Annotation:
This course seeks to explore the troubled relationship between the UK and the European Union from the creation of the EEC in the 1950s through to the present day. The history and politics of European integration as an issue in British politics will be explored, before an in-depth analysis is offered of the reasons for the UK referendum's decision to leave the EU, the options and processes available to achieve Brexit, and the consequences of Brexit for the UK economy and political system.
In Summer Term 2024, the course will combine online and in-class lectures and discussions with guided independent study using the Moodle platform. Students will be graded on the basis of two written assignments and final test.
The course lecturer is Dr Alan Butt Philip, Jean Monnet Reader and then Honorary Reader at the University of Bath from 1992-2015, who has been a visiting professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Charles University since 2007.
The Course Assistant at FSV, to whom all queries concerning the organisation of this course should be directed, is Dr Jan Váška, jan.vaska@fsv.cuni.cz
Exam, 6 ECTS
Aims of the Course:
Upon completing the course, students will understand the specifics of the UK’s historical and contemporary attitudes towards, and involvement in, the European integration process, and the salience of „Europe“ as a domestic political issue in the UK. They will understand how and why the idea of leaving the EU progressively gained traction, and they will be able to analyze and explain both the result of the 2016 referendum, and the options available to enable Brexit to occur. Students will also be able to make an initial assessment of the impact of Brexit so far on both the EU and the UK.
This course seeks to explore the troubled relationship between the UK and the European Union from the creation of the EEC in the 1950s through to the present day. The history and politics of European integration as an issue in British politics will be explored, before an in-depth analysis is offered of the reasons for the UK referendum's decision to leave the EU, the options and processes available to achieve Brexit, and the consequences of Brexit for the UK economy and political system.
In Summer Term 2024, the course will combine online and in-class lectures and discussions with guided independent study using the Moodle platform. Students will be graded on the basis of two written assignments and final test.
The course lecturer is Dr Alan Butt Philip, Jean Monnet Reader and then Honorary Reader at the University of Bath from 1992-2015, who has been a visiting professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Charles University since 2007.
The Course Assistant at FSV, to whom all queries concerning the organisation of this course should be directed, is Dr Jan Váška, jan.vaska@fsv.cuni.cz
Exam, 6 ECTS
Aims of the Course:
Upon completing the course, students will understand the specifics of the UK’s historical and contemporary attitudes towards, and involvement in, the European integration process, and the salience of „Europe“ as a domestic political issue in the UK. They will understand how and why the idea of leaving the EU progressively gained traction, and they will be able to analyze and explain both the result of the 2016 referendum, and the options available to enable Brexit to occur. Students will also be able to make an initial assessment of the impact of Brexit so far on both the EU and the UK.
- Teacher: Jan Váška