USESV0173 European Union

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2016
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Anna Václavíková, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Dana Hellová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Anna Václavíková, CSc.
Institute of Central European Studies – 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 course European Union follows foundation, gradual formation and phasing of EU till the nowadays form (ECSC, EEC, Euratom, Single European Act, Schengen Agreement, so called 4 freedoms, Maastricht Treaty, Treaty of Amsterdam). The focus is on introduction of institutions of EU, their functions and workloads. The course briefly describes legislative area (community law of EU), analysis of common policies of EU, genesis and incidence of structural policy EU with special attention to regions, regional and social policy, solving unemployment issue, and also questions of monetary policy, building monetary union as well as functioning so called other policies. The attention is paid also to phase of active integration policy in relation to states of central and eastern Europe, process of restructuralization of EU institutions as well as issue of educational system and school institutions. The aim of the tutorial is analysis of issues, preparation of seminar papers and further discussion on given topics.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to issue - integration processes in Europe
    2. Genesis of integration processes, theory of integration - supra-national, international, cooperation vs. integration, integration after World War II (terminology), integration grades
    3. Law basement, authorities and institutions of EU
    4. Common policies of EC-EU - general characteristics, trade, transport and agricultural policy
    5. To common monetary policy (Economic and monetary union), foreign and security policy of EU
    6. Social policy of EU (community policy)
    7. Structural and regional policy of EU, structural funds
    8. Other policies (instruments) of EU (industrial, health, school-educational, environment protection, consumer protection etc), sector policies - ECSC, Euratom
    9. EC/EU policy and countries of central and eastern Europe
    10. Nice, Laeken, Convetion, adhesion, current issues, accession of 10 new members (May 2004)
    11. EU constitution, perspectives of further EU expansion
    12. Building political union
Literature
    required literature
  • Časopisy: Mezinárodní politika, Ekonom, Politická ekonomie, Euro, Sociální politika, Střední Evropa. info
  • www.euroskop.cz. URL info
  • FIALA, P. a 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
  • JANKŮ, M. Evropská unie-právní systém ES. Praha: Computer Press, 2002. info
  • Pitrová,M. Institucionální struktura EU. Brno: MU,Mezinárodní politologický ústav, 2000. info
  • HAKENBERGEROVÁ, W. Základy evropského hospodářského práva. Praha: C. H. Beck, 2000. info
  • WINKLER, J. a WILDMANNOVÁ, M. Evropské pracovní trhy a průmyslové vztahy. Praha: Computer Press, 1999. info
  • TÝČ, V. Základy práva Evropských společenství pro ekonomy. Praha: Linde, 1999. info
  • ZLÝ, B. Evropská unie. Opava: Slezská univerzita, 1996. info
  • ŠREIN, Z. Hospodářská politika ES. Praha: VŠE, 1995. info
  • JAKŠ, J. Strategie pro Evropu. Jinočany: H § H, 1992. info
    recommended literature
  • GOLA, P. Evropská unie v otázkách a odpovědích. Praha: Nakl. Radek Veselý, 2003. info
  • CIHELKOVÁ, E. A KOL. Světová ekonomika, regiony a integrace. Praha, 2002. ISBN 80-247-0193-6. info
  • Evropská unie od A do Z. Příručka Evropské integrace. Praha: Karolinum, 1999. info
  • EU- Bílá kniha. Růst, konkurenceschopnost, zaměstnanost. Výzvy a cesty vpřed do 21. stol. Praha: Ústav mezinárodních vztahů, řada Evropská, 1994. info
  • TOMÁŠEK, M. Statě o Evropské unii. Praha: Codex, 1994. 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.
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 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019.
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