Política Externa

Objectives

To know and identify the theoretical and empirical framework of foreign policy as the central axis of international policy;
Understand and identify the main instruments, actors, processes and strategies of foreign policy;
Acquire competencies over internal and external constraints, as well as historical constants and foreign policy models from the end of World War II to the present;
Identify the structuring lines of the foreign policy of the main powers, acquiring knowledge about events, structures, changes and continuities.

General characterization

Code

02109540

Credits

10.0

Responsible teacher

Sónia Isabel Leandro Sénica

Hours

Weekly - Available soon

Total - 280

Teaching language

Portuguese

Prerequisites

Available soon

Bibliography

Alden, C., Aran, A. ; Foreign Policy Analysis: new approaches, 2nd ed, London: Routledge, 2016.
Hill, C. ; The Changing Politics of Foreign Policy, London: Palgrave, 2003.
Hudson, V., Foreign Policy Analysis, Rowman & LittleField, 2006 .
Neack, L. ; The New Foreign Policy: Power Seeking in a Globalized Era, 2nd ed, Plymouth: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2008.
Freire, M. R., Coord., Política Externa – As Relações Internacionais em mudança, Almedina, 2017.
Smith, S., Hadfield, A., Dunne, T., eds.; Foreign Policy: Theories, Actors, Cases, 3rd ed, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016.
Snyder, R.; Bruck, H.W.; Sapin, B., Foreign Policy Decision-Making, Palgrave MacMillan, 2002.

Teaching method

Most sessions are interactive theoretical-practical classes, which aim to familiarize students with basic notions on each of the subjects of the discipline.

Evaluation method

Evaluation Method - Attendance and Participation(30%), Written Essay(70%)

Subject matter

Introduction: definition and concepts.
Foreign Policy Analysis: history and evolution.
International Relations Theories and Foreign Policy.
Levels of analysis in foreign policy.
The foreign policy decision-making process and implementation.
Foreign Policy vectors, dynamics, objectives, decisions and instruments.
The foreign policy of the major powers: USA, Russia, China.
The European Union's foreign policy.
Portuguese foreign policy.
Case study: Putin's war in Ukraine.

Programs

Programs where the course is taught:

Postgraduate Course in Globalization, Diplomacy and Security