2019-2020 / SPOL0225-2

European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP)

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Master in political sciences : general (120 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Master in political sciences : general (120 ECTS) (CATANE (OUT))5 crédits 
 Master in political sciences : general (120 ECTS) (CATANE (IN)), 1st year5 crédits 
 Master in political sciences : general (60 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) (Faculté de Droit, de Sciences politique et de Criminologie)5 crédits 

Lecturer

André Dumoulin

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit 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 functioning of ESDP - The Missions - 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   

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

- To determine the various pluridisciplinary elements which, within the framework of the 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, European Union and UN. - To apprehend the ESDP like a component of the Foreign Affairs which can support diplomatic, political and ethics dimensions of the concepts of security.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

nothingness

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Thematic Research

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

The course gives itself Wednesday (14h-16h) after the 18 September 2018

Recommended or required readings

Coursebook and PowerPoint

Obligatory readings (student price) : André Dumoulin et Nicolas Gros-Verheyde, La politique européenne de sécurité et de défense commune, Manual, Ed. Du Villard, 2017, 489 p.

Assessment methods and criteria

Written (manual open) in January 2019.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

The course is held every even year (2018-2019...).

Contacts

Andre Dumoulin, Senior Research in Royal Higher Institute fir Defence (RHID) Brussels ; Lecturer in Department of political science, European Studies Unit, University of Liege. 
GSM: 0496.38.06.56 Mail : andredumoulin@skynet.be and adumoulin@ulg.ac.be

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session

Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning

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Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session

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