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12273
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| Year |
3
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| Semester |
S1
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| ECTS Credits |
6
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| Workload |
TP(60H)
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| Scientific area |
Relações Internacionais
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Entry requirements |
N/A.
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Mode of delivery |
Face-to-face.
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Work placements |
N/A.
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Learning outcomes |
Objectives:
1 - Convey to students the fundamentals of foreign policy analysis, decision-making mechanisms in foreign policy, foreign policies of the great powers (USA, Russia and China) and Portuguese foreign policy;
2 - Convey to students the fundamentals of the diplomatic institution, addressing its historical evolution, its functions, its typology and the main challenges that diplomacy faces as a result of globalization;
3 - Encourage students to deepen the themes addressed through their own research;
4 - Develop the capacity of analysing decisions made by states in the field of foreign policy;
5 - Understand the origin and historical evolution of the diplomatic institution and its importance in the contemporary era.
Learning outcomes:
1 - Identify the main lines of the foreign policies of the USA, Russia, China and Portugal and the historical factors that underlie them.
2 - Analyze foreign policy decisions focusing mainly on the decision-making process;
3 - Understand and explain the importance of diplomacy in international relations.
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Syllabus |
1. Foreign Policy
1.1 The history and evolution of foreign policy analysis
1.2 The concept of foreign policy
1.3 Levels of analysis
1.4 The structure-agency debate
1.5 Foreign policy instruments
1.6 Foreign policy analysis and International Relations Theory
1.7 Foreign policy decision-making models
1.8 Case studies: USA, Russia, China, Portugal, Brazil
2. Diplomacy
2.1 The concept of diplomacy
2.2 The historical evolution of diplomacy
2.3 Functions of diplomacy
2.4 Tipology of contemporary diplomacy
2.5 The challenges of contemporary diplomacy in a global world
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Main Bibliography |
Alden, Chris, and Amnon Aran. Foreign Policy Analysis. 2.nd ed. London: Routledge, 2017.
Freire, Maria Raquel, ed. Política Externa: As Relações Internacionais em Mudança. 2.nd ed. Coimbra: Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra, 2015.
Hill, Christopher. The Changing Politics of Foreign Policy. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.
Magalhães, José Calvet de. A Diplomacia Pura. Lisboa: Editorial Bizâncio, 2005.
Mintz, Alex, and Karl DeRouen Jr. Understanding Foreign Policy Decision Making. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Mongiardim, Maria Regina de. Diplomacia. Coimbra: Almedina, 2007.
Smith, Steve, Amelia Hadfield, and Tim Dunne, eds. Foreign Policy: Theories, Actors, Cases. 3.rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016.
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
Most of the classes are theoretical-practical, with a lecture component dedicated to the transmission of contents and a practical one in which students are actively involved with interventions and debates on the topics addressed. Students conduct critical reviews of articles, texts and audiovisual materials analyzed in class and the semester ends with a debate/simulation. These activities and methods aim at developing the students’ skills in interpretation and discussion both in written and oral expressions.
Minimum attendance required for approval and admission to the exam: 80% of classes.
Continuous assessment
Participation in classes: 10%.
Written test (December 19th): 60%.
Critical review (maximum of 1000 words, to be delivered by e-mail by January 9th): 15%.
Debate/simulation (January 9th): 15%.
Student workers
Written test (December 19th): 100%.
Exam
Written exam: 100%.
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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