EVS137 EU as a player in the world politics

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. David Müller, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Markéta Pitrová, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Timetable
each odd Tuesday 16:00–19:30 P21
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 114 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/114, only registered: 0/114
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The main aim of the course is to acquaint students with the character and behaviour of European Union as a global actor in the historical development and with its current position in international relations. The course is divided into three thematic parts. In the first one, students will be introduced to historical, theoretical and institutional principles of EU's functioning in the international scene. In the second part, students will be acquainted with all the European policies, in which EU is acting as a global force. EU relations with other global actors ,as well as some further problems and aspects, will be discussed in the last part of the course.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction. Course and evaluation description. 2. Theoretical, historical and institutional base of EU position in global politics. 3. External trade relations 4. Common Foreign and Security Policy, European Security and Defence Policy 5. Enlargement, Neighbourhood Policy, models of regional cooperation 6. Development policy 7. Policy of human rights protection, external dimension of environment protection 8. Mid-semester test 9. Coordination of European policies, European diplomacy and identity, conflict prevention, humanitarian policy. 10. European Union and the Middle East, European Union and Africa 11. Transatlantic relations. 12. European Union and Latin America, European Union and Asia 13.Final test
Literature
  • BRETHERTON, Charlotte and John VOGLER. The European Union as a global actor. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Routledge, 2006, xiv, 273. ISBN 0415282446. info
  • MARSH, Steve and Hans MACKENSTEIN. The international relations of the European Union. Harlow, England ;: Pearson/Longman, 2005, xx, 305. ISBN 0582472938. info
  • Contemporary European foreign policy. Edited by Walter Carlsnaes - Helene Sjursen - Brian White. London: Sage, 2004, x, 278. ISBN 1412900018. info
  • EL-AGRAA, A. M. The European Union : economics and policies. 7th ed. Harlow: Prentice-Hall, 2004, xxiv, 566. ISBN 0273679996. info
  • SMITH, Hazel. European union foreign policy : what it is and what it does. 1st pub. London: Pluto Press, 2002, xiv, 299. ISBN 074531869X. info
Assessment methods
Mid-semester test, seminar work, final test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007.
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