4 credits
22.5 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Delreux Tom;
Language
French
Main themes
Presentation of the multidimensional dimension of the external action of the European Union and of the decisional procedures which are related to it. Evaluation of the power of the international actor which the European Union has become now.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | The course gives a general view on the international action of the European Union, which is a multidimensional one, and analyses more specifically the structures and stakes of the Common Foreign and Security Policy. |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
The international activity of the European Union is multidimensional. The course takes a broader approach than the one which consists in segmenting the EU policy in various parts. The course, after a description of the different instruments of the external action, tries to examine the global relationship with some important regions of the world, in fields like trade, development cooperation, external security and defense policy. The course presents the positions of the European Union regarding some important multilateral questions and analyses the problems related to the decision making process in external policy.
Evaluation methods
Written or oral examination.
Faculty or entity
EURO