2020-2021 / SPOL2306-1

Energy and territorial policies

Part 1 : European policies

Part 2 : Regional and local policies

Part 3 : Prospective scenario

Duration

Part 1 : European policies : 9h Th, 9h Pr
Part 2 : Regional and local policies : 9h Th, 9h Pr
Part 3 : Prospective scenario : 9h Th, 9h Pr

Number of credits

 Master in environmental science and management (120 ECTS)3 crédits  
 Master in environmental science and management (60 ECTS)3 crédits  
 Specialised master in sustainable energy management4 crédits  

Lecturer

Part 1 : European policies : Maxime Habran
Part 2 : Regional and local policies :
Part 3 : Prospective scenario : Pierre M. Stassart

Substitute(s)

Part 2 : Regional and local policies : Stéphane Monfils

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Part 1 : European policies

The course is held every even year (2016-2017,2018-2019,...). For the last ten years, the energy question has been a subject of debate in Europe. The Suez crisis in 1956, the Arab oil embargo of 1973 and more recently the conflict between Ukraine and Russia have rung alarm bells for the security of the energy supply of the European Union. Having been relegated to the margins of European treaties for a long time, energy policy is today an integral part of the treaty of Lisbon. Due to its environmental dimension, it can also be associated with the fight against global warming today.  Having an impact both on the environment, the common market and agriculture, it is more and more at the crossroads of policy. From this viewpoint it can easily be considered as transversal policy. Emphasis will be placed on the energy situation of the past, present and future. European resources, consumption and production will be studied. The situation of energy dependence will be the common thread. The objective of the course will be to analyze the multiple aspects of European energy (economic, legal and political) while keeping a close look at the power-relations between the member states. Practical examples of the situation in Russia and the USA will be analyzed. Finally, the opportunities offered by new energy sources used by the European Union in its quest for energy independence will be studied.

Part 2 : Regional and local policies

The course presents to the students the reality of the energy policies implemented in the Walloon Region since the beginning (1985). It presents the issues related to these regulations, old and current regulations, and the regional policies put in place (such as branch agreements or financial incentives) to achieve the objectives set internationally.
A practical work illustrates this content by asking students, in groups, to analyze the energy policy of a large city of their choice, and to present these results.

Part 3 : Prospective scenario

Prospective Part : Why do one speak about "non-predicitive" analyse of the future? How do we go further than the limit of prediction? Constitutive elements of scenario prospective.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Part 1 : European policies

The course will make it possible to tease out the theoretical tools necessary to understand and analyze European energy policy and to situate it in an international context.

Part 2 : Regional and local policies

At the end of this course, the student will be able to understand the current policies which govern construction in the Walloon Region, and will be able to analyze the regional or national policies in force in other countries.

Part 3 : Prospective scenario

Prospective part: be able to understand the stakes of a prospective analysis, the potential and the limits. Be able to make a critic reading of a prospective report.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Part 1 : European policies

Nothing

Part 2 : Regional and local policies

None

Part 3 : Prospective scenario

None

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Part 1 : European policies

The course will be comprised of ex-cathedra lessons.

Part 2 : Regional and local policies

Theoretical lectures, and practical group work

Part 3 : Prospective scenario

Prospective part: teaching and illustration by cases study.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Part 1 : European policies

distance-learning

Part 2 : Regional and local policies

Face-to-face or remote, depending on the circumstances.

Part 3 : Prospective scenario

Prospective part : face to face, theoritical courses.

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Part 2 : Regional and local policies

If the University adopts a "code orange", the courses will be given according to the institutional prescriptions. In the event of a "red code", the courses will be exclusively given (live) by LifeSize or Blackboard Collaborate, recorded, and deposited as podcasts on the MyULiège and e-campus platforms.

Recommended or required readings

Part 1 : European policies

Recommended reading : - Vial Claire, "Energie et/ou Climat : l'Union européenne prêche d'exemple dans le désert, RAE-LEA, 2009-2010/4, pp. 811-820. - Veyrenc Thomas, "Un nouveau paradigme pour la politique énergétique européenne?" Questions d'Europe, Fondation Robert Schuman n°162 et 163, 29 p. - Ferron André, « Pour une politique commune de l'énergie », Nouvelles Fondations, Issues 2, p. 70. - Institut Montaigne, Quelle politique de l'énergie pour l'Union européenne ? 2007, 109 p.
 

Part 2 : Regional and local policies

None

Part 3 : Prospective scenario

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Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Part 1 : European policies

Any session :

- In-person

oral exam

- Remote

oral exam

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred remote


Additional information:

There will be a distance oral exam based in part on theoretical knowledge acquired during the course. The students will be encouraged to reflect and ask questions on the main energy-related topics.

Part 2 : Regional and local policies

The overall assessment focuses on the completion of a practical work (in groups, 1/3 of the points) and on the success of an oral exam (2/3 of the points) covering both the practical work and the concepts theory developed during the course.
In the case of distance learning under a red code for at least half of the periods scheduled in the schedule, the final score will be established by giving increased importance to practical work (rising to 50% of the overall score), vis-à-vis the exam (rising to 50% of the overall rating). The oral exam will then include a question on the practical work, followed by a question on the theoretical material (a second question may be asked to the student in the event of inadequacy in the first question).

Part 3 : Prospective scenario

Any session :

- In-person

written exam ( open-ended questions )

- Remote

written exam ( open-ended questions )

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred remote


Additional information:

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Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Part 1 : European policies

Course notes will be available after each lesson on MyULg. The course is held every even year (2016-2017,2018-2019,...).

Contacts

Part 1 : European policies

Dr. Maxime Habran Département de Sciences politiques, Université de Liège Quartier Agora, place des Orateurs 3 4000 Liège Mail : mhabran@uliege.be

Part 2 : Regional and local policies

Stéphane MONFILS - stephane.monfils@uliege.be

Part 3 : Prospective scenario

Pierre M. STASSART campus Arlon mail : p.stassart@ulg.ac.be