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Module Title |
Foreign Policy
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Module Code |
LG219
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School |
School of Law & Government
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Online Module Resources
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| Module Co-ordinator | Dr. Ken McDonagh | Office Number | C225 |
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Level |
2
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Credit Rating |
5
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Pre-requisite |
None
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Co-requisite |
None
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Module Aims
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7 To introduce students to the study of foreign policy7 To give them an awareness of the different theoretical approaches to the study of foreign policy7 To analyse the range of policy issues which now have a foreign policy dimension7 To introduce them to a range of case studies, beginning with Ireland and the EU, and moving on to both emerging powers such as China and other small states.
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Learning Outcomes
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7 Students will be able to discus alternative approaches to foreign policy analysis, at national and comparative level.7 Students will have an overview of the range of issues of interest in Irish Foreign Policy 7 Students will have explored the emergence of CFSP within the EU. 7 Students will have had an opportunity by way of case studies to examine at least one topic Or one other country in depth, with some independent work.
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Indicative Time Allowances
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Hours
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Lectures |
0
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Tutorials |
0
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Laboratories |
0
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Seminars |
0
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Independent Learning Time |
75
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Total |
75
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Placements |
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NOTE
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Assume that a 5 credit module load represents approximately 75 hours' work, which includes all teaching, in-course assignments, laboratory work or other specialised training and an estimated private learning time associated with the module.
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Indicative Syllabus
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· Introduction to Foreign Policy analysisTheoretical approaches and comparative problems· Irish Foreign Policy : values and interests.· Anglo-Irish relations· Ireland and the EU· Ireland and Development, the UN and multilateralism.· EU CFSP : its origins and prospects· Institutionalising EU foreign policy· The difficulties of agreement from Yugoslavia to Iraq.· Case Studies of countries, to include brief intro to USA (covered in separate module later), China and other small states
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| Assessment | | Continuous Assessment | 50% | Examination Weight | 50% |
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Indicative Reading List
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EssentialHook, Stephen W (2002). Comparative Foreign Policy. Prentice Hall.Tonra, Ben and Eilms Ward eds. (2002) Ireland in international affairs : interests, institutions and identities. Dublin:Institute of Public Administration, 2002White, Brian, (2001) Understanding European foreign policy. Basingstoke: Palgrave.OthersWebber,Mark and Michael Smith with David Allen (2002). Foreign policy in a transformed world. Prentice Hall.Lampton, David ed. (2001) The making of Chinese foreign and security policy in the era of reform, 1978-2000. Stanford UP.
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Programme or List of Programmes
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| CCS | BA in Contemporary Culture and Society |
| IR | BA in International Relations |
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