Western Europe - Politics and Society - JMM208

• Title: Western Europe - Politics and Society
• Guaranteed by: Department of European Studies (23-KZS)
• Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
• Actual: from 2007 to 2007
• Semester: winter
• E-Credits: 6
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:1/1, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment
• Guarantor: prof. PhDr. Lenka Rovná, CSc.; PhDr. Laura Laubeová, Ph.D.; Mgr. Antonin Bernard Thompson Mikes, BA, Ph.D.

Annotation

English

Last update: BARTOVIC (15.03.2006)

The Discussion about the Future of Europe, the Convention, the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC), the Constitution for Europe and Ratification Processes
West European Politics and Society vis-a-vis the Discussion about the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe

Czech

Last update: BARTOVIC (15.03.2006)

The Discussion about the Future of Europe, the Convention, the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC), the Constitution for Europe and Ratification Processes <BR>

West European Politics and Society vis-a-vis the Discussion about the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe

Literature

Last update: BARTOVIC (15.03.2006)

Required readings:

www.europa.eu.int

www.evropska-unie.cz

www.senat.cz

www.euroskop.cz

www.euractiv.cz

Daily press and governmental and parliamentarian web pages

Etc.

Materials recommended by the lecturer

Syllabus

English

Last update: BARTOVIC (15.03.2006)

Students will be divided into groups representing different member’s states of the EU and follow these topics connected with the discussion about the future of Europe [finalité]:

1. The discussion about the future of Europe, the establishment of the Convention

2. Different attitudes of MSs to the Convention

3. Working methods of the Convention, The Presidium versus the members of the Convention

4. Preamble, the question of European identity and values, Can Turkey join the EU?

5. Common Foreign and Security Policy, Are we going to have a European Army?

6. Reforms of the Institutions, QMV, policies

7. IGC, Italian and Irish Presidencies, bargaining or deliberation?

8. National debates, NGOs

9. Ratification process, Referenda

10. Reflection period, British Presidency

Requirements for the exam:

Oral presentations on regular basis

Paper prepared and submitted before December 1, 2005 (6 pp.)

Active participation at every class

Office hours

Tuesday 12,30 - 13,30 Jinonice 385

Office:

Praha 1, Rytířská 31, room 208