States of Europe" concepts (Briand’s proposals, Herriot’s project). Integration projects by organizations (The League of Nations, International Associations Union. The Association for European Understanding. The International Association for European Cooperation). The "United States of European Nations" project. Regional federation proposals. Intellectuals and Pan-Europe. B. European concepts during WW II. German concepts and projects. Projects by British politicians. Pan-European union projects. Projects by exile governments and European resistance movements. Regional federation attempts. C. New integration movements and organizations (1945-1969). Western European integration trends. European union of federalists. The European Parliamentary Union. New international teams. Socialist movements in the United States of Europe. Projects by Monnet. The Schuman Plan. The ECSC. The EEC. Euratom. De Gaulle and European integration. The "empty chair" policy and the Luxembourg Compromise. D. Expanding integration (1969-1989). The European projects: The Tindemans Report, The European Act (Genscher-Colombo), The Carrington Report, The Spinelli Committee. Delors and integration concepts. E. The 3rd integration phase: The European Union (1989-2000). Post-1989 integration projects (modifying NATO strategies. Expanding CSCE. New forms of regional co-operation. Shaping the political union.) The Treaty on European Union (Maastricht Treaty). The Amsterdam Treaty. . F. The European integration in the 21st century (2000-2007). Basic directions in 2000 (Discussion on EU’s future. The Lisbon Strategy for 2000-2010. Nice Treaty resolutions.) The EU after the Nice Treaty (The Göteborg Provisions. The Laeken Summit Provisions,...). G. The EU’s eastbound enlargement (The path to Copenhagen. The Copenhagen Decisions (2002)). H. The Convention - future of the European Union. Lisbon Treaty. Migration and the EU after 2015. Europe and brexit. European and national identity in context of desintegration (Scotland; Walloons and Flemings; Basques and Catalans).
Literature
    required literature
  • Konig, P., Lacina, L. Přenosil, J. Učebnice evropské integrace. Praha, Barrister and Principal 2006,414s., ISBN 80-7364-022-8l
    not specified
  • PITROVÁ, Markéta and Petr FIALA. Evropská unie (Europen union). Brno: CDK, 2003, 737 pp. mimo edice, svazek 1. ISBN 80-7325-015-2. info
  • FIALA, Petr and Markéta PITROVÁ. Rozšiřování ES/EU (ES/EU Enlargement). Brno: Mezinárodní politologický ústav, 2001, 193 pp. Studie, č. 19. ISBN 80-210-2645-6. info
  • ČERNOCH, Pavel. Cesta do EU :východní rozšíření Evropské unie a Česká republika v období 1990-2004. Praha: Linde, 2003, 159 s. ISBN 80-86131-40-8. info
  • BRDEK, Miroslav, Hana JÍROVÁ and Vojtěch KREBS. Trendy v evropské sociální politice. Praha: ASPI, 2002, 251 s. ISBN 80-86395-25-1. info
  • GOŇCOVÁ, Marta, Radim ŠTĚRBA, Jiří POKORNÝ, Ivan DUBNIČKA and Dušan LEŠKA. Evropská integrace. Od projektů k realizaci (European Integration. From Projects to its realization). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2012, 201 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6059-3. info
  • Theorien der europäischen Integration. Edited by Hans-Jürgen Bieling - Marika Lerch. 2. Aufl. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 2006, 472 s. ISBN 3531152122. info
Teaching methods
Discussion and projects.
Assessment methods
Seminar. Obligation participation (90 %). Project. Credit.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2021, recent)
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