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Dimensions of the European Union Foreign Action
Code: 45622Credits: 10
| Degree programme | Type | Course |
|---|---|---|
| International Relations, Security and Development | OP | 1 |
Contact lecturer
- Name :
- Marta Isern Busquets
- Email :
- marta.isern@uab.cat
Teaching staff
- Ana Ayuso Pozo
- Susana Beltran Garcia
- Francesc Serra Massansalvador
- Oriol Costa Fernandez
Group languages
You can consult this information at the end of the document.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites to take this module. In case of requiring any complement from the teaching team, the necessary bibliography will be provided.
Objectives
- To know the capacities and instruments of the EU to act in the international arena.
- To examine from a practical perspective the potentialities and limits of the institutional architecture in the external sphere in specific cases.
- To analyze the main dimensions of the EU's external action, both in its traditional dimension (trade policy and development cooperation) and its strategic dimension in geographical areas (Russia, USA, Latin America, Maghreb, etc.) and material areas (energy and environment, human rights, immigration).
Learning outcomes
- CA31 (To generate innovative and competitive proposals on matters of the EU's external action, modifying the methods and processes as required to meet the needs and demands of society.) To generate innovative and competitive proposals on matters of the EU's external action, modifying the methods and processes as required to meet the needs and demands of society.
- CA32 (To assess the social, economic and environmental impact of the EU's external action on specific regions or sectors.) To assess the social, economic and environmental impact of the EU's external action on specific regions or sectors.
- KA28 (To describe the specific actions and mechanisms used by the European institutions in charge of external action to define the positions of the EU in the framework of other international organisations or international multilateral meetings.) To describe the specific actions and mechanisms used by the European institutions in charge of external action to define the positions of the EU in the framework of other international organisations or international multilateral meetings.
- KA29 (To identify priorities and key policies within the EU and among its partners in matters of trade, development and energy policy.) To identify priorities and key policies within the EU and among its partners in matters of trade, development and energy policy.
- SA31 (To transmit information clearly and coherently through solid arguments based on literature and the knowledge acquired on matters of the EU's external action.) To transmit information clearly and coherently through solid arguments based on literature and the knowledge acquired on matters of the EU's external action.
- SA34 (To analyse the deployment of external action in various thematic and geographical areas.) To analyse the deployment of external action in various thematic and geographical areas.
- SA35 (To diagnose the strengths and weaknesses of external action in a particular thematic area, identifying multidimensional factors that influence design and implementation.) To diagnose the strengths and weaknesses of external action in a particular thematic area, identifying multidimensional factors that influence design and implementation.
Contents
Session 1: Presentation and methodology module.
Inaugural lecture:
Session: Neighborhood Policy. Eastern Dimension and EU-Russia relations.
Session 3: Neighborhood Policy. Eastern Dimension and EU-Russia relations.
Session 4: Neighborhood Policy. Eastern Dimension and EU-Russia relations.
Session 5: Development cooperation policy and Latin America.
Session 6: Development cooperation policy and Latin America.
Session 7: Development cooperation policy and Latin America.
Session 8: EU trade policy.
Session 9: EU trade policy.
Session 10: EU Trade Policy.
Session 11: EU immigration policy.
Session 12: EU environmental policy..
Session 13: EU environmental policy.
Session 14: EU Human Rights and External Action.
Session 15: EU Human Rights and External Action.
Final lecture.
External lectures: 5h. (1 ECTS)
Learning activities and methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Practical classes | 30 | 1.2 | |
| Theoretical classes | 20 | 0.8 | |
| Simulations | 186 | 7.44 |
The sessions will combine a lecture-type presentation with active participation by the students. For this purpose, the documents that must be previously prepared for each session will be indicated and practical cases must be carried out, which will be delivered and discussed in class. It is mandatory to hand them in personally.
Assessment
Continuous assessment activities
| Title | Weight | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neighborhood Policy. | 20 | 2 | 0.08 | CA31, CA32, KA28, KA29, SA31, SA34, SA35 |
| Commentary on Immigration and Human Rights | 20 | 3 | 0.12 | CA31, CA32, KA28, KA29, SA31, SA34, SA35 |
| Neighborhood and Rusia Policy. | 20 | 3 | 0.12 | CA31, CA32, KA28, SA31, SA34, SA35 |
| Informe sobre política de cooperación al desarrollo y América Latina | 20 | 3 | 0.12 | CA31, CA32, KA28, KA29, SA31, SA34, SA35 |
| Environmental policy analysis | 20 | 3 | 0.12 | CA31, CA32, KA28, KA29, SA31, SA34, SA35 |
The final grade will be obtained from the arithmetic average of each of the indicated activities. In case of not passing the module, the coordinator will indicate the exercises to be reevaluated.
Bibliography
Bibliografia básica
Barbé, E.; Soler, E., Las relaciones internacionales de la UE, 1 ed.Tecnos, 2026.
Hill, C.; Smith, M., International Relations and the EU, 2nd ed. 2011, Ed. Oxford
Cardwell, J.P., EU external Relations Law and Policy in the Post-Lisbon Era, T.M.C. Asser Press, Springer, 2012.
Koutrakos, P., (Ed), The European Union’s external relations: a year after Lisbon Treaty, CLEER Working Papers, 2011/3.
FRASER, Cameron: An Introduction to European Foreign Policy, 2nd. ed., Routledge, New York, 2012.
Cremona, M., Developments in EU external Relations Law, Oxford Scholarship Online, 2009.
Specific readings and documents will be indicated for each of the sessions.
Internet Resources
http://ec.europa.eu/world/index_es.htm
http://www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de
http://www.notre-europe.asso.fr
Course groups and languages
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