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Lecturer(s)
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Novotný Lukáš, doc. Dr. phil. M.A.
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Belling Vojtěch, doc. JUDr. PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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- Introduction and Propedeutics: Definition of individual research objectives. - Governance and Governmentality: Examination in the light of contemporary theoretical discourse in law and political science. - Current Theoretical Approaches to Governance: Collective action theory, organization theory, public management theory, and theories of the state and democracy. - Foundational Concepts: Democracy, the state, representation, legitimacy, and sovereignty. - Political Science Theories of European Integration: Neofunctionalism, neorealism, neoliberalism, and neoinstitutionalism. - Contemporary Challenges of European Integration in Relation to Governance: --- Deparliamentarization: The evolving role of parliaments in the decision-making process. --- Cooperative Federalism: Member states as actors in supranational decision-making and their internal coordination mechanisms. --- Coordination as a New Mode of Governance in the EU. --- Executive Dominance: The tension between administrative bodies and the political executive in the European Union. --- Judicial Sovereignty: The relationship between national constitutional courts and the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) within the union's governance system. --- Sovereignty and the State of Exception: EU governance in the era of economic and poly-crises. --- Constitutionalization of the EU: Current debates and future trajectories. Course Summary and Final Discussion.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Learning outcomes
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The primary objective of this course is to deepen students' theoretical reflection on contemporary challenges within the concept of governance, with a specific focus on supranational governance in the European Union. The curriculum explores current methodological approaches to governance and examines selected concepts alongside the associated issues of democratic legitimacy and administrative efficiency. The course adopts an interdisciplinary approach, integrating legal and political science perspectives, which is reflected in the selection of literature and topics. At the outset, each participant will define a specific research objective to be developed throughout the seminar, providing a thematic lens through which to engage with the discussed topics. Full proficiency in the English language is a prerequisite for this course.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to apply a political science perspective to their specific research topics and identify interconnections between economic, sociological, and ethical dimensions of the subject matter.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Based on assigned readings, a joint discussion session will be held to examine the students' research topics from a political science perspective. Subsequently, students will draft a concise paper to be presented during the final plenary session.
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Recommended literature
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ANSELL, Christopher a Jacob TORFING. Handbook on Theories of Governance. Edward Elgar Pub., Northampton. 2016. ISBN 978-1-78254-850-8..
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BACHLEITNER, A.; PRAMMER, D. Don?t blame the government!? An assessment of debt forecast errors with a view to the EU Economic Governance Review. European Journal of Political Economy 82, 2024. DOI 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2024.102524..
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BELLING, Vojtěch. Unitární vs. kooperativní model vládnutí v EU? Současná Evropa. 2012, 2, 105-133. ISSN 1804-1280..
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BEVIR, Mark. The SAGE Handbook of Governance. London, 2013. ISBN 978-1446270424..
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CURTIN, Deidre. Challenging Executive Dominance in Europea Democracy. In: Modern Law Review. 2014, 77(1), 1-32. ISSN 0026-7961..
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FEDERICO, Fabbrini. States' Equality v States' Power: the Euro-crisis, Inter-State Relations and the Paradox ofDomination. In: Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies. 2015, 17, 3-35. DOI: 10.1017/cel.2014.1..
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HABERMAS, Jürgen. K ustavení Evropy. Praha, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7007-391-9..
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KATRI EEVA. Governing through Consensus? The European Semester, Soft Power and Education Governance in The EU. European Educational Research Journal 23/2, p. 178?197, 2024. DOI 10.1177/14749041211055601..
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