EURO221-06SU1 (U) Summer Jan 2006 start (University Campus)

The European Union and the Wider World: Patterns and Policies

22 points

Details:
Start Date: Wednesday, 4 January 2006
End Date: Sunday, 12 February 2006
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 6 January 2006
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 27 January 2006

Description

Students will be introduced to the range of EU external relations, to some of the key patterns in those relations, and to some of the specific relationships and policy areas that give substance to the EU's international actions. The focus is on issues of 'geo-economics' and political economy, and political/security issues will also be dealt with.

The European Union has variously been credited as a superpower in the making and criticised as merely a civilian actor or for punching below its weight, with one analyst going so far as to describe the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy as “a Mercedes chassis with the engine of a lawn-mower”. At the same time, however, the Union has clearly become a significant presence in the international system.

This course introduces students to the study of European Union external relations, including the emergence of interregionalism as a foreign policy tool. Focusing on the relationship of the Union with major regions and partners, it highlights the often confusing, at times almost schizophrenic, shape of the resulting partnerships and dialogues.

By the conclusion of this course, students should be able to:
• Describe the shape of EU relations with key partners;
• Analyse the EU’s role in the international system;
• Understand the emerging framework of interregionalism.

Prerequisites

Any 54 points at level 100 from the Arts Schedule

Course Coordinator

For further information see National Centre for Research on Europe Head of Department

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
2,000 Word Essay 40%
1,500 Word Seminar 20%
3 Hour Examination 09 Feb 2006 40%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $687.00

International fee $2,786.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see National Centre for Research on Europe .

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