This course aims to provide a necessary overview of the historical development of European integration together with a theoretical grasp of the phenomenon of European integration. The first part of the course will focus on individual historical milestones in the European integration process, including current developments in the EU, in relation to theories of European integration. The course will reflect on the deeper causes and contexts of the current state of the European Union and its member states while explaining the chronological development of integration institutions and the dynamics of intergovernmental negotiations. The second part of the course will focus on introducing
institutional framework of the European Union and an introduction to selected policies. Specifically, the course will focus on the institutional framework of the EU, i.e. the different theories and conceptualizations of the European Union as a political system, and on the basic institutions (e.g. the Commission, the EU Parliament) that make up the European Union, without omitting selected EU policies, (e.g. foreign and security policy, the single market, economic and monetary policy, etc.). For each policy, we will focus on its origins, development and current form, including the current debates relating to the policies in question.
institutional framework of the European Union and an introduction to selected policies. Specifically, the course will focus on the institutional framework of the EU, i.e. the different theories and conceptualizations of the European Union as a political system, and on the basic institutions (e.g. the Commission, the EU Parliament) that make up the European Union, without omitting selected EU policies, (e.g. foreign and security policy, the single market, economic and monetary policy, etc.). For each policy, we will focus on its origins, development and current form, including the current debates relating to the policies in question.
- Teacher: Sylvie Bláhová
- Teacher: Milan Hrubeš
- Teacher: Dagmar Růžičková