Syllabus
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FEDERIGA BINDI
Program
1st Module - The EU in the World
Topic 1 The European Union’s external relations / foreign policy in a historical perspective: this module will explain how the European Community first, and then the European Union gradually developed the concepts and institutions that form the basis of the Common
Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP).
Topic 2 The EU foreign and security since the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty: this module will focus on the innovations introduced by the Lisbon Treaty in the field of foreign, security and defense policy, including, among others, a double-hatted High Representative/Vice President of the European Commission, the European External Action Service and the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO)
Topic 3 A particular attention will be given to state actors’ preferences and to Transatlantic Relations and their influence on the EU foreign policy.
2nd Module - Foreign Policy
Introduction Making sense of foreign policy: actors, interactions and theories
Topic 1 Overview of major crises during the last thirty years and the changes in the International Order
Topic 2 Lessons from recent history: selected cases
a) Post-9/11 Interventions : Afghanistan.
b) Post-9/11 Interventions : Iraq.
c) Post-Arab Spring conflicts: Libya.
d) Post-Arab Spring conflicts: Syria.
e) The rise of Iran as a regional power.
f) Russia’s policy in the post-Soviet space, the Middle East and Africa
g) US/China strategic competition
h) Changes in the Middle East in recent years
3rd Module - International Cooperation and Development
- International development and global inequality
- Theories of development
- International organisations and development
- Foreign aid and ‘traditional’ bilateral donors
- South-South cooperation
- Multinational corporations and international development
- Civil society actors and international development
- Trade and development
- Migration and development
- Environment and development
- The European Union and international development
Topic 1 The European Union’s external relations / foreign policy in a historical perspective: this module will explain how the European Community first, and then the European Union gradually developed the concepts and institutions that form the basis of the Common
Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP).
Topic 2 The EU foreign and security since the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty: this module will focus on the innovations introduced by the Lisbon Treaty in the field of foreign, security and defense policy, including, among others, a double-hatted High Representative/Vice President of the European Commission, the European External Action Service and the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO)
Topic 3 A particular attention will be given to state actors’ preferences and to Transatlantic Relations and their influence on the EU foreign policy.
2nd Module - Foreign Policy
Introduction Making sense of foreign policy: actors, interactions and theories
Topic 1 Overview of major crises during the last thirty years and the changes in the International Order
Topic 2 Lessons from recent history: selected cases
a) Post-9/11 Interventions : Afghanistan.
b) Post-9/11 Interventions : Iraq.
c) Post-Arab Spring conflicts: Libya.
d) Post-Arab Spring conflicts: Syria.
e) The rise of Iran as a regional power.
f) Russia’s policy in the post-Soviet space, the Middle East and Africa
g) US/China strategic competition
h) Changes in the Middle East in recent years
3rd Module - International Cooperation and Development
- International development and global inequality
- Theories of development
- International organisations and development
- Foreign aid and ‘traditional’ bilateral donors
- South-South cooperation
- Multinational corporations and international development
- Civil society actors and international development
- Trade and development
- Migration and development
- Environment and development
- The European Union and international development
Books
1st Module-
- Europe and America: The End of Transatlantic Relations?, by F. Bindi, 2019, Brookings Institution Press.
- The EU Foreign Policy by F. Bindi, 2022, Brookings Institution Press
2nd Module -
‘World Politics: Interests, Interactions, Institutions’; Frieden, Lake, Schultz; WW Norton and Co.
Introduction, Part 1, Part 2, Part 5.
More specific readings will be suggested prior to the discussion of the case studies.
3rd Module -
- There is no textbook for this module. Material will be available on DIDA.
- Europe and America: The End of Transatlantic Relations?, by F. Bindi, 2019, Brookings Institution Press.
- The EU Foreign Policy by F. Bindi, 2022, Brookings Institution Press
2nd Module -
‘World Politics: Interests, Interactions, Institutions’; Frieden, Lake, Schultz; WW Norton and Co.
Introduction, Part 1, Part 2, Part 5.
More specific readings will be suggested prior to the discussion of the case studies.
3rd Module -
- There is no textbook for this module. Material will be available on DIDA.
Bibliography
- Europe and America: The End of Transatlantic Relations?, by F. Bindi, 2019, Brookings Institution Press.
- The EU Foreign Policy by F. Bindi, 2022, Brookings Institution Press
2nd Module -
‘World Politics: Interests, Interactions, Institutions’; Frieden, Lake, Schultz; WW Norton and Co.
Introduction, Part 1, Part 2, Part 5.
More specific readings will be suggested prior to the discussion of the case studies.
3rd Module -
- There is no textbook for this module. Material will be available on DIDA.
- The EU Foreign Policy by F. Bindi, 2022, Brookings Institution Press
2nd Module -
‘World Politics: Interests, Interactions, Institutions’; Frieden, Lake, Schultz; WW Norton and Co.
Introduction, Part 1, Part 2, Part 5.
More specific readings will be suggested prior to the discussion of the case studies.
3rd Module -
- There is no textbook for this module. Material will be available on DIDA.
Teaching methods
1st Module: Each lecture will be followed by class debates to give students the opportunity to discuss the issues raised. Two group exercises will be organized to allow students to better analyze and discuss specific topics.
2nd Module: Lectures will always be followed by discussion. Thus, students are encouraged to prepare classes reading the textbook beforehand, as well as any other sources on the subject matters. Topic two will require a more direct participation: students are called to form smaller groups, one for each case study; group members will Jointly prepare a short paper (less than 8 pages) on the specific subject and will discuss it in class.
3rd Module:
This module is highly interactive. Students must do the assigned readings before each session as they will be asked to actively participate in class discussions.
2nd Module: Lectures will always be followed by discussion. Thus, students are encouraged to prepare classes reading the textbook beforehand, as well as any other sources on the subject matters. Topic two will require a more direct participation: students are called to form smaller groups, one for each case study; group members will Jointly prepare a short paper (less than 8 pages) on the specific subject and will discuss it in class.
3rd Module:
This module is highly interactive. Students must do the assigned readings before each session as they will be asked to actively participate in class discussions.
Exam Rules
First Module (2 cfu, one sixth of the final grade):
Quiz and/or oral exam
Second module (4 cfu, one third of the final grade):
20%: study case discussion
75%: an oral final exam, covering the whole programme.
Non-attending students (students with less than 80% of presence in class) will be assessed 100% on the written final exam.
Third module (6 cfu, 50% of the final grade):
For attending students:
Quiz 1, in-class (20% of the final mark), covering the first part of the course;
Quiz 2, in-class (20% of the final mark), covering the second part of the course;
Exam (60% of the final mark), with questions covering the whole course.
For non-attending:
Exam (100% of the final mark), with questions covering the whole course.
NB: Students who did not take either Quizes will take the Exam as non-attending students or will receive a 0 for the missed quiz.
Please be aware: students can reject ONLY the final grade of the average of the 3 exams. If they do that, they will have to retake in the second round (appello) ALL 3 exams: for the first module a new paper on a new assigned topic; for the second module on a written exam; for the third module a written exam. This second exam will also be available for non attending students and students who failed the exam (total grade, made of the average, below 18).
Quiz and/or oral exam
Second module (4 cfu, one third of the final grade):
20%: study case discussion
75%: an oral final exam, covering the whole programme.
Non-attending students (students with less than 80% of presence in class) will be assessed 100% on the written final exam.
Third module (6 cfu, 50% of the final grade):
For attending students:
Quiz 1, in-class (20% of the final mark), covering the first part of the course;
Quiz 2, in-class (20% of the final mark), covering the second part of the course;
Exam (60% of the final mark), with questions covering the whole course.
For non-attending:
Exam (100% of the final mark), with questions covering the whole course.
NB: Students who did not take either Quizes will take the Exam as non-attending students or will receive a 0 for the missed quiz.
Please be aware: students can reject ONLY the final grade of the average of the 3 exams. If they do that, they will have to retake in the second round (appello) ALL 3 exams: for the first module a new paper on a new assigned topic; for the second module on a written exam; for the third module a written exam. This second exam will also be available for non attending students and students who failed the exam (total grade, made of the average, below 18).
MAURIZIO CARBONE
Bibliography
1st Module-
- Europe and America: The End of Transatlantic Relations?, by F. Bindi, 2019, Brookings Institution Press.
- The EU Foreign Policy by F. Bindi, 2022, Brookings Institution Press
2nd Module -
‘World Politics: Interests, Interactions, Institutions’; Frieden, Lake, Schultz; WW Norton and Co.
Introduction, Part 1, Part 2, Part 5.
More specific readings will be suggested prior to the discussion of the case studies.
3rd Module -
- There is no textbook for this module. Material will be available on DIDA.
- Europe and America: The End of Transatlantic Relations?, by F. Bindi, 2019, Brookings Institution Press.
- The EU Foreign Policy by F. Bindi, 2022, Brookings Institution Press
2nd Module -
‘World Politics: Interests, Interactions, Institutions’; Frieden, Lake, Schultz; WW Norton and Co.
Introduction, Part 1, Part 2, Part 5.
More specific readings will be suggested prior to the discussion of the case studies.
3rd Module -
- There is no textbook for this module. Material will be available on DIDA.
Exam Rules
First Module (2 cfu, one sixth of the final grade):
Quiz and/or oral exam
Second module (4 cfu, one third of the final grade):
20%: study case discussion
75%: an oral final exam, covering the whole programme.
Non-attending students (students with less than 80% of presence in class) will be assessed 100% on the written final exam.
Third module (6 cfu, 50% of the final grade):
For attending students:
Quiz 1, in-class (20% of the final mark), covering the first part of the course;
Quiz 2, in-class (20% of the final mark), covering the second part of the course;
Exam (60% of the final mark), with questions covering the whole course.
For non-attending:
Exam (100% of the final mark), with questions covering the whole course.
NB: Students who did not take either Quizes will take the Exam as non-attending students or will receive a 0 for the missed quiz.
Please be aware: students can reject ONLY the final grade of the average of the 3 exams. If they do that, they will have to retake in the second round (appello) ALL 3 exams: for the first module a new paper on a new assigned topic; for the second module on a written exam; for the third module a written exam. This second exam will also be available for non attending students and students who failed the exam (total grade, made of the average, below 18).
Quiz and/or oral exam
Second module (4 cfu, one third of the final grade):
20%: study case discussion
75%: an oral final exam, covering the whole programme.
Non-attending students (students with less than 80% of presence in class) will be assessed 100% on the written final exam.
Third module (6 cfu, 50% of the final grade):
For attending students:
Quiz 1, in-class (20% of the final mark), covering the first part of the course;
Quiz 2, in-class (20% of the final mark), covering the second part of the course;
Exam (60% of the final mark), with questions covering the whole course.
For non-attending:
Exam (100% of the final mark), with questions covering the whole course.
NB: Students who did not take either Quizes will take the Exam as non-attending students or will receive a 0 for the missed quiz.
Please be aware: students can reject ONLY the final grade of the average of the 3 exams. If they do that, they will have to retake in the second round (appello) ALL 3 exams: for the first module a new paper on a new assigned topic; for the second module on a written exam; for the third module a written exam. This second exam will also be available for non attending students and students who failed the exam (total grade, made of the average, below 18).
ANDREA MELONI
Program
1st Module - The EU in the World
Topic 1 The European Union’s external relations / foreign policy in a historical perspective: this module will explain how the European Community first, and then the European Union gradually developed the concepts and institutions that form the basis of the Common
Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP).
Topic 2 The EU foreign and security since the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty: this module will focus on the innovations introduced by the Lisbon Treaty in the field of foreign, security and defense policy, including, among others, a double-hatted High Representative/Vice President of the European Commission, the European External Action Service and the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO)
Topic 3 A particular attention will be given to state actors’ preferences and to Transatlantic Relations and their influence on the EU foreign policy.
2nd Module - Foreign Policy
Introduction Making sense of foreign policy: actors, interactions and theories
Topic 1 Overview of major crises during the last thirty years and the changes in the International Order
Topic 2 Lessons from recent history: selected cases
a) Post-9/11 Interventions : Afghanistan.
b) Post-9/11 Interventions : Iraq.
c) Post-Arab Spring conflicts: Libya.
d) Post-Arab Spring conflicts: Syria.
e) The rise of Iran as a regional power.
f) Russia’s policy in the post-Soviet space, the Middle East and Africa
g) US/China strategic competition
h) Changes in the Middle East in recent years
3rd Module - International Cooperation and Development
- International development and global inequality
Topic 1 The European Union’s external relations / foreign policy in a historical perspective: this module will explain how the European Community first, and then the European Union gradually developed the concepts and institutions that form the basis of the Common
Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP).
Topic 2 The EU foreign and security since the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty: this module will focus on the innovations introduced by the Lisbon Treaty in the field of foreign, security and defense policy, including, among others, a double-hatted High Representative/Vice President of the European Commission, the European External Action Service and the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO)
Topic 3 A particular attention will be given to state actors’ preferences and to Transatlantic Relations and their influence on the EU foreign policy.
2nd Module - Foreign Policy
Introduction Making sense of foreign policy: actors, interactions and theories
Topic 1 Overview of major crises during the last thirty years and the changes in the International Order
Topic 2 Lessons from recent history: selected cases
a) Post-9/11 Interventions : Afghanistan.
b) Post-9/11 Interventions : Iraq.
c) Post-Arab Spring conflicts: Libya.
d) Post-Arab Spring conflicts: Syria.
e) The rise of Iran as a regional power.
f) Russia’s policy in the post-Soviet space, the Middle East and Africa
g) US/China strategic competition
h) Changes in the Middle East in recent years
3rd Module - International Cooperation and Development
- International development and global inequality
Teaching methods
Attendance is required from the very first lesson and students need to attend at least 80% of the course to be considered an attending student.
Exam Rules
First Module (2 cfu, one sixth of the final grade):
Quiz and/or oral exam
Second module (4 cfu, one third of the final grade):
20%: study case discussion
75%: an oral final exam, covering the whole programme.
Non-attending students (students with less than 80% of presence in class) will be assessed 100% on the written final exam.
Third module (6 cfu, 50% of the final grade):
For attending students:
Quiz 1, in-class (20% of the final mark), covering the first part of the course;
Quiz 2, in-class (20% of the final mark), covering the second part of the course;
Exam (60% of the final mark), with questions covering the whole course.
For non-attending:
Exam (100% of the final mark), with questions covering the whole course.
NB: Students who did not take either Quizes will take the Exam as non-attending students or will receive a 0 for the missed quiz.
Please be aware: students can reject ONLY the final grade of the average of the 3 exams. If they do that, they will have to retake in the second round (appello) ALL 3 exams: for the first module a new paper on a new assigned topic; for the second module on a written exam; for the third module a written exam. This second exam will also be available for non attending students and students who failed the exam (total grade, made of the average, below 18).
Quiz and/or oral exam
Second module (4 cfu, one third of the final grade):
20%: study case discussion
75%: an oral final exam, covering the whole programme.
Non-attending students (students with less than 80% of presence in class) will be assessed 100% on the written final exam.
Third module (6 cfu, 50% of the final grade):
For attending students:
Quiz 1, in-class (20% of the final mark), covering the first part of the course;
Quiz 2, in-class (20% of the final mark), covering the second part of the course;
Exam (60% of the final mark), with questions covering the whole course.
For non-attending:
Exam (100% of the final mark), with questions covering the whole course.
NB: Students who did not take either Quizes will take the Exam as non-attending students or will receive a 0 for the missed quiz.
Please be aware: students can reject ONLY the final grade of the average of the 3 exams. If they do that, they will have to retake in the second round (appello) ALL 3 exams: for the first module a new paper on a new assigned topic; for the second module on a written exam; for the third module a written exam. This second exam will also be available for non attending students and students who failed the exam (total grade, made of the average, below 18).