Unit name | European Foreign Policy |
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Unit code | SPAI30022 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Anna Maria Friis |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
The European Union has gradually become a global actor. Such a development raises important questions: what sort of international actor is the EU? What objectives, interest and values does it promote worldwide? How does a union of 27 sovereign states coordinate a common foreign policy? What are the pitfalls and potentials inherent in this development? The unit will familiarise the students with key concepts and main theoretical approaches to the study of the EU in world politics. The unit will also provide an empirically informed understanding of the EU's global role across a wide range of policies, including external economic policies, development, the environment, and foreign and security policies. The unit will take a closer look at the EU's relations with several regions (the Balkans, the Mediterranean and Eastern Europe) and countries (the US, Russia and China). In addition, this unit will offer students the opportunity to engage with current debates about the EU's actorness in world politics and the projection of the EU's external identity and values beyond its contested borders.
Aims:
Upon completion of this unit students will:
Option 1 - A 1hr lecture and 2 hour seminar
Option 2 - A 3hr seminar
Formative: 750 word research paper plan (including formulate research paper question)
Summative: 3000 word research paper (100%).
The assessments will assess all of the intended learning outcomes.