Type of Credit: Partially Required
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This course is to survey the international relations of European Union. It will be divided into three sections. The first part deals with foreign policy of major European actors. The second part looks into the relations between European Union and extra-regional states. The final section will examine some of the major policy issues in the international relations of European Union.
能力項目說明
This course aims to educate students to seize the particular dynamics and political issues within Western Europe, and also, its relations with other parts of the world. While Western Europe has undergone significant political transformation since the second World War, its singular course of integration amidst crises and collective community building provides rich subjects for political studies. By the end of the semester, the students are expected to understand the major players in Western Europe, the unique governance model of the European Union (EU), and the distinctive issues EU faces. Students are also expected to be able to analyze a given European issue with rightful approaches.
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Reading list |
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9/14 |
Class introduction: historical overview of the European integration |
Wallace, H., Pollack, Mark A. and Young, Alasdair R. (eds) (2020) Policy-making in the European Union, 8th edition, Oxford University Press. |
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9/21 |
Seminar: International Development Program - from Asian Perspectives Speakers: Professor Shino Watanabe Sophia University Professor Hisahiro Kondoh Saitama University |
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9/28 |
EU multi-level governance: theory and practice |
Hooghe, L. and G. Marks. (2001) Multi-Level Governance and European Integration. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. |
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10/5 |
EU - the common market Guest lecture: Dr. Benjamin Peeters UCLouvain Saint-Louis Brussels |
James, H. (2014). Making the European Monetary Union. Belknap Press. |
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10/12 |
EU's economic integration and case studies Guest lecture: Dr. Benjamin Peeters UCLouvain Saint-Louis Brussels |
Defraigne, J.-C. et al. (eds). (2022). EU Industrial Policy in the Multipolar Economy. Edward Elgar Publishing. |
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10/19 |
EU economic security strategy Guest lecture: Dr. Mathieu Duchâtel Institut Montaigne |
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10/26 |
The nature and the policy-making system of the EU foreign policy |
Keukeleire, S. and Delreux, T. (2022) The Foreign Policy of the European Union, 3rd edition, Palgrave Macmillan. |
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11/2 |
EU normative power and the Brussels effect |
Neuman, M. (2019). Democracy Promotion and the Normative Power Europe Framework. Switzerland: Springer; Björkdahl, A. et al. (ed.) (2015). Importing EU Norms: Conceptual Framework and Empirical Findings. Switzerland: Springer; Bradford, A. (2020). The Brussels Effect. How the European Union Rules the World. Oxford University Press. |
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11/9 |
Midterm evaluation |
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11/16 |
EU and Russia Guest lecture: Professor Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy Vrije Universiteit Brussel |
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11/23 |
EU and the US Guest lecture: Professor Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy Vrije Universiteit Brussel |
Men, J. et al. (ed.) (2020) The Evolving Relationship between China, the EU and the USA. Routledge. |
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11/30 |
EU and China Guest lecture: Professor Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy Vrije Universiteit Brussel EU and the United States |
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12/7 |
EU and Asia Guest lecture: Professor Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy Vrije Universiteit Brussel |
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12/14 |
EU and its member states Guest lecture: Professor Łukasz Zamęcki Warsaw University |
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12/21 |
Final presentation |
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12/28 |
Final presentation |
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1/4 |
Extensive reading |
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1/11 |
Extensive reading |
The first part of the class will be lecture-giving. Guest lecturers from Europe specialized on the topics are integrated in the course. The last 2 weeks will be group presentations by students. Each group is required to select one topic that tackles EU's external relations with one specific actor in the IR, e.g. states, IGOs, NGOs, etc. The presentation will be a situation analysis of the chosen topic, using IR theoretical approaches to test the hypothesis and to present probable developments. Throughout the semester, students’ active participations are expected.
Class participation 30%
Midterm paper 40%
Group presentation 30%
Adriaensen, J. and Postnikov, E. (ed.) (2022) A Geo-Economic Turn in Trade Policy? EU Trade Agreements in Asia-Pacific. Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.
Björkdahl, A. et al. (ed.) (2015) Importing EU Norms: Conceptual Framework and Empirical Findings. Switzerland: Springer.
Börzel, T. A. and V. van Hüllen (2014) ‘One Voice, One Message, but Conflicting Goals: Cohesiveness and Consistency in the European Neighbourhood Policy’, Journal of European Public Policy, 21 (7): 1033-1049.
Bouza García, L. and Á. Oleart. (2021). ‘Make Europe Great Again: The Politicising Pro-European Narrative of Emmanuel Macron in France’ In Haapala, T. and Á. Oleart, (ed.) Tracing the Politicisation of the EU. Springer, pp. 271-293.
Bradford, A. (2020) The Brussels Effect: How the European Union Rules the World. Oxford University Press.
Coman, R. et al., (ed.) (2020). Governance and Politics in the Post-Crisis European Union. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 278-293.
Del Sarto, R. A. (2016) ‘Normative Empire Europe: The European Union, its Borderlands, and the ‘Arab Spring’’, Journal of Common Market Studies, 54 (2): 215-232.
Haapala, T. and Á. Oleart. (ed.) (2021). Tracing the Politicisation of the EU. Springer.
Hooghe, L. and G. Marks. (2001) Multi-Level Governance and European Integration. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Keukeleire, S. and Delreux, T. (2014) The Foreign Policy of the European Union, 2nd edition, Palgrave Macmillan.
Men, J. et al. (ed.) (2020) The Evolving Relationship between China, the EU and the USA. Routledge.
Mese, Z. (2022). ‘The New German Coalition and Its Impact on EU-Turkey Relations’, Insight (Turkey), 24 (1): 89-103.
Neuman, M. (2019). Democracy Promotion and the Normative Power Europe Framework: The European Union in South Eastern Europe, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia. Switzerland: Springer.
Staiger, U. and R. Schütze. (2022). ‘The Past, Present and Future of Brexit: An Introduction’, Global Policy, 13 (S2): 5-8.
Van Middelaar, L. (2022) Le réveil géopolitique de l'Europe. Paris: Collège de France.
Wallace, H., Pollack, Mark A. and Young, Alasdair R. (eds) (2020) Policy-making in the European Union, 8th edition, Oxford University Press.
Whitman, R. G. (ed.) (2011) Normative Power Europe: Empirical and Theoretical Perspectives. Palgrave Macmillan.
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