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Lecturer(s)
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Zecha Miroslav, PhDr. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Definition of key concepts, character of the EU EU powers, overview of authorities, European Council Council of the EU, European Commission European Parliament, elections to the European Parliament Court of Justice of the European Union Four freedoms, single market, economic and monetary union Structural policy of the EU, agricultural policy Common commercial policy, development cooperation policy Common foreign and security policy EU member state participation Europeanization of political systems Czech Republic and the EU
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Individual study, Seminar
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 40 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 42 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 50 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 10 hours per semester
- Preparation for formative assessments (2-20)
- 14 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| at a basic level characterise the concepts of contemporary political theory common in the analysis of political institutions and processes |
| characterise political actors and their roles in the political system |
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| use adequate terms corresponding to the terminology of the field in Czech and English |
| independently interpret findings from different areas of political science |
| Competences |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| characterise the links between the activities of the European Union and developments within individual Member States |
| vysvětlit způsoby tvorby a uplatňování veřejných politik EU |
| identify the most important areas of the European agenda |
| describe the institutional system of the European Union |
| characterise the accession processes of newly acceding countries |
| identify key milestones in the development of European integration |
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| independently identify and classify EU legislative acts and public policy documents governing a specific area of European integration |
| analyse the Europeanisation of national political and party systems |
| on the basis of the knowledge acquired, compare the European Union's approach to relations with world regions and other actors in international relations |
| critically evaluate the role of individual Member States in the development of European integration |
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| teaching methods |
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| Lecture with visual aids |
| Self-study of literature |
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| Seminar |
| Individual study |
| Students' portfolio |
| Competences |
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| Individual study |
| Seminar |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Oral exam |
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| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Competences |
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| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Seminar work |
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Recommended literature
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Cabada, L. a kol. Aktuální výzvy evropského integračního procesu. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk., 2010.
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Cihelková, Eva,; Jakš, Jaroslav. Evropská integrace - Evropská unie. Vyd. 1. Praha : Oeconomica, 2004. ISBN 80-245-0854-0.
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Fiala, Petr; Pitrová, Markéta. Evropská unie. 2., dopl. a aktualiz. vyd. Brno : Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7325-180-2.
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König, Petr; Lacina, Lubor,; Přenosil, Jan. Učebnice evropské integrace. 2., aktualiz. vyd. Brno : Barrister & Principal, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7364-044-6.
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Pitrová, Markéta. Institucionální struktura Evropské unie. 1. dotisk 1. vyd. Brno : Masarykova univerzita, 2000. ISBN 80-210-2237-X.
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