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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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Week 1 - Introduction Week 2 - External relations of the EU: procedures and policies Week 3 - EFSP EU: history and development Week 4 - EU and CEECs I. Week 5 - EU and CEECs II. Week 6 - Reading week Week 7 - EU and the countries of the Mediterranean Week 8 - EU and Asia Week 9 - EU and developing countries Week 10 - EU and USA Week 11 - EU and WTO Week 12 - Examination week
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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
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Learning outcomes
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This course aims to develop student?s understanding of the activities and role of the European Union in the contemporary international system and of the policy-making processes developed within the European Union and its member states to manage its international activity.
On completion of this course students should be able to critically evaluate the EUs international policy-making procedures; comment upon and evaluate the substance of EU external policies; assess the role of the EU in the contemporary international system. 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 External Relations 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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Dent, Ch. (1999). The European Union and East Asia. London.
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Holland, M. (2002). The European Union and the Third Countries. London.
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Knot, M. a Princen, S. (eds.). (2003). Understanding the European Union?s External Relations. London.
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Marek, D. a Baun, M. (2010). The Czech Republic and the European Union. Oxford.
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McGuire, S. a Smith, M. (eds):. (2008). The European Union and the United States: Competition and Governance. London.
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Piening, Ch. (1997). Global Europe. London.
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Söderbaum, F. a Langenhove, L. van (eds.). (2006). The European Union as a Global Player. London.
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Wallace, Helen, Pollack, Mark a Young, Alasdair (eds). (2010). Policy-Making in the European Union. Oxford.
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