| Course Unit Code | 120-0303/03 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 4 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Choice-compulsory type B |
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| Level of Course Unit * | Second Cycle |
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| Year of Study * | First Year |
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| Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Summer Semester |
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
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| Language of Instruction | Czech |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Requisites | Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| KAN03 | Ing. Radomír Kaňa, Ph.D. |
| Summary |
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The aim of this subject is to give the students a comprehensive overview of
the content and development of current major theoretical approaches to the
processes of international economic integration with a view to European
integration. The subject provides skilled information on all types (stages) of
economic integration – from free trade area to economic and political union. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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1.To analyse the main theoretical aspects of the present international economic integration processes.
2.To appraise the development of the integration processes on the theoretical knowledge basis.
3.To synthetise partial findings for the creation of the comprehensive opinion.
4.To evaluate the EU´s integration stage position on the acquired knowledge basis.
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| Course Contents |
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1. Basic concepts and aspects of regional and global integration in the current world economy, their driving forces. The nature of contemporary integration processes in relation to security and security policy.
2. Realization forms and degrees of economic integration. Application of theoretical knowledge on real integration in the world economy. Security Union as part of the political union.
3. Mainstream currents in integration theory - selected theoretical concepts, differences in conception and evaluation of integration. Hypothetical models of integration (paradigms). Protectionism and liberalism in integration theory.
4. Barriers to the integration process. Anti-integration forces of economic and non-economic nature in world economy and politics. World War Conflicts and their Influence on the Development of the World Economy.
5. Specific features of integration processes in developing countries. The momentum of integration. Obstacles to effective integration of objective and subjective character.
6. Regional conflicts, their development and influence on developing economies. Asymmetric and Hybrid War.
7. Small economies and their position in the world economy and in integration processes. Advantages and disadvantages compared to large economies.
8. The position of small member countries in the European Union, their role in the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy.
9. Basics of economics of preferential liberalization - preferential business arrangement, analysis of customs union.
10. Static model of customs union, effects of "creating" and "deviating" trade.
11. Dynamic model of customs union - selected aspects related to economies of scale and size of the market. Individual types of market structure, BE-COMP model in closed economy, process of liberalization.
12. Factoring markets - their integration and growth effects. Economic integration and labor markets. Macroeconomics of Monetary Integration - Selected Aspects.
13. Globalization of the world economy, global security problems, current security situation in the world.
14. Czech Republic in international security structures, security policy of the Czech Republic.
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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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.
WIENER, Antje. European Integration Theory. 3rd edition. New York: Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019. 360 s. ISBN 978-0-19-108591-8.
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BALDWIN, Robert a Charles WYPLOSZ. The Economics of European Integration. 6th edition. McGraw-Hill Education, 2021. 400 s. ISBN 978-1526847218.
FIALA, Petr a Markéta Pitrová. Evropská unie. Brno: Centrum demokracie a kultury, 2018. 805 s. ISBN 978-80-7325-450-6.
WIENER, Antje. European Integration Theory. 3rd edition. New York: Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2019. 360 s. ISBN 978-0-19-108591-8.
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| Recommended Reading: |
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GILBERT, Mark. European Integration: A Political History. London: Rowman & Littlefield, 2021. 358 s. ISBN 9781538106822.
HAZAKIS, Konstantinos. European Union Political Economy: Theory and Policy. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2018. 366 s. ISBN 978-1498560054.
MOSER, Carolyn. Accountability in EU Security and Defence: The Law and Practice of Peacebuilding. New York: Oxford University Press, 2020. 336 s. ISBN 978-0-19-884481-5.
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HAZAKIS, Konstantinos. European Union Political Economy: Theory and Policy. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2018. 366 s. ISBN 978-1498560054.
KŘEN, Jan. Čtvrt století střední Evropy: Visegrádské země v globálním příběhu let 1992–2017. Praha: Karolinum Press, 2019.368 s. ISBN 978-80-246-3977-2.
STEHLÍK, Václav. Studie z právně vnějších vztahů Evropské unie. Olomouc: Iuridicum Olomoucense, o.p.s., 2018. 119 s. ISBN 978-80-88266-18-1.
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Lectures, Tutorials |
| Assesment methods and criteria |
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| Task Title | Task Type | Maximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks) | Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing |
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| Credit and Examination | Credit and Examination | 100 (100) | 51 |
| Credit | Credit | 35 | 18 |
| Examination | Examination | 65 | 16 |