Module: EU Foreign and Security Policy

Module Specifications..

Current Academic Year 2023 - 2024

Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	EU Foreign and Security Policy
Module Code	LG5037A
School	School of Law & Government
Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Kenneth McDonagh Semester 2: Kenneth McDonagh Autumn: Kenneth McDonagh
Module Teachers	Walt Kilroy Iain McMenamin Kenneth McDonagh Jivanta Schottli
NFQ level	9	Credit Rating	10
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

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Description

This module explores the emerging role of the European Union as a foreign and security policy actor. It will provide students with the theoretical and intellectual tools to understand and explain the EU’s growing global role through examaining the historical development and contemporary practices of EU security and defence policy. The first part of the course (weeks 1-3) examines the theoretical frames that allow us to understand the EU as a foreign policy actor, the second part of the course (weeks 4-6) looks at the developement of EU security and defence policy instruments from the perspective of EU-Member state dynamics. The final part of the course (weeks 8-12) examines the EU’s engagement beyond its borders.

Learning Outcomes

1. Identify debates on the role of the EU as a Global Actor
2. Apply theories of security and foreign policy to the EU
3. Describe the key challenges facing the EU as an actor in world politics
4. Explain how the interaction of member state interests and EU institutional interests combine to produce EU foreign policy action in the field of security
5. Write research informed policy papers for a non-academic audience

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	22	No Description
Independent Study	90	Library based research
Class Presentation	25	No Description
Assignment Completion	113	No Description
Total Workload: 250

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

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

• The EU as a sui generis foreign and security policy actor: Key Concepts

• Gendering EU foreign and security policy

• Explaining EU foreign policy: Realist, Institutionalist and Constructivist Approaches

• Divergence or Convergence? Member states and EU Foreign and security Policy

• Changing Dynamics in Diplomacy: EU member states and the EEAS

• Defence cooperation in the European Union: From St Malo to PESCO

• Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy The new neighbourhood after Brexit

• CSDP missions in the Western Balkans: Securing the future of Europe

• CSDP missions in the neighbourhood and beyond: Securing Europe in the World

• The US, Russia and the EU: Geopolitics in the 21st Century

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Research Paper	n/a	50%	n/a
Participation	Formulating Questions for class discussion	10%	n/a
Assignment	Policy Paper	25%	n/a
Group presentation	n/a	15%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Cottey, A: 2012, Security in 21st Century Europe,
Howorth, J.: 2014, Security and Defence Policy in the European Union,

Other Resources

None

Programme or List of Programmes

MIR	MA in International Relations
MISC	MA in International Security & Conflict

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