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Purpose:
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 common foreign, security and defense policy. The following tools will be used: presentations, guest-speakers, take-home-exams, workshop, (different styles of) debates on various aspects related to 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.
The participants of this seminar will represent the University´s team at the NRW-wide Debating Event "NRW debattiert Europa!" (http://nrwdebattierteuropa.eu/) |
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Background reading:
No single book is exactly coterminous with the syllabus. But the following is useful background reading recommended for purchase:
Hill, C. and M. Smith (2011) International Relations and the European Union, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Class discussion will be more interesting if we are all up-to-date on EU current events. During the semester, students are encouraged to follow the latest news from Europe by reading one or more of the following publications and websites, for example: The Financial Times, The Economist, BBC News, Le Monde, Deutschlandradio, Süddeutsche Zeitung, FAZ, Le Monde. In addition to the coverage in national newspapers, you might also find www.euractive.com and http://euobserver.com helpful. |
