EUROPEAN SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY

The course aims to provide students with knowledge and skills in the field of European Union policies and international relations, with a particular focus on the governance system of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP).

By the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Understand the role of European and international institutions in the processes of globalisation and the growing interdependence among states, society, and markets.

• Analyse decision-making processes and the governance system of the CFSP/CSDP.

• Apply theoretical models from International Relations to concrete empirical cases and propose original solutions to complex issues.

• Critically assess the transformations of European integration.

• Conduct quantitative analyses of data on European Union missions and operations.

Knowledge and Understanding
By the end of the course, students will have acquired a solid understanding of the institutional, political, and strategic foundations of the European Union’s foreign, security, and defence policies. They will gain knowledge of basic knowledge of Public Policies and Management, governance,  decision-making processes, actors (EU institutions, Member States, NATO, UN), theories of EU integration, and the evolution of the EU as a global actor.

Applied Knowledge and Understanding
Students will be able to apply their acquired knowledge to analyze contemporary international issues involving the EU, including crisis management, defence cooperation, enlargement, integration, and relations with major global powers. They will develop the ability to evaluate case studies and apply theoretical approaches to practical scenarios in foreign and security policy.

Making Judgments (Autonomy of Judgment)
Students will develop critical skills to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the EU’s role in the international system. They will be able to evaluate competing perspectives from academic literature, policy debates, and official documents; identify reliable sources; and assess the implications of emerging global challenges such as hybrid threats, cybersecurity, and external threats.

Communication Skills
Students will acquire the ability to clearly and effectively communicate complex concepts related to EU foreign and security policy, both orally and in writing. They will be trained to use the appropriate technical and political terminology of the field, and to present arguments in a structured and persuasive manner to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.

Learning Skills
Students will develop the capacity to pursue further study independently in the areas of European and international politics. They will learn how to autonomously identify, study, and synthesize academic texts, official policy documents, and reports from international organizations, producing both critical analyses and concise reviews of the literature.

The course covers the following topics:

• Theories of European integration and their application to the CFSP/CSDP
• The policy cycle and public policy
• Multilevel governance
• Characteristics and dynamics of EU foreign and security policy
• CFSP/CSDP institutions, actors, and governance structures
• The role of the EU in the world order
• EU missions and operations
• The EU and the war in Ukraine: new and traditional forms of warfare

EU integration 

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EU foreign and security policies

The European Union’s Foreign, Security, and Defence Policies

Ana E. Juncos, and Anna Maria Friis

https://doi.org/10.1093/hepl/9780198862239.003.0019

Elie Perot, Klose Stephan, “Differentiation in EU Security and Defence Policy,” in The Routledge Handbook

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EU as a foreign policy actor ( Eu role in global politics, trans-Atlantic relations)

Ulrich Krotz, “Momentum and Impediments: Why Europe Won’t Emerge as a Full Political Actor on the

World Stage Soon,” Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol. 47, No. 3 (May 2009), pp. 555-578.

Christopher Hill, “The capability-expectations gap, or conceptualizing Europe’s international

role,” Journal of Common Market Studies 31, no. 3: pp. 305-328.

Ulrich Krotz and Richard Maher, “International Relations Theory and the Rise of European Foreign and

Security Policy,” World Politics, Vol. 63, No. 3 (July 2011), pp. 548-579.

Wallace, W. (2017). European foreign policy since the Cold War: How ambitious, how inhibited?. The British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 19(1), 77-90.

Tocci, N. (2020). Resilience and the role of the European Union in the world. In Resilience in EU and International Institutions(pp. 25-43). Routledge.

Helwig, N., & Sinkkonen, V. (2022). Strategic autonomy and the EU as a global actor: The evolution, debate and theory of a contested term. European foreign affairs review, 27(Special). 

Ulrich Krotz and James Sperling, “The European Security Order between American Hegemony

and French Independence,” European Security, Vol. 20, No. 3 (September 2011), pp.

305-335.

Pernille Rieker and Marianne Riddervold, ‘Not so Unique after All? Urgency and Norms in EU Foreign and

Security Policy’, Journal of European Integration 44, no. 4 (19 May 2022): 459–73,

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Xue Mi, ‘Strategic Cultures between the EU Member States: Convergence or Divergence?’, European

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Defense and security

Danilo Di Mauro, Jonas J. Driedger und Ulrich Krotz, "Military and Civilian Crisis

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Lucarelli and James Sperling. Northhampton: Edward Elgar, forthcoming in 2023.

Juncos, A. E., & Blockmans, S. (2018). The EU’s role in conflict prevention and peacebuilding: four key challenges. Global Affairs, 4(2-3), 131-140.

Tocci, N. (2017). From the European Security Strategy to the EU Global Strategy: explaining the journey. International Politics, 54, 487-502.

Landman, L. (2015). The EU Maritime Security Strategy: Promoting or Absorbing European Defence Cooperation?.

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And new Edition (forthcoming). 

What is MLG? 

Which are the main arguments of post-functionlist theory of EU integration? 

Describe a trend in CSDP interventions worldwide.