| Course title | European Integration: Current problems and Challenges |
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| Course code | KPF/B204 |
| Organizational form of instruction | Seminary |
| Level of course | Bachelor |
| Year of study | not specified |
| Semester | Winter and summer |
| Number of ECTS credits | 2 |
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Status of course | Compulsory-optional |
| Form of instruction | Face-to-face |
| Work placements | This is not an internship |
| Recommended optional programme components | None |
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| Course content |
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1) Reflection of a Eastern enlargements of the European Union 2) Arguments for and against further EU enlargement 3) Migration crisis in the EU: The end of Schengen? 4) European jihadists 5) War in Ukraine: Threats to stability and security of the European Continent 6) Is ?Grexit' from the Eurozone possible? 7) Possible impact of ?Brexit' on the EU and the United Kingdom 8) Advantages and disadvantages of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership 9) The future of the digital single market 10) Gender quotas - yes or no? 11) How to bring the European Union closer to its citizens? 12) Euromyth Busters 13) The future of the EU regional policy in the Czech Republic
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| Learning outcomes |
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The process of European integration has undergone many stages of its development. After the Second World War, there was an effort to prevent new global conflict and strengthen cooperation particularly in the economic field. The divided Europe and the bipolar world certainly assisted to the strengthening of European Integration. The European Community has undergone several waves of enlargement to the present appearance of the EU-28. However, the EU is facing many difficulties and challenges in the economic or institutional terms or from the perspective of internal or external security. The aim of this course is acquaint students with current challenges and problems of the EU and its future integration process. The course will be realized in cooperation with the Eurocentre Ústí nad Labem. The individual seminars will be led by external political or academic experts.
Students will get the orientation of the subject matter, the ability to analyse and interpret partial phenomena or more general context and long-term characteristics of the topic associated with the current process of European integration. |
| Prerequisites |
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None.
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| Assessment methods and criteria |
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unspecified
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| Study plans that include the course |
| Faculty | Study plan (Version) | Category of Branch/Specialization | Recommended semester | |
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| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (A14) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (A8) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (A14) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Political Science (Two-Subject Combination) (A14) | Category: Social sciences | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (A14) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (A14) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (A14) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (Two-Subject Combination) (A14) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |
| Faculty: Faculty of Education | Study plan (Version): Social Sciences (A14) | Category: Philosophy, theology | - | Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: - |