UVSRPVK173 European Union

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Anna Václavíková, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Anna Václavíková, CSc.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Prerequisites
Having passed Integration Processes in Europe course
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
The aim of the course is to follow foundation, gradual formation and phasing of EU till the nowadays form. The focus is on introduction of institutions of EU, their functions and workloads. The course briefly describes legislative area, common policies of EU, structural policy of EU with special attention to regions, regional and social policy, next also monetary policy and building monetary union as well as functioning of so called other policies. The attention is paid also to issue of educational system and school institutions. The course comprises also tutorial with the aim to analyse the issues, preparation of seminar papers and further discussion on given topics.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to issue - connections of integration processes in Europe, genesis of forming of European Community - European Union (phasing). New dimension of integration process after 1986.
    2. Law basement, authorities and institutions of EU
    3. Common policies of EC-EU - general characteristics, trade, transport and agricultural policy
    4. To common monetary policy (Economic and monetary union), foreign and security policy of EU
    5. Social policy of EU (community policy)
    6. Structural and regional policy of EU, structural funds
    7. Other policies (instruments) of EU (industrial, health, school-educational, environment protection, consumer protection etc), sector policies - ECSC, Euratom
    8 . EC/EU policy and countries of central and eastern Europe
    9. Nice, Laeken, Convetion, EU constitution, adhesion, current issues
    10. Further EU expansion, EU in period 2007-2013
Literature
    required literature
  • Internetové stránky. URL info
  • Internetové stránky : Rada EU a SBZP. URL info
  • Fiala, P. , Pitrová, M. Evropská unie. Brno: Centrum pro studium demokracie a kultury, 2003. info
  • JANÍČEK, L., DRDLA, M., RAIS, K. Evropská unie - instituce, ekonomická, bezpečnostní a sociální politika. Praha, 2002. ISBN 80-7226-819-8. info
  • Defarges,P. M. Evropské instituce. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, Karolinum, 2002. info
  • Kabele,J. a Mlčoch,L. Institucionalizace (ne)odpovědnosti: globální svět, evropská integrace eské zájmy.2.Proměna společnosti. Praha: Karolinum, 2001. info
  • Nicoll,W., Salmon, T. C. Understanding the European Union. Harlow : Longman, 2001. info
  • Pitrová,M. Institucionální struktura EU. Brno: MU,Mezinárodní politologický ústav, 2000. info
Teaching methods
Lecturing
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Assessment methods
Written exam
Oral exam
The analysis of student 's performance
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Přednáška 9 HOD/SEM.
Teacher's information
Written exam aimed at testing theoretical knowledge of given field of interest, tutorial - composition of seminar paper on selected topic (discussion).
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019.
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