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Class Dynamics of the Lusophone Space

  • Presentation

    Presentation

    This course aims to provide an understanding and knowledge of the reality underlying the Lusophone Space. More specifically, this course aims to analyze the political-strategic, sociocultural, and geoeconomic dimensions that the countries of the Lusophone Space promote among themselves, as well as with the rest of the world. To this end, the role of the Atlantic and Lusophony will be highlighted, as well as the dynamics arising from globalization, with special attention to the growing interest that the Atlantic and the CPLP have aroused in the current geopolitical framework.
  • Code

    Code

    ULP6581-24209
  • Syllabus

    Syllabus

    1. Identification and Characterization of the Lusophone Space 2. The Anchors of Portugal's Strategic Affirmation 2.1. The Strategic Triangles: The Impact on Portugal's International Positioning 2.2. Geopolitical Vectors of the 'Portuguese Sea' in the Face of the Integrated Vision of a European Sea 2.3. The European-Continental Aspect and the Atlantic-Global Aspect in Portuguese Foreign Policy 3. The Conceptual Nature of Lusophony 3.1. The Sea as a Densifying Element of the Lusophone Space 3.2. Language, Identity, Culture, and the Universalist Dimension 3.3. The CPLP/Lusophony Dichotomy 4. The Silent Rise of the Atlantic 4.1. Geopolitics and Geostrategy of a Space in Development 4.2. Atlantic Security: New Challenges 5. The Atlantic in the Age of Globalization 5.1. Regional and Extraregional Actors 5.2. Interests and Opportunities 6. Lusophone Dynamics in the Chinese Belt and Road 6.1. Portugal: A Case Study 6.2. The Role of Macau
  • Objectives

    Objectives

    This UC aims to instill in students an interest in understanding the dynamics inherent in the dimensions of the Lusophone Space, as well as the interactions of its member countries, not only among themselves but also with the international community. More specifically, this course aims to: 1. Critically analyze the concepts of Lusophone Space and Lusophony, highlighting the role of the sea, language, identity, culture, and the universalist dimension underlying them. 2. Describe the simultaneously European and Atlantic essence of Portuguese foreign policy. 3. Identify the signs of the subtle and gradual rise of the Atlantic as a distinct geopolitical and geostrategic space in the international arena, highlighting traditional and new actors, as well as their respective interests.
  • References

    References

    Carvalho, S. (2015). "O Mar e a Lusofonia: As Âncoras de Afirmação Estratégica de Portugal no 1º Quartel do Século XXI". Negócios Estrangeiros Edição Digital, N.º 1, Instituto Diplomático. Ministério dos Negócios estrangeiros, 1-26. dos Santos, V. (2004). "Lusofonia e Projecção Estratégica. Portugal e a CPLP". Nação e Defesa. 109, 2ªsérie, 123-151. Lima, B. (2016). Portugal e o Atlântico. Lisboa: Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos. Reis, B. (2015). A Centralidade do Atlântico: Portugal e o Futuro da Ordem Internacional. Lisboa: Instituto da Defesa Nacional Palmeira, J. (2016). "O mar na geopolítica de Portugal". Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra, n.º2, 117-125.  
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