EVS188 External Relations of the EU

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2016
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Hrabálek, Ph.D. (lecturer), PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Markéta Pitrová, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Supplier department: Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Thu 15:15–16:45 P31 Posluchárna A. I. Bláhy, except Thu 20. 10. ; and Thu 20. 10. 17:00–18:30 P21
Prerequisites
The course is provided to the students of European Studies and International Relations.
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 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide the students with the knowledge of the role the EU plays in the world. The course starts with historical and institutional introduction. What then follows are lectures on relations with other actors within the global ambience, such as the United States, Russia or China. Relations with developing regions, such as Latin America, Africa and large part of Asia, will also be covered. Specific lectures on the role the EU plays in global security, economics or the environmental debate will also be included.
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to identify main actors of EU foreign policy
Student will be able to explain main challenges of EU foreign policy
Student can identify main weaknesess and opportunities of EU foreign policy
Student will be able to explain components of EU foreign policy
Syllabus
  • 1. Historical development of common foreign policy 2. CFP and institutional aspects 3. Basic determinants of the EU foreign policy 4. EU and its neighbourhood 5. EU and U.S. 6. EU and BRIC countries 7. EU and developing countries 8. EU development policy 9. EU and its role in global security 10. EU, democracy and international law 11. EU and environmental debate 12. EU and global economy
Literature
  • SMITH, Karen Elizabeth. European Union foreign policy in a changing world. 3rd ed., fully rev. and expa. Malden: Polity Press, 2014, xiii, 292. ISBN 9780745664705. info
  • FRASER, Cameron. An Introduction to European Foreign Policy. Abingdon: Routledge, 2012, 320 pp. 2. ISBN 978-0-415-59923-8. info
  • International relations and the European Union. Edited by Christopher Hill - Michael Smith. 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011, xxiv, 557. ISBN 9780199544806. info
  • CARBONE, Maurizio. The European Union and International Development: Politics of Foreign Aid. New York: Routledge, 2011, 192 pp. ISBN 978-0-415-66396-0. info
Teaching methods
The course will be based on lectures. The students will have to submit a paper on EU external relations.
Assessment methods
The students will have to pass written text and will have to write a paper. Points will be awarded for both activities and the overall score will determine the final mark.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2015, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2016, recent)
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