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LEUSL2712 - Foreign policy of the European Union
Credits :
4
Lecturer :
Mode of delivery :
Face-to-face , second term, 22,5 hours of theory.
Language of instruction :
English
Learning outcomes :
The course gives a general overview on the international activities of the European Union; it offers a sort of grammar of external activities, as organised by the Lisbon Treaty. It gives the student an analytical framework in which to place any particular problem of international action of the EU.
Prerequisites :
None
Co-requisites :
None
Course contents :
The international activity of the European Union is multidimensional. The course takes a broader approach than the one which consists in segmenting the EU policy in various parts. The course, after a description of the different instruments of the external action, tries to examine the global relationship with some important regions of the world, in fields like trade, development cooperation, external security and defense policy. The course presents the positions of the European Union regarding some important multilateral questions and analyses the problems related to the decision making process in external policy.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Lecture accompanied by written notes (written and updated every year by the professor)
Assessment methods and criteria :
Written or oral examination
Recommended or required reading :
The course bibliography is attached to the lecture notes
Other information :
None
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