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Terminated in academic year 2020/2021

Political Aspects of European Integration

Type of study Follow-up MasterMasterBachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 711-0305/01
Abbreviation PAEI
Course title Political Aspects of European Integration
Credits 2
Coordinating department Department of Social Sciences
Course coordinator PhDr. Olga Gubová

Subject syllabus

1. Theory of Politics. Theory of democracy and ideology. Human rights. Theory of regionalism.
2. History of XXth century with regard to european integration processes.
3. Important integration organizations in Europe. EU, CE, NATO - aims and methods.
4. Decision- making processes in EU, role of institutions, role of member states.
5.Current status of the integration process in the economic and political spheres. Some of political aspects of the EU development.
6.Central European region and the EU. Visegrad Group.
7. National interests of the Czech Republic and their implementation
8. Significance of regionalism for current International Relations. EU and the world. The preferred regions.
9.Euroscepticism and eurooptimism. EU development scenarios.

E-learning

www.euroskop.cz, http://europa.eu.int/, www.evropska-unie.cz

Literature

EU Treatment (last version)
El-Agraa, A.M. (1999). Regional Integration. London: MacMillan Press Ltd.
http://europa.eu.int

Advised literature

The Third Wave, London: Pan Books 1981)