711-0305/01 – Political Aspects of European Integration (PAEI)
| Gurantor department | Department of Social Sciences | Credits | 2 |
| Subject guarantor | Mgr. Roman Rakowski, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | PhDr. Olga Gubová |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory |
| Year | 2 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 1999/2000 | Year of cancellation | 2020/2021 |
| Intended for the faculties | FBI, USP, FEI, EKF | Intended for study types | Bachelor, Master, Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Student demonstrates basic knowledge in the area of the political aspects of the European Union in the context with national interests of Czech Republic and international relations. He can prove orientation in politics EU, based on the knowledge and ability of independent judgment and is able, on the basis of knowledge of this subject to understand the political situation in the field od European Union.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Seminars
Individual consultations
Tutorials
Summary
Course gives an elementary ovevwiew and information about political aspects of european
integration processes. History, institutions with their functions, democracy, main problems, future perspectives. Czech national interests and the role Czech Republic in EU.
Compulsory literature:
EU Treatment (last version)
El-Agraa, A.M. (1999). Regional Integration. London: MacMillan Press Ltd.
http://europa.eu.int
Recommended literature:
The Third Wave, London: Pan Books 1981)
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Essey, test
E-learning
www.euroskop.cz, http://europa.eu.int/, www.evropska-unie.cz
Other requirements
Active participation in lectures and seminars.
Writing an essay on a topic agreed.
Test.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Theory of Politics. Theory of democracy and ideology. Human rights. Theory of regionalism.
2. History of XXth century with regard to european integration processes.
3. Important integration organizations in Europe. EU, CE, NATO - aims and methods.
4. Decision- making processes in EU, role of institutions, role of member states.
5.Current status of the integration process in the economic and political spheres. Some of political aspects of the EU development.
6.Central European region and the EU. Visegrad Group.
7. National interests of the Czech Republic and their implementation
8. Significance of regionalism for current International Relations. EU and the world. The preferred regions.
9.Euroscepticism and eurooptimism. EU development scenarios.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction