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LEUSL2012 - External Action of the European Union
ECTS - Credits :
5
Lecturer :
Mode of delivery :
Face-to-face , second term, 30 hours of theory.
Language of instruction :
English
Learning outcomes :
- To understand the significance of the European Union as an actor in international affairs.
- To understand the external action of the EU in multiple policy areas (foreign and security policy, trade policy, development policy, external environmental policy). - To analyse the various dimensions (institutional, legal, policy outcomes) of the EU's external relations. Prerequisites and co-requisites / Recommended optional programme components :
None
Course contents :
- Conceptualisation of the EU in international affairs.
- Historical development of the EU's external action. - Institutions and decision-making processes in the field of the EU's external action. - Competition and cooperation between the EU's and the member states' external action. - EU's external action in different policy areas: a. foreign and security policy b. trade policy c. development policy (including humanitarian aid) d. external environmental policy. Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Ex cathedra presentations.
Assessment methods and criteria :
Written or oral examination.
Recommended or required reading :
To be determined by the professor in charge.
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