Course: Bavaria's role in Germany and European Union

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Course title Bavaria's role in Germany and European Union
Course code KFL/ROBA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction German
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Krucká Jana, Mgr.
  • Jeřábek Martin, PhDr. Dipl. - Pol. Ph.D.
Course content
Bavaria and its relationship to the Federal Republic of Germany - historical perspective (since 1945) Free State of Bavaria (identity, specificity, control, status and perception in the Federal Republic of Germany) The foreign policy of the Federal Republic of Germany and Bavaria The tax system of the Federal Republic of Germany and Bavaria Selected examples of European directives and their implementation in Bavaria Promoting the interests of Bavaria at the level of the Federal Republic of Germany Promoting the interests of Bavaria in the European Union Co-decision powers Bavaria

Learning activities and teaching methods
Discussion, Textual studies, Lecture, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 28 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 37 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Knowledge of the German language at least at the level C1 (CEFR).
learning outcomes
Students are able to - Orientate in the the current political-economic influence of Bavaria as part of the Federal Republic of Germany and the European Union - Analyze the context of theoretical knowledge of authentic texts presenting the specific status of the Free State of Bavaria. - Identify the specifics of Bavaria in the German and European context
teaching methods
Lecture
Seminar
Textual studies
Discussion
assessment methods
Oral exam
Seminar work
Recommended literature
  • Bayrischer Landtag. Der Freistaat Bayer nim Bund und in Europa. München, 2010.
  • Dokoupil, Jaroslav. Interaktionen über die tschechisch-bayerische Grenze aus der Sicht der Landesentwicklung und Regionalplanung. Grenzpfade : Materialien zum 6. Deutsch-Tschechisc. 2004.
  • Eder, S. Der Bayerische Weg: die Wirtschaftspolitik der bayrischen Staatsregierung in der Ära Stoiber. Stuttgart, 2004.
  • Hofman, Jiří; Ježek, Jiří. Soziale und wirtschaftliche Verflechtungen zwischen Bayern und Boehmen und Folgen der Integration der Tschechischen Republik in die EU. Changing Regional Structure and Way of Life in Cen. 2002.
  • Jeřábek, Martin. Deutschland in Europa zur deutschen aussenpolitischen Identität vor und nach 1990. Gegenwart der Vergangenheit : die politische Aktua. 2007.
  • Jeřábek, Martin. Deutschland und die Osterweiterung der Europäischen Union. 1. Aufl. Wiesbaden : VS Verlag, 2011. ISBN 978-3-531-16761-9.


Study plans that include the course
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