VSFS:NA_Lob Lobbying - Course Information

NA_Lob Lobbying

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Ing. Mgr. Alena Mastantuono (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Ing. Mgr. Alena Mastantuono
Department of Economics and Management – Departments – University of Finance and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Pittnerová

Timetable of Seminar Groups

NA_Lob/pBM1PH: Mon 21. 2. 17:30–19:00 S24, Mon 7. 3. 19:15–20:45 S24, Mon 21. 3. 17:30–19:00 S24, A. Mastantuono

Prerequisites (in Czech)

Prerequisites - International trade relations (3/6 in Bc. degree)

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Business Management and Corporate Finance (programme VSFS, N-EKM)

Course objectives (in Czech)

• Defending of commercial and public interests at EU level. • Students will be thought and explained general definitions such as democratic deficit, civil society, corporations and social dialog. • Pillars of the subject are following: EU structures functioning, EU law and lobbyists´ strategies. Special attention will be given to the business lobbying towards the EU and public institutions. • Preparations of position documents, strategies and deep analysis for concrete case.

Syllabus (in Czech)

• 1. National and EU institutions and their role. 2. Introduction to the decision-making process. 3. Inter-institutional relations. 4. Stakeholders. 5. Role of business organizations and business lobbying. 6. Social dialog. 7. Comitology. 8. Lobbying strategies. 9. Communication and public relations. 10. Codes of conduct. 11. Case study

Literature

required literature
• Guéguen D.: European Lobbying, 3rd Edition, Europolitics

recommended literature
• R. Corbett, F. Jacobs, M. Shackleton: The European Parliament, 7th Edition, John Harper Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-0-9551144-7-2
• Guéguen D.: The new practical guide to the EU labyrinth, 10th Edition, Europolitics, 2008. ISBN 978-2-9600729-4-5
• Schendelen V. R.: Machiavelli in Brussels: The art of Lobbying the EU, 2005
• M. Westlake and D. Galloway: The Council of the European Union, 3rd Edition, John Harper Publishing, 2006. ISBN 0-955 11 44 –6-2
• D. Spence with G. Edwards: The European Commission, John Harper Publishing, 2006. ISBN 0-9543811-8-1

Teaching methods (in Czech)

PS: (Present students) 2 hours per week (2/0); KS: (Combined students) 6 hours lectures. Lectures for present studies will be split into theoretical as well as practical part with examples from the ground. Theoretical parts will be always explained on practical examples. Lectures will be of interactive form that requires a minimum of preparedness of students. It will also allows a good quality of lectures as students will be able to discuss on a given topics. This helps for better understanding of students, how the interests of different stakeholders, namely towards the EU institutions, can be defended. Even more interactive form of study is applied in KS. The course Lobbying will be completed by a credit („zápočet“) following successful completion of written tests on topics tackled within the course. The above topics will especially be: Czech and EU legislative process, EU institutions, lobbying in the Czech Republic and the EU, business lobbying, strategies and tactics of lobbying.

Assessment methods (in Czech)

Students prepare a lobbyist strategy on given topic following defined rules published on the Informative system of VŠFS and explained during lecturing.

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 6 hodin/semestr.

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