The aim of this course is to provide theoretical and practical knowledge about the European Union (EU)'s external action. As the EU is a key stakeholder of international relations, the understanding of the EU's foreign policy is crucial for students aspiring to work in a global professional landscape. Through a critical analysis of the various dimensions of EU foreign policies, including trade, security and defence, conflict management, development, migration, and neighbourhood policies, this seminar questions the EU's role in international relations. The course format also encourages students to lead and participate in discussions in English.
- Docente: Pauline Adam
Ce séminaire adopte une perspective historique pour aborder les enjeux liés aux périodes de sorties de guerre. Il s’agit notamment d’interroger l’évidence supposée de la délimitation entre guerre et paix. Pour des sociétés mobilisées en profondeur, non seulement militairement et économiquement, mais aussi culturellement, le passage de la guerre à la paix s’apparente à un processus complexe. Il faut ainsi se pencher sur l’éventuelle poursuite de logiques guerrières une fois la paix revenue et chercher à comprendre la manière dont les guerres ont, depuis deux siècles, travaillé les sociétés bien après la fin des combats ou la signature officielle des traités de paix.
- Docente: Elise Julien
An in-depth approach to the study and analysis of contemporary conflicts, the Conflict & Peace Studies course is designed to furnish students with essential tools for navigating the practical and theoretical dimensions of today’s violent political confrontations. The course will involve the study of the most recent works in the realms of war and peace understood as viewing them through the lens of a sociological phenomenon within the global order.
The course will be divided into two parts: lectures by the teacher and student participation through regular readings and individual and group exercises. Emphasis is placed on the importance of active and regular participation. Students are strongly encouraged to read the texts for each session and take part to the debates in class.
- Docente: Charles Tenenbaum