UVSRPTPEU2 Labour Market in the EU and Free Movement of Labour

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Winter 2012
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Anna Václavíková, CSc.
Institute of Public Administration and Social Policy – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Prerequisites
Bachelor study graduate
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 introduce the selected European (Union) job markets and on example of some of them approximate fundamental strategy used when combating unemployment. The students will follow already realized course of Labour Market and Employment Policy in bachelor form of study. The attention will be paid to analysis of social policy but mainly on some selected job markets, on evaluation of effectiveness of their active employment policy. Indispensable part comprises also analysis of economic conception of EU which in such a way is reflected on increase or decrease of unemployment.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the course: delimitation of the course target and content, introduction of literature and resources, classification of some concepts and links, connection to already passed course in bachelor study
    2. EU economic policy
    3. EU social policy: integration grades, 4 freedoms
    4. Legislative frame: Maastricht, Amsterdam Treaty, Nice, Barcelona, Lisbon strategy, White book
    5. Employment policy in EU countries: examples the Czech republic, Poland, Great Britain, Germany
    6. Examples of active employment policy in EU countries
    7. Old and new EU countries and job market
    8. Lisbon
    9. Job market and employment policy in EU countries: long-term unemployment in selected groups of inhabitants
    10. Women unemployment: issue of unemployment of women of middle-age, regional women unemployment
    11. Admission of 10 new countries into 15 EU countries and so called transitional periods
    12. Importance of structural policy on development of European job market
Literature
    required literature
  • europeum. info
  • Národní Lisabonský program 2005 - 2008. Národní program ref. ČR. Říjen 2005. info
  • KREBS, V.a kol. Sociální politika. Praha: Aspi, 2005. info
  • MUNKOVÁ, G. a kol. Sociální politika v evropských zemích UK v Praze. Praha: Karolinum, 2004. info
  • CARES, S., NEŠPOROVÁ, A. Transformace trhu práce střední a východní Evropy. Pružnost trhu práce a ochrany pracovíka. Praha: MPSV, 2003. info
  • BRDEK, M. a kol. Trendy v evropské sociální politice. Praha: Aspi, 2002. info
  • POTŮČEK, M. a kol. Vize rozvoje České republiky do roku 2015. Centrum pro sociální a ekonomickou strategii a UK v Praze. Praha: Gutemberg, 2001. info
Teaching methods
Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Assessment methods
Test
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 to test theoretical knowledge of given subject, tutorial - seminar paper on selected topic (discussion).
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2007, Winter 2008, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015.
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