Syllabus

Schedule: Each two-hour online session combines a lecture (input from the lecturers) and a group discussion (can be combined with a group workshop). Introductory/warm-up session and the wrap-up session/final group discussion are planned for an hour-long session.

1. Europe at a Crossroads

· Introductory/warm-up session

· Session I: The Rise of Populism, and Reinforcement of Identity Politics

· Session II: Frontiers in Europe? – From Iron Curtain to Schengen and Back

2. Europe as a Pillar of (Liberal) Democracy and Multilateralism?

· Session I: The Future of European Leadership Amidst Turbulent Times

· Session II: The German EU Presidency 2020: Has German Leadership Met Expectations?

3. European Integration

· Session I: European Integration after Brexit

· Session II: EU Enlargement in (post)-COVID Times? The Western Balkan Region and EU Enlargement Policy

4. The EU and Global Actors

· Session I: The Future of the Transatlantic Relationship

· Session II: China: Propaganda and Influence During the COVID-19 Pandemic

5. Current Problems and Challenges

· Session I: EU Environmental Policy: Green New Deal

· Session II: Cyber Europe 2020: Cyber Security as a Challenge For Europe

· Wrap-up session, final group discussion

Lecturers and tutors

Institute of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University

Doc. PhDr. Tomáš Nigrin, Ph.D.

Doc. Mgr. Tomáš Weiss, M.A., Ph.D.

PhDr. Jan Hornát, Ph.D.

Mgr. Eliška Černovská

PhDr. Martin Mejstřík

Mgr. Jan Váška, Ph.D.

Course coordinator:

Mgr. Kateřina Kuklíková

External lecturers and tutors:

Václav Kopecký – Research fellow at the AMO Research Center (Association for International Affairs)

Jakub Eberle – Researcher at the Institute of International Relations Prague

Markéta Ambrožová - Member of the International Organisations and Law Unit at the National Cyber and Information Security Agency of the Czech Republic

Jana Juzová - Research Fellow at EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy

Marianna Lovato - PhD candidate at University College Dublin