History of European Integration 4003-111-k-hi
The course contains as well theoretical aspects as real processes of European integration in historical perspective.
European integration is a multilevel problem, so its analyse must be done in differential way. It can be divided in following items:
- The origin of European integration and its initial undergoings
- Integrational projects and ideas after World War I
- The main concepts, models and stages of modern European integration
- The role of "Fathers of Europe" and selected countries in developping European integration after World War II
- Stages of modern European integration since establishing the European Communities in the 50' till Treaty of Lisbon
- The main problems and challenges facing European project.
Student’s workload:
seminar - 30 h
preparation for the seminar - 30 h
total - 60 h
Type of course
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Learning outcomes
Having completed the course, students are expected:
in the field of KNOWLEDGE to know:
• basic elements of the notion of Europe
• origins of idea of the European unity
• main stages of European integration
• general rules of functioning of the contemporary European Union
• basic factors determinating future developments of united Europe
in the field of SKILLS to be able to:
• explain origins of the contemporary integrational processes in Europe
• identify the differences between main models of European integration
• describe the main instruments and mechanisms of European integration in historical and contemporary perspective
• analyze publications and media information on the European Union
in the field of SOCIAL COMPETENCIES to manage to:
• formulate own opinions on functionning and main directions of the European Union
• make a critical assessments of different information on undergoings in Europe
• to show independence of thought in constant searching of knowledge and information concerning past and presence of European unity.
Assessment criteria
Graded pass.
The final assessments is based on following elements:
- student's activity during the course
- making an individual presentation
- passing the written exam.
Bibliography
1. Europeistyka w zarysie, red. A.Z.Nowak, D.Milczarek, PWE, Warszawa 2006
2. Łastawski K., Od idei do integracji europejskiej, Warszawa 2003
3. Łastawski K., Historia integracji europejskiej, Warszawa 2011
4. Marszałek A., Z historii europejskiej idei integracji
międzynarodowej, Łódź 1996
5. Milczarek D., Przebieg procesów integracji europejskiej w: Integracja europejska. Wybrane problemy, red. D.Milczarek, A.Z.Nowak, Warszawa 2003
6. Nadolski M., Z dziejów integracji europejskiej, Warszawa
2004
7. Popowicz K., Historia integracji europejskiej,
Warszawa 2006
8. Wiaderny-Bidzińska K., Polityczna integracja Europy Zachodniej, Toruń-Warszawa 1999
9. R. Adler-Nissen, Opting out of the European Union: diplomacy, sovereignty and European integration, Cambridge 2014
10. A. Blair, The European Union since 1945, Harlow 2010
11. S. Borner, M. Eigmuller, European integration, processes of change and the national experience, Houndmills 2015
12. D. Dinan, Ever closer union. An Introduction to European Integration, Basingstoke 2010
13. A. Landuyt, European integration between history and new challenges, Bologna 2014
14. D. Kelemen, A. Menon, J.B. Slapin, The European Union: integration and enlargement, Abingdon 2015
Additional information
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