Course: Development of European Integration

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Course title Development of European Integration
Course code KAP/VEIN
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
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.
  • Kožina Jan, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Theories and models (paradigms) of the European integration process The idea of European integration in the 19th century The idea of European integration in the first half of the 20th century The beginnings of European integration after World War II Political circumstances of the creation of the ECSC, EEC and EURATOM Community crisis in 1960s Development of European integration in the 1980s and 1990s Political context of the creation of the so-called Constitutional Treaty and the Lisbon Treaty Enlargement of the Community and the Union

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 60 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 34 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to characterize paradigmatic ideas about the formation of the international system
to distinguish the basic stages of development of the international system
Skills
to analyze historical-political events using theoretical knowledge of the formation of the international system
Competences
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to describe the idea of European unification and put it in a historical context
to describe the beginnings of European integration
to identify key figures in the history of European integration and assess their role in the political development of the Community
to explain the process of shaping the political system of the European Union into its current form
Skills
to analyze the context of a specific event falling into the history of European integration
to critically evaluate aspects of a particular country's accession to the EC/EU
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Self-study of literature
Skills
Seminar
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Skills
Individual presentation at a seminar
Seminar work
Competences
Individual presentation at a seminar
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Evropská bezpečnostní a obranná politika : národní perspektivy. Praha : Ústav mezinárodních vztahů, 2002. ISBN 80-86506-25-8.
  • Evropská unie od A do Z : příručka evropské integrace ; z něm. orig. přel. Alois Mikeštík a Marie Bednaříková. Praha : Karolinum, 1997. ISBN 80-7184-413-6.
  • Fiala, Petr; Pitrová, Markéta. Evropská unie. Brno : Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2003. ISBN 80-7325-015-2.
  • kol. Publikace řady "Evropa v pohybu" vydávané Evropskou komisí.
  • Kovář, Martin; Horčička, Václav. Dějiny evropské integrace I. Vyd. 1. V Praze : Triton, 2005. ISBN 80-7254-731-3.
  • Luňák, Petr. Západ : Spojené státy a Západní Evropa ve studené válce. 1. vyd. Praha : Libri, 1997. ISBN 80-85983-29-X.
  • Zlý, Bohumír. Evropská unie a integrační procesy od A do Z : výkladový slovník. Ostrava : MONTANEX, 1997. ISBN 80-85780-86-0.


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