European Union Foreign and Security Policy
Part of this Programme
European Studies and International Relations
Level of Qualification|Semesters|ECTS
Bachelor | Semestral | 5
Year | Type of course unit | Language
3 |Mandatory |Português
Total of Working Hours | Duration of Contact (hours)
125 | 45
Code
ULHT450-14678
Recommended complementary curricular units
n/a
Prerequisites and co-requisites
n/a
Precedences
Não
Professional Internship
Não
Syllabus
1) THEORETICAL AND CONCEPTUAL ISSUES: Foreign Policy, Defense and Security 2) FROM 1945 TO THE MAASTRICHT TREATY: OVERVIEW 3) THE EVOLUTION OF THE EUROPEAN UNION'S FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICIES - In the Treaty on European Union (Maastricht) Amsterdam - Treaty of Nice - In the Treaty of Lisbon 4) TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS (POST-1989) - Historical Approach - Relations with the United States - NATO Reassessment 5) THE EUROPEAN UNION AND ITS NEIGHBORS - Russia - A Turkey - North Africa - The Middle East 6) THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE WORLD - Asia - Africa - Latin America 7) NEW THREATS AND CHALLENGES
Objectives
Upon completion of the curricular unit, the student: (1) should have an adequate knowledge of the concepts, problems and subjects directly associated with the curricular unit, (2) should know the main orientations of the European Union's foreign and security policy, its (3) enjoy the analytical capacity to address in a structured and scientific way the most relevant issues related to the external and security dimensions of the European Union.
Knowledge, abilities and skills to be acquired
In the end, students should: 1 - Describe the evolutionary process of the European Cooperation Policy 2 - Assess the difficulties of the evolution of the European Union 's foreign and security policy 3 - Describe the evolution of the European Union' s foreign and security policy 4 - Evaluating post-1989 transatlantic relations, including relations with the United States and NATO 5 - Explaining the relations between the European Union and its neighbors, 6 - Describing relations between the European Union and the world 7 - Assessing the relations between the European Union and its neighbors new threats and challenges
Teaching methodologies and assessment
Master classes of conceptual and theoretical contents, complemented by the promotion of the debate and other relevant methodologies to increase students' apprehension, understanding and consolidation. Continuous assessment is privileged, and the means of assessment are defined according to the General Regulation of the ULHT and the guidelines adopted at the undergraduate level.
References
BINDI, F.; ANGELESCU, I. (eds) (2012). The Foreign Policy of the European Union: Assessing Europe's Role in the World. 2nd ed. Washington: Brookings Institution Press
DOSENRODE, S. (2012). The European Union After Lisbon: Polity, Politics, Policy. Burlington: Ashgate Publish.
GINSBERG, R.; PENSKA, S. (2012), The European Union in Global Security: The Politics of Impact. New York: Palgrave Macmillan
HERD, G.P. (2006). Soft Security Threats and European Security. London: Routledge
KUROWSKA, X.; BREUER, F. (ed) (2011). Explaining the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy: Theory in Action. New York: Palgrave Macmillan
MERLING, M. (2007). European Security and Defence Policy. London: Routledge
MERLINGEN, M. (2011). EU Security Policy: What It Is, How It Works, Why It Matters. Boulder: Lynne Rienner
SPERLING, J. (2009). European Security: An Introduction to Theory and Practice. London: Routledge
MÉRAND, F. (2008) European Defence Policy: Beyond the Nation State. New York: Oxfor