Seminar EU Foreign Policy In A Changing World

The European Union, representing more than 500 million citizens and the world's largest internal market, is acknowledged as an economic superpower. European Institutions conduct a tremendous number of external policies and assemble a large range of competencies to do so. However, the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), incorporated into the integration process by the Maastricht Treaty in 1992, has to be perceived as a latecomer. Since most CFSP provisions are related to intergouvernmental decision-making, many scholars doubt that a coherent foreign policy will ever be possible. This class, though, will put particular emphasis on CFSP and the accompanying Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDF). The historic developments and achievements have to be addressed as well as current problems and shortcomings in this policy area. After analysing and assessing CFSP polity, policy and politics we will explore how Europeanization affected and affects Member States. Selected national foreign policies and their contribution to CFSP have to be compared in this second block. Active participation requires a full set of reading notes for all assigned texts and the presentation of one of the assigned texts for class discussion. A detailed course outline, further information and relevant literature will be provided via the course website at ILIAS. Keukeleire, Stephan/ Delreux, Tom, 2013: The foreign policy of theEuropean Union. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. (2nd. ed.) Smith, Karen E., 2008: European Union Foreign Policy in a Changing World, Cambridge Telò, Mario/ Ponjaert, Frederik (eds.), 2013: The EU's foreign policy:What kind of power and diplomatic action? Farnham; Burlington, VT: Ashgate. Bemerkung Achtung: Interne Deadline! Der Anmeldezeitraum geht vom 01.09.15 - 02.10.15, 23:59 (MEZ) Ab dem 03.10.15 - 23.10.15 erfolgt die Zulassung durch die DozentInnen! VoraussetzungenPrevious knowledge of the political system of the European Union is expected. European Studies (Master, PO 2009) Universität Düsseldorf WiSe 2015/16 Univ.-Prof. Dr. Hummel Hartwig