Module Specifications.
Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025
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Date posted: September 2024 No Banner module data is available
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None Exam can only be repeated in the formal repeat sessions. Essay may be repeated during Summer months. |
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Description This module will introduce students to the study of foreign policy. The first part of the course reviews different approaches to the study of foreign policy. Students will have the opportunity to apply the concepts and theories learnt in specific case studies. The second part focuses on the foreign policy of Ireland in some key areas of interest. It also provides an overview of the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes 1. Understand the main theoretical approaches to the study of foreign policy. 2. Apply a theoretical model to a case study of a foreign policy decision or event. 3. Understand the key concerns of Irish foreign policy. 4. Understand how EU foreign policy works and what it does. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Introduction:foreign policy and foreign policy analysisRealism and foreign policyCase study: the Ottawa conventionForeign policy decision-making 1: Organisational process and bureaucratic politicsCase study: the Cuban Missile CrisisForeign policy decision-making 2: Cognitive, psychological and learning approachesCase study: the War in IraqDomestic sources of foreign policy: structures and actorsCase study: the Tien’anmen bloodshedCulture, identity and foreign policyCase study: the ‘Cuban Problem’ revisitedIrish foreign policy 1Defining priorities and resolving tensionsIrish foreign policy 2:Debating neutralityIrish Foreign Policy 3:Ireland and the European UnionThe Foreign Policy of the European UnionCFSP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Indicative Reading List
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Other Resources 17529, Essential Journal, 0, Irish Studies in International Affairs is essential reading for the study of Irish Foreign Policy. It is available in the Library and electronically via Library website, 17530, other readings, 0, Poosted on Moodle, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||