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The European Union's existence and development raises many empirical and theoretical questions. This course is designed for graduate students, who are interested in acquiring specialised knowledge of the role of the EU in international affairs. The objective of this class is to understand the various dimensions (institutional, legal, policy outcome) of the EU’s external relations and the significance of the EU as a global actor in multiple policy areas (foreign, security and defence, trade, development, environment and climate change). The aim is to familiarise ourselves with the relevant literature, to gain a deeper understanding of the various aspects of the EU's CFSP. The following tools will be used: presentations, guest-speakers, take-home-exams, workshop, Oxford-style debate on the future of CFSP. At the end of this course you will have gained a thorough understanding of the EU’s role in international relations and the related current public and scholarly social scientific and normative debates. |
