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| SPOL0225-2 | European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP)
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Holder(s) : | André Dumoulin |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | After the examination of the historical evolution of the attempts European to sit a clean identity as regards European safety, it will be question of examining the structuring and the bodies of this policy sectoral of the European Union. The examination of the various facets of this PESD will be illustrated by the presentation of particular sets of themes sometimes subjacent with the subjects retained like, for examples:
- the conceptual one of the ESDP - permanente structured coo-peration - the relational transatlantic - European values and security defense - the field of dissuasion - scenarios
These various topics will be analyzed starting from the taking into account of factual elements of the actuality and the historical and prospective elements in this very particular sphere, but highly significative, implying in the long term solidarity politico-military and an identity sectoral European |
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| Course objective : | - To determine the various pluridisciplinary elements which, within the framework of the new definition of the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) within the Union and transversely within different intra-European multinational cooperations ad hoc, can be them constitutive bricks, as much as the stabilizing elements with research of a supranational, of a increase in power and a certain decision-making autonomy of the EU in general and the European States in particular in security and strategic sphere of activity.
- To support comprehension by the student of the evolution of the relations and of stakes between the European Union and NATO, the European Union and the residual WEU, European Union and UN.
- To apprehend the ESDP like a component of the CFSP which can support diplomatic, political and ethics dimensions of the concepts of security. |
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| Prerequisites : | nothingness |
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| Organization : | The course gives itself Tuesday of 11 a.m. to 12 h30 as from January 2009 |
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| Written notes : | Coursebook.
Advised readings:
- Andre Dumoulin, Raphaël Mathieu and Gordon Sarlet, , La politique européenne de sécurité et de défense. De l'opératoire à l'identitaire, Bruylant, Brussels, 2003, 938 pages.
- Andre Dumoulin and Francis Gevers (contr.), Union de l'Europe occidentale : la déstructuration (1998-2006), Bruylant, Brussels, 2005, 414 pages.
-Jolyon Howorth, Security and Defence Policy in the European Union, Palgrave, 2007
- Patrice Buffotot (dir.), La défense en Europe. Avancées et limites, La Documentation française, Paris, 2005.
-Treaty of Lisbon |
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| Assessment : | Written (MCQ) in June and oral in September. |
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| Contacts : | Andre Dumoulin, Senior Research in Royal Military School ; Lecturer ULB ; Lecturer Deputy, Observatory on the ESDP, political Department of politicals sciences, University of Liege. Telephone: 087/33.81.29 ; GSM: 0494.1803.64 Mail : andredumoulin@skynet.be and adumoulin@ulg.ac.be |
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| Remarks : | nothingness |
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