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Course: Institutions of the European Union

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Course title	Institutions of the European Union
Course code	KPO/EUI
Organizational form of instruction	Lecture + Seminar
Level of course	Master
Year of study	not specified
Semester	Winter
Number of ECTS credits	6
Language of instruction	English
Status of course	Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction	Face-to-face
Work placements	This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components	None

Lecturer(s)
Filipec Ondřej, Mgr. et Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Topics of lectures 1. Theoretical approaches within EU institutional research I 2. Theoretical approaches within EU institutional research II 3. Institutional balance principle within EU institutional framework 4. The concept of supranationality within EU governance 5. Theory and practise of the national interests promotion in the EU 6. Democratic deficit as the framework for analysis 7. Representation of local and group interests within the EU 8. The dilemma of regulation and delegation within the system of the EU governance 9. Financial and economic interests within EU institutions 10. Selected issues of the Ordinary Legislative Procedure 11. External dimension of the EU institutions 12 Actual issues of the EU institutions and reform proposals
Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training) Homework for Teaching - 140 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The main objective of the one semester long course is to provide detailed information on the development of EU political institutions from their establishment to current times, with their structure, goals and duties and their position in the overall hierarchy of the EU. Emphasis will be given to the practical understanding of the issues, namely in the sense of the whole dynamics of the institutional framework and its concrete outputs. Students will get detailed knowledge about EU institutions, their interactions and impact on the national and sub-national level. They will be familiar with theories of the European integration and its application on actual institutional developments and issues. Students completing the course will gain knowledge and skills necessary to understanding functioning of the EU institutional framework in both practical and theoretical way. They will be able to apply theories of the European Integration on actual developments of the European Institutions.
Prerequisites
Acceptance to the course is not conditioned on completing any other courses.
Assessment methods and criteria
Mark Successful completion of the course is conditioned on active participation in seminars (also based on prior readings and media monitoring). Students have to submit a paper dealing with contemporary institutional issue. The final requirement is to pass the final test. Students will collect during the course points which will be in the end transformed into mark. The maximum points allocation per activities as following: " Active participation during seminars: 15 points (There will be 6 scheduled seminars. At each of them students may gain 2 points for activity - discussing given texts and actual issues related to latest development within the EU. Seminar attendance is compulsory as seminars develop the issues discussed during lectures. Only 1 absence is allowed. More than 1 absence must be agreed upon consultation with the lecturer of the course). Maximum of 3 points will be given to students during final seminar where they will present the paper. " Paper submission: 10 points - Students will have to choose EU institutions related topic and write scientific paper (at least 2500 words long, including minimum of 10 scientific sources and including academic journals and monographs. The paper shall be highly analytical in relation to EU institutions or its development. There will have proper introduction, research question and conclusion. Originality is one of the key elements during evaluation. Paper may be only once consulted with the lecturer). " Final exam: 10 points - Final exam will be composed of 10 open space questions based on lectures, seminars and compulsory reading. Bonus of up to 30 % will be given to the student who will publish his/her research or review in the academic journal. Final mark will be as follows: 35-33 points = A, 32-30 points = B, 29-27 points = C, 26-24 points = D, 23-21 points = E and less than 21 points = F.
Recommended literature
Cini, Michelle. (2014). Institutional Change and Ethics Management in the EU's College of Commissioners. The British Journal of Politics and International Relations, vol. 16, no. 3. pp. 479-494.. Delreaux, T., Adriaensen, J. (2017). Twenty Years of Principal-Agent Research in EU Politics: How to cope with Complexity? European Political Science, 2017, pp. 1-18.. Exadyktylos, Theofanis and Radaelli, Claudio, M. (2009). Research Design in European Studies: The Case of Europeanization. Journal of Common Market Studies, 2009, vol. 47, no. 3, pp. 507-520.. Falkner, Gerda (ed). (2012). The EU's Joint Decision Traps2012. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Foret, F. and Yann-Sven, R. (2017). The European Council and European Governance: The Commanding Heights of the EU. New York: Routledge. Galušková, Johana. (2017). The Influence of the EU Council Presidency on National Coordination Mechanisms for European Agenda. Romanian Journal of European Affairs, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 16-39.. Gr?n Howard, Caroline and Solomonsen Houldberg Heidi. (2015). Who's at the table? An analysis of ministers's participation in EU Council of Ministers meetings. Journal of European Public Policy, Vol. 22, no. 8, pp. 1071-1088.. Hayes-Renshaw, F. and Wallace, H. (2017). The Council of Ministers. Second Edition.. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. Henökl, Thomas E. (2014). The European External Action Service: Torn Apart Between Several Principals or Acting as a Smart "Double-agent"? Journal of Contemporary European Research, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 381-401.. Hillebrandt, Zbigniev Maarten, Curtin Deirdre and Meijer, Albert. (2014). Transparency in the EU Council of Ministers: An Institutional Analysis. European Law Journal, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 1-20.. Hobolt, Sara B. (2014). A vote for the President? The role of Spitzenkandidaten in the 2014 European Parliament elections. Journal of European Public Policy, vol. 21, no. 10, pp. 1528-1540.. Hodson, D. and Peterson, J. (2017). The Institutions of the European Union. Fourth Edition.. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Chamon, M. (2016). EU Agencies: Legal and Political Limits to the Transformation of the EU Administration. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Kenealy, D. Peterson J. and Corbett, R. (2015). The European Union: How does it work? Fourh Edition.. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Naurin, D., Wallace, H. (2010). Unveiling the Council of the European Union: Games Governments Play in Brussels. Houndmills: Palgrave. Nugent, N. and Rhinard, M. (2015). The European Commission. Second Edition.. London: Palgrave. Nugent, N. (2010). Government and Politics of the European Union.. Houndmills: Palgrave. Peterson, J., Shackleton, M. (2012). The Institutions of the European Union. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Peterson, John. (2017). Junker's political European Commission and an EU in crisis. Journal of Common Market Studies, vol. 55, no. 2, pp. 349-367.. Piattoni, S. and Schönlau, J. (2015). Shaping EU Policy from Below: EU Democracy and the Committee of the Regions. London: Edward Elgar Publishing. Servant Ripoll, A. (2018). The European Parliament. London: Palgrave. Shotton, P.A. and Nixon, P. G. (2015). Lobbying the European Union: Changing Minds, Changing Times. Surrey: Ashgate Publishing. Thomson, R. (2011). Resolving Controversy in the European Union: Legislative Decision-Making Before and After Enlargement. Cambridge University Press. Verdun, Amy. (2017). Political Leadership of the European Central Bank. Journal of European Integration, vol. 39. no. 2, pp. 207-221..

Study plans that include the course

Faculty	Study plan (Version)	Category of Branch/Specialization	Recommended year of study	Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Law	Study plan (Version): International and European Law (IEL 2019)	Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding	2	Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Law	Study plan (Version): International and European Law (2015)	Category: Law, legal and public administration proceeding	2	Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter

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