Předmět Theoretical Approaches to the Study of the European Union (EVS182)

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Cíl

By the end of this course students will be able to:• Understand and evaluate the major explanatory theories applied to the EU• Understand how various theoretical paradigms overlap, complement, and inform our understanding of the EU• Utilize theoretical debates to frame and structure arguments about the EU• Understand EU institutions and decision-making processes as they relate to the examined theoretical approaches• Develop verbal skills through taking part in classroom discussions• Develop writing skills through completing position papers

Osnova

This course focuses on theoretical approaches that attempt to explain the process of European integration since the early 1950s. It assumes that in order to gain a full understanding of the EU’s development and functioning, one needs to understand the different theoretical accounts of the EU. The course therefore aims to provide an overview of the variety of theoretical approaches to explaining the EU, complementing the empirical knowledge that students gain in other European studies courses. The course deals with the questions such as: how and why nations choose to form European institutions and give up their sovereignty, as well as who or what determines the shape and speed of the integration process. The focus of the course is also on how to explain the emergence and formation of key EU’s policies from the point of view of these approaches. Therefore, students will critically evaluate theoretical assumptions in relation to everyday functioning and decision-making of EU institutions, with EU enlargement policy serving as the prime case for testing and comparing different integration theories.1. General overview of the course2. Introduction to the theories of European integration3. Federalism4. Neo-Functionalism, Presentation: The Single Market5. Intergovernmentalism, Presentation: Economic and Monetary Union6. Liberal Intergovernmentalism , Presentation: Agriculture7. The EU’s Political System, Presentation: Cohesion Policy8. Multi-level Governance, Presentation: Environmental Policy9. New Institutionalism , Presentation: Common Foreign and Security Policy10. Constructivism, Presentation: Trade and Development Aid11. Policy Networks in the EU, Presentation: Freedom, Security and Justice12. RecapitulationReadings:Antje Wiener and Thomas Diez (eds.) (2009) European Integration Theory (Oxford University Press), Ben Rosamond (2000) Theories of European Integration (London: Macmillan), Jensen, C. S. (2010) Neo-functionalism, in Cini M. and Perez-Solorzano Borragan N. (eds.) European Union Politics (Oxford: Oxford University Press), Ian Bache, Stephen George, and Simon Bulmer (eds.) (2011) Politics in the European Union (Oxford University Press)

Garant

PhDr. Petr Kaniok, Ph.D.

Vyučující

Marko Stojić, PhD.Mgr. et Mgr. Veronika Zapletalová