Integration processes in Europe 2102-BW-L-D4PIEU

The aim of the lecture is to familiarize students with the origins, course, results and prospects of integration processes taking place on the European continent.
During the lecture, European integration will be defined and changes in its interpretation in the historical context will be presented.
During the classes, content related to events on the European continent in the economic, military and political, social and cultural spheres, which led to the unification of the continent, will be transmitted. Integration processes will be presented in a historical perspective, with the marking of events, from the distant past, to the last integration activities. The main part of the lecture will be an in-depth analysis of integration phenomena in Europe after World War II, including the study of the main institutions, goals of integration, stages of development and functioning of the European Communities/European Union.
Issues addressed during the lecture will include the following problems:
1. Conceptualization of the concept of integration
2. Historical conditions of integration processes in Europe
3. Theories of European integration
4. Stages of economic integration
5. Political and military integration
6. EC/EU territorial expansions
During the lecture, particular attention will be paid to:
- showing the dynamics of European integration,
- stressing the connections between different integration areas,
- the importance of diverse motivation of individual participants in the integration process for its cohesion.
Integration processes will be presented as treatments of the elites and European societies undertaken to increase the state and sense of security of European nations.

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Prerequisites (description)

Students are expected to learn basic issues related to the evolution of the idea of European integration. Particular attention will be paid to the unification efforts after the World War II. Students should have basic knowledge of the European integration from historical and political perspective. In order to actively participate in classes, the student should be able to indicate the basic principles and values important for undertaking cooperation between states. The student should demonstrate interest in practical and theoretical aspects of the functioning of the EU.

Course coordinators

Jadwiga Nadolska

Type of course

obligatory courses

Mode

Classroom

Learning outcomes

KNOWLEDGE

The student knows and understands the norms and rules governing socio-political structures and institutions in Europe resulting from European integration, emphasizing those important for maintaining socio-political order and security (K_W04).

The student knows and understands the role of the EU and other European cooperation structures in resolving conflicts and crises occurring in Europe today and in the past (K_W05).

The student knows and understands the attributes and mechanisms of the modern state in the field of creating and implementing security policy and the interdependencies resulting from the participation of European countries in integration processes for the national security policy (K_W06).

The student knows and understands the relationships between European structures of political and economic cooperation and their impact on shaping international order and security (K_W08).

SKILLS

The student is able to notice the multiplicity and diversity of positions and opinions regarding the goals, directions, levels and effects of European integration and discuss them (K_U1).

COMPETENCES

The student is ready to observe and interpret social and political phenomena occuring on the European continent and notice their mutual relations and dependencies (K_K05 ).

Assessment criteria

Final colloquium in the form of a test with closed and open questions (true/false, single-choice questions, fill-in-match questions, short problem questions). Additionally, participation in the conversation component of the lecture is rewarded.

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