European Policies of Visegrad Countries - JPM731

• Title: European Policies of Visegrad Countries
• Czech title: Evropské politiky zemí Visegrádu
• Guaranteed by: Department of International Relations (23-KMV)
• Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
• Actual: from 2022
• Semester: winter
• E-Credits: 6
• Examination process: winter s.:
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:1/1, MC [HT]
• Capacity: 20 / 20 (20)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English, Czech
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment
• Guarantor: Mgr. Viera Martinková, Ph.D.
• Teacher(s): Mgr. Viera Martinková, Ph.D.
• Class: Courses for incoming students

Annotation

Last update: Mgr. Viera Martinková, Ph.D. (02.09.2023)

The course deals with European policies of the Visegrad countries - the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia - their evolution since pre-membership years and their institutional background. It also pays attention to their policy preferences on current issues, including the war in Ukraine, migration policies, the eurozone and budgetary matters, focusing on the National Recovery Plans and related policy preferences and reforms. The relevance of the Visegrad cooperation for preference formation and negotiation strength is discussed for all the topics.

Literature

Last update: Mgr. Viera Martinková, Ph.D. (02.09.2023)

a)     required

Bulmer, S. – Lequesne, C. (2020) The member states of the European Union. Third edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. (selected chapters)

Marek, D. – Baun, M. (2010) The Czech Republic and the European Union, London: Routledge.

Szczerbiak, A. (2012) Poland within the European Union new awkward partner or new heart of Europe?, London: Routledge

Schweiger, C. – Visvizi, A. (eds.) (2018) Central and Eastern Europe in the EU: challenges and perspectives under crisis conditions, New York: Routledge.

+ other texts (journal papers, news articles, policy papers etc) will be assigned for seminar preparation via Moodle