OCEU 2260 - European Union Foreign Policy Towards the People’s Republic of China — Fabrique des Maquettes Pédagogiques

Informations

Descriptif

***UPDATED for 2024/25*** To be updated very soon

Please be reminded that this is a course on European Studies, not China or Asian Studies.

The seminar course will allow students to explore the field of study on the European Union’s (EU) foreign policy with a focus towards the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the European Community and the PRC in 1975, the EU and the PRC has undergone different stages of interactions. This course will concentrate on the time starting from 2013.

The course will start by introducing fundamental knowledge about EU foreign policy. In the second part, students will briefly learn about EU foreign policy towards the PRC between 1975 and 2012. The third part will investigate the topic in the post-2013 timeframe through different policy areas and foreign factors having played a role in the EU’s foreign policy on the PRC.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

EU foreign policy
EU institutions and Member States
EU-PRC relations

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

news and policy analysis
presentation and Q&A capabilities in seminars
policy paper and simulation

Pré-requis

Basic knowledge about EU institutions is strongly advised.

Format pédagogique

Written feedback is given two to three weeks after the assignments.

Mode de validation

An academic oral presentation and Q&A 40%
A policy exercise (policy paper and negotiation) 40%
News review and participation (including attendance) (20%)p>

Charge de travail

In Class Presence: 2 hours a week / 24 hours a semester
News: 1 hour a week / 12 hours a semester
Reading and Preparation for Class: 2 hours a week / 24 hours a semester
Research and Preparation for Assignments: 2 hours a week / 24 hours a semester

Lectures

Lectures principales 5

1. European External Action Service. 2013. EU-China 2020 Strategic Agenda for Cooperation. November 2013.
2. European Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. 2016. Joint Communication: Elements for a New EU Strategy on China. June 2016.
3. European External Action Service. 2016. Shared Vision, Common Action: A Stronger Europe. A Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy. June 2016
4. European Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. 2019. Joint Communication: EU-China – A Strategic Outlook. March 2019.
5. European Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. 2021. The EU Strategy for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. September 2021

Lectures secondaires 5

1. Bickerton, Christopher. 2011. European Union Foreign Policy: from Effectiveness to Functionality. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan.
2. Bulmer, Simon and Christian Lequesne. 2020. The Member States of the European Union (3rd Edition). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
3. Keukeleire, Stephan and Tom Delreux. 2022. The Foreign Policy of the European Union (3rd Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing.
4. Telò, Mario and Ponjaert Frederik. 2013. The EU’s Foreign Policy: What Kind of Power and Diplomatic Action? Farnham Burlington: Ashgate.
5. Wong, Reuben and Hill Christopher, eds. 2011. National and European Foreign Policies: Towards Europeanization. New York: Routledge.

Unités pédagogiques

N° d'UP	Type d'UP	Unités pédagogiques	Enseignants	Nombre d'heures	Crédits
57440	Cours séminaire	European Union Foreign Policy Towards the People’s Republic of China	Earl WANG	24	6

OCEU 2260 - European Union Foreign Policy Towards the People’s Republic of China