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Integration Processes in World Economy

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 120-0304/08
Abbreviation IPSE
Course title Integration Processes in World Economy
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of International Economic Relations
Course coordinator Ing. Radomír Kaňa, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1.Basis for Regional Integration in the World Economy.
2.Specific Features of European Regional Integration.
3.West European Integration (Benelux, EEC, EFTA, EU, EEA).
4.Middle Europe in Integration Process (COMECON, European Agreements, CEFTA).
5.East Europe and Integration Processes (CIS).
6.EU Development Trends and Pan European Integration.
7.Specific Features of American Integration. Pan American Integration (FTAA).
8.North American Integration (NAFTA).
9.Latin American Integration (MERCOSUR, ANCOM, Central America and Caribbean).
10.Asian Region and Integration Tendencies (ASEAN, GCC, SAARC).
11.Specific Features of African Integration.
12.Intercontinental Integration (APEC, IOR).
13. External Relations of the EU and its Relationship with Other Integration Groupings in the World Economy.
14.Role of International Organizations.

E-learning

Course is supported by LMS Moodle.

Literature

BEREND, Ivan T. The Economics and Politics of European Integration: Populism, Nationalism and the History of the EU. New York: Routledge, 2021. 288 s. ISBN 978-0-367-55842-0 .
MCCORMICK, John. Understanding the European Union: A Concise Introduction. London: Macmillan Education UK, 2017. 252 s. ISBN 978-1-137-60775-1.
WIENER, Antje. European Integration Theory. 3rd edition. New York: Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019. 360 s. ISBN 978-0-19-108591-8 .

Advised literature

BALDWIN, Robert a Charles WYPLOSZ. The Economics of European Integration. 6th edition. McGraw-Hill Education, 2021. 400 s. ISBN 978-1526847218 .
BRADFORD, Anu. The Brussels Effect: How the European Union Rules the World. New York: Oxford University Press, 2020. 424 s. ISBN 9780190088583.
HAZAKIS, Konstantinos. European Union Political Economy: Theory and Policy. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2018. 366 s. ISBN‎ 978-1498560054.
USHERWOOD, Simon a John PINDER. The European Union: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018. 152 s. ISBN 978-0-19-880885-5 .