Universität Wien

210073 SE BAK11: European Union and Europeanisation (2019S)

The EU´s external relations: policy-making actors and processes

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 21 - Politikwissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work

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Details

max. 50 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 06.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Wednesday 13.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Wednesday 20.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Wednesday 27.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Wednesday 03.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Wednesday 10.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Wednesday 08.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Wednesday 15.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Wednesday 22.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Wednesday 29.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Wednesday 05.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Wednesday 12.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Wednesday 19.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Wednesday 26.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

With the Treaty of Lisbon and the creation of a European External Action Service, EU Member States have sought to strengthen the EU as an actor on the global stage. This course provides an in-depth understanding of the development, nature and contents of the European foreign policies. It discusses the EU as a foreign policy actor by focusing on the different components of the EU´s external action, the institutions and processes involved in policy-making, their transformation as well as past, current and future challenges.

Assessment and permitted materials

Active participation, attendance and weekly assignments (30%).
Written Literature Review 35%
Written Research Proposal (1500 words) 35%

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

• This course has a seminar format. Students are required to actively participate in the class debate.
• Participation in the 1st class is compulsory
• Regular attendance is mandatory. 2 missing classes are allowed (except the 1st class).
• Deadlines for the assignments are compulsory. Late submission of the assignments will result in a negative grade. Non-submission of the assignment will result in the course failure.
• Assignments must be submitted only through Moodle. Submission via email is an exceptional alternative if the Moodle platform does not work.
• Grading before the end of the course is not possible.

Examination topics

The EU foreign policies: institutions and processes;
Academic debate on the EU as a foreign policy actor;
Past and current challenges of the EU in the global arena

Reading list

Keukeleire, S. and MacNaughtan, J. (2008). The foreign policy of the European Union. New York, Palgrave Macmillan. Pp. 8-33
Duke, S. and Vanhoonacker, S. (2017). The European Union as a subsystem of International Relations. In Hill, C., Smith, M. and Vanhoonacker, S. (eds). International relations and the European Union. Third Edition. Oxford University Press. Pp. 23-43.
Edwards, G. (2017). Engaging the world: the European Union and the Processes of International Relations. In Hill, C., Smith, M. and Vanhoonacker, S. (eds). International relations and the European Union. Third Edition. Oxford University Press. Pp. 44-72.
Bretherton, C. and Vogler, John. (2006). The European Union as a global actor. Routledge. chapter 1 pp.12-36.

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