Course: Environmental Policies in Europe

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Course title Environmental Policies in Europe
Course code KAP/EPO
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Zecha Miroslav, PhDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Definition of environmental policies and their integration into the complex of public policies Tools and strategies used in environmental policies Environmental policy of the European Union - development Environmental policy of the European Union - tools and current problems Models of environmental policy at the national level Environmental policies at national level - the case of the Czech Republic Europeanization of environmental policies Actors in environmental policies

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 50 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 44 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to identify the phases of the European Union's public policy cycle
to describe the basics of the public policy-making process and its specific forms
characterize the policy studies and distinguish the basic theoretical approaches within it
to identify, define and distinguish types of problems in public policy
to distinguish between different types of public policy analyzes
Skills
to compare ways of solving public policy problems in selected countries and interpret similarities and differences
to critically evaluate the effectiveness of implementing the public policy in the European Union
to carry out a comprehensive search of EU public policy documents and legislative acts regulating a specific agenda
to create a policy paper on current public policy issues in the selected country
to critically evaluate the role of the actors in the agenda-setting process in a specific area of European policy
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to define the specifics of environmental policy in comparison with other public policies
to describe the key features of environmental policy in the Czech Republic and its development
to explain the role of different types of actors in environmental policy in the Czech Republic
to describe the genesis of environmental policy of the European Communities and the European Union
to characterize models of public policy-making applied in environmental policies of the European Union and the Czech Republic
Skills
to carry out a search of all types of public policy documents on a given problem in the field of environmental policies
to identify and define a problem in environmental policy according to a specific task
to analyze a given problem in environmental policy in the form of ex post and ex ante policy analysis
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Self-study of literature
Skills
Seminar
Skills demonstration
Task-based study method
Competences
Task-based study method
Seminar
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Skills
Individual presentation at a seminar
Seminar work
Competences
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • Burns, Charlotte; Tobin, Paul; Sewerin, Sebastian. The impact of the economic crisis on European environmental policy. First edition. 2019. ISBN 978-0-19-882695-8.
  • Delreux, Tom; Happaerts, Sander. Environmental policy and politics in the European Union. 2016. ISBN 978-0-230-24426-9.
  • Fischer, Frank. Climate crisis and the democratic prospect : participatory governance in sustainable communities. 2017. ISBN 978-0-19-959491-7.
  • Langlet, David; Mahmoudi, Said. EU environmental law and policy. 2016. ISBN 978-0-19-875393-3.
  • Moldan, Bedřich. Životní prostředí v globální perspektivě. Vydání druhé, doplněné. 2021. ISBN 978-80-246-4967-2.
  • Moran, Michael,; Rein, Martin,; Goodin, Robert E. The Oxford handbook of public policy. 1st pub. in paperback. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-19-954845-3.


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