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Lecturer(s)
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Marek Daniel, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMIC INTEGRATION: ECONOMIC FUNCTIONS OF THE EU 2. SINGLE MARKET 3. MONETARY INTEGRATION 4. COMPETITION POLICY 5. EU BUDGET 6. AGRICULTURAL POLICY 7. SOCIAL POLICY AND EMPLOYMENT 8. TRADE POLICY
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Methods of Written Work
- Homework for Teaching
- 36 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Exam
- 40 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Course Credit
- 36 hours per semester
- Attendace
- 24 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of this course is to provide students with a comprehensive analysis of the economic rationale behind the European Economic Integration. This course gives students an understanding of the European Union (EU) and its political economy. The course will focus on the single market and the associated economic policies such as the competition policy, social policy, trade policy, agricultural and cohesion policy. It also covers the monetary policy in the EU and specifically policy response of the EU to successive enlargement in particular the accession of Central and Eastern European countries. The analytical framework of the course draws on political economy concepts as well as those from the disciplines of economics, political science and international relations.
On completion of this course students should be able to understand the key economic policies of the EU, its development, reforms, their impact on the the domestic policies of the member states, European integration process, transnational actors and third countries. Ability to work with foreign language academic and professional texts. Ability to critically evaluate EU-related issues.
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Prerequisites
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EU Economic Policy is a one semester compulsory course for the students of the M.A. level program in Politics and European Studies. Active knowledge of English is required. The students are expected to follow regularly the developments in European politics.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam, Essay
Seminars and assigned readings are compulsory. Only one absence in the seminar is accepted. The students are required to regularly follow EU developments using the following sources: http://www.euractiv.com; http://www.euobserver.com; http://www.europa.eu.int; http://www.economist.com. The final mark reflects the partial requirements in the following way: final essay (40%), written test (40%) and seminar presentation (20%).
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Recommended literature
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Ali M. El-Agraa. (2007). The European Union: Economics and Policies. Cambridge.
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Helen Wallace, Mark A. Pollack, and Alasdair R. Young. (2010). Policy-making in the European Union . Oxford.
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Jacques Pelkmans . (2006). European Integration: Methods and Economic Analysis. Harlow.
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