University of Catania – Faculty of Political Sciences

Master Course (CdLS) “European Union Government and International Politics”

aa. 2005-06

COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY AND DEFENSE POLICY (CFSP/ESDP)

Prof. Fulvio ATTINA’ - attinaf@unict.it

 

Students are required to attend all the sessions, read and debate a chapter from the reading list of each module, actively participate in discussions, and write a paper of approximately 6000 words to be handed by two weeks from the exam-registration date. Evaluation will be based on participation to discussions (50%) and the written paper (50%).

Schedule and readings

Introduction – May 3, h. 12-13

1st and 2nd module – CFSP – Session dates: May 9-10, h. 10-14

Attinà Fulvio (2001), L’Unione Europea nel sistema politico globale, in Ikenberry G.J. e Parsi V.E. (a cura), Manuale di Relazioni Internazionali, Laterza, 133-152.

Carlsnaes Walter (2004), Where is the analysis of European foreign policy going?, in “European Union Politics”, 5, 4, 495-508

Koenig-Archibugi Mathias (2004), Explaining Government Preferences for Institutional Change in EU Foreign and Security Policy, in International Organization 58, pp. 137–174

Maurer Andreas, Kietz Daniela and Völkel Christian (2005), Interinstitutional Agreements in the CFSP: Parliamentarization through the Back Door?, in “European Foreign Affairs Review”, 10: 175195.

Orbie Jan (2003), The EU as a civilian power: the role of trade policy?

Smith Michael (2004), CFSP and ESDP: from idea to institution to policy?, Holland Martin (ed) (2004), Common foreign and security policy. The first ten years, London, Continuum, 78-88.

3rd and 4th module – ESDP – Session dates: March 16-17, h. 10-14

(The Solana doctrine), A secure Europe in a better world. European security strategy 2003

Biscop Sven (2004), The European Security Strategy. Implementing a Distinctive Approach to Security, in “Sécurité & Stratégie”, Royal Defence College (IRSD-KHID), Brussels, Paper No. 82.

Longo Francesca (2004), Il ruolo della politica europea di difesa e di sicurezza comune, in Colombo A. a cura di, L’Occidente diviso, Milano, Università Bocconi Editore, 69-102.

Merlingen Michael and Ostrauskaite Rasa (2005), ESDP Police Missions: Meaning, Context and Operational Challenges, in “European Foreign Affairs Review”, 10 215–235.

Peters Ingo (2004), ESDP as a transatlantic issue: problems of mutual ambiguity, in “International Studies Review”, 6, 3, 381-403.

Toje Asle (2005), The 2003 European Union security strategy: a critical appraisal, in “European Foreign Affairs Review”, 10, 1, 117-134.

4th module – EU and world politics – Session dates: May 23 & 24, h. 10-14

Emerson Michael, Senem Aydýn, Gergana Noutcheva, Nathalie Tocci, Marius Vahl and Richard Youngs (2005), The Reluctant Debutante. The European Union as Promoter of Democracy in its Neighbourhood, CEPS Working Document, No. 223/July 2005. cd2

Niño Pérez Javier (2005), EU instruments for conflict prevention, FRIDE Working Paper 8.

Luif Paul (2003), EU cohesion in the General Assembly, ISS Occasional Paper 49 (anche http://www.iss-eu.org/occasion/occ49.pdf)

Smith Michael (2004), Between two worlds? The European Union, the United States and world order, in “International Politics”, 41, 1, 95-118.

Monteleone Carla & Rosa Rossi, Transatlantic cooperation in conflict management, JMWP 57.04

Krause Alexandra (2003), The European Union’s Africa policy. The Commission as policy entrepreneur in the CFSP, in “European Foreign Affairs Review”, 8, 2, 221-238

Books

Attinà Fulvio (2001), La politica di sicurezza e difesa dell’Unione Europea. Il cammino dopo il trattato di Amsterdam, Artistic & Publishing Company / CeMISS, Roma.

Clementi Marco (2004), L’Europa e il mondo. La politica estera, di sicurezza e di difesa europea, Il mulino

Ginsberg Roy H. (2001), The European Union in international politics. Baptism by fire, Lanham, Rowman & Littlefield.

Hill Christopher and SMITH K., eds (2000), European foreign policy: key documents, London, Routledge.

Holland Martin (2002), The European Union and the Third world, Palgrave. – bc.16.1989

Holland Martin (ed) (2004), Common foreign and security policy. The first ten years, London, Continuum.

Journals

European Foreign Affairs Review http://www.ingenta.com/journals/browse/klu/eerr

European Union Politics http://www.sagepub.co.uk/journals/details/j0296.html

Current Politics and economics of Europe http://www.nexusworld.com/nova/jeurope.html

Journal of Common Market Studies http://www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk/asp/journal.asp?ref=0021-9886

Journal of European Integration http://www.gbhap-us.com/journals/418/index.htm

Journal of European Public Policy http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/frameloader.html?http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/routledge/13501763.html

 

Websites

http://ue.eu.int/pesc/default.asp?lang=en 

http://europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations/index.htm

http://europa.eu.int/comm/world/

http://www.iue.it/EFPB/Welcome.html

http://www.fornet.info/

http://selene.uab.es/_cs_iuee/english/Obs/index.html