| Pole | KOD | Znaczenie kodu |
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| Zamierzone efekty uczenia się | WM-WEKON_1-_??_W01 | Students will gain a detailed knowledge and understanding of the history of economic and political integration in Europe since World War II; they will be familiar with the different ways in which historians have conceptualized and explained European integration. At the same time, students will be able to critically reflect on the history of European integration and place contemporary and current development in a broader historical context. |
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| Cel przedmiotu | C-1 | The aim of this course is to present the development of the European integration process after the Second World War. The main theories and currents of thought concerning integration are discussed. The course elaborates on the steps undertaken by diverse European governments to build the European Union, as it is known today. Besides presenting the integration evolution, the course offers possible explanations behind the nature of the European project. How could member states initially decide to delegate their sovereignty in key areas of policy competence? How have external factors and internal momentums interacted in creating European dynamics? In answering these questions, the course adopts an interdisciplinary perspective, combining economic history with international relations history approaches and concepts developed by social science. |
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| Treści programowe | T-W-1 | . First steps towards integration (1945-1959) - 4 hours
I.1 Reconstruction of Europe under the superpowers (1945-1949); Atlantic versus European integration.
I.2 The years of growth and creation of the Communities; Organization for European Economic Cooperation and the Council of Europe (1948); Schuman Declaration, European Community for Coal and Steel (Paris Treaty, 1951).
I.3 Crucial decisions – Jean Monnet’s role for integrating Europe; Setting up of the European Political Community (1953).
I.4 First steps towards a Customs Union and an Atomic Energy Community; The Rome Treaty (1957); Development of the European Economic Community; The free trade area debate.
II. Development and limits of integration during the 60’s – 4 hours
II.1 A period of economic growth
II.2 Removal of customs duties on goods
II.3 Formulation of the economic and financial union concept – the Hague Summit (1969)
III. The new European Architecture in the 70’s – 4 hours
III.1 The first plan for a single currency
III.2 The Conference of Security and Cooperation in Europe (1973)
III.3 The Helsinki Conference
III.4 The Dublin European Council Meeting (1975)
III.5 First direct election of members of the European Parliament
IV. European Community development during the 80’s: state centric versus multi-level governance – 4 hours
IV.1 The Single European Act (1986)
IV.2 Schengen Agreement and its mechanisms
IV.3 The fall of the Berlin wall and the collapse of communism across Central and Eastern Europe
V. A Europe without frontiers: 1990-1999 - 4 hours
V.1 The challenging options of the Eastern European enlargement after 1989
V.2 Maastricht Summit and Jacques Delors’ contribution (1992)
V.3 The importance of Amsterdam Treaty (1997)
V.4 Introduction of the euro on 1 January 1999
VI. A decade of further expansion: 2000-at present – 4 hours
VI.1 Arrival of euro notes and coins
VI.2 The greatest enlargement of the EU (1 May 2004 and 1 January 2007) and the institutional adaptation in the EU 27
VI.3 The long constitutional stalemate and the Treaty of Lisbon
VI.4 The European response to the global economic and financial crisis
VII. Theories of European Integration – 4 hours
VII.1 Federalism, Functionalism and Transactionalism
VII.2 Neofunctionalism
VII.3 Theorizing the “New Europe”
VII.4 Europe and the World: Contemporary International Theory and European Integration
VII.5 Integration Theory and Social Science
VIII. The future of the European Union – 2 hours
VIII.1 Brexit influence on the future European Union
VIII.2 Candidates and potential candidates (Turkey, Iceland, Serbia, Macedonia, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina) |
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| Metody nauczania | M-1 | Lectures (based on ppt presentations, inter-activity and dialogue), Seminar discussions, Case studies. |
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| Sposób oceny | S-1 | Ocena formująca: Exam (60%), Essays (30%), Participation in class (10%). The essays will cover topics assigned by the instructor. |
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| Kryteria oceny | Ocena | Kryterium oceny |
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| 3,0 | Student correctly defines some concepts of history and European Integration |
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