Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2500259 Political Science and Public Management | OT | 3 | 2 |
2500259 Political Science and Public Management | OT | 4 | 0 |
2503778 International Relations | OB | 3 | 1 |
This course does not have academic prerequisites. However, it is highly recommended that students have basic training in International Relations and Political Science.
Students must have the habit of reading and consulting different means of communication of general information, especially following the news on international politics.
However, students are required to have the capacity to critically analyze these sources of information. Most of the main academic texts on foreign policy analysis are in English,
therefore a very good level of reading comprehension in this language is required.
In this course, two specific objectives are pursued:
a) Provide a conceptual framework and a detailed vision of the theoretical and instrumental tools that allow analyzing and explaining the various factors, actors and contexts of foreign policies;
b) Apply the framework and tools to different case studies of relevant countries and areas, North and South of the current international system. Specifically, it is intended that at the end of the course students can:
Analyze public policies relevant to the international sphere, in particular foreign policy, both in the process of preparation and implementation.
Know the origins and development of the main analytical frameworks and conceptual tools in the analysis of foreign policies.
Understand the complex international system in which foreign policies are designed and implemented.
Identify and analyze the main actors, political, institutional, economic and social processes, both nationally and internationally and that influence the definition and implementation of external policies
Analyze and evaluate decision-making processes in foreign policy matters, with the help of different analytical tools, and using case studies from different historical periods and related to different regions of the world.
Know and understand the most relevant transformations in the different dimensions of foreign policy, and specifically in contemporary diplomacy.
Reflect critically on the ethical and normative implications that derive from foreign policy decisions.
Acquire the ability to identify sources of information relevant to the study and analysis of foreign policies.
Introduction: Presentation of the objectives of the subject, of the work methodology and the evaluation methods.
Block I: The analysis of foreign policies as an academic discipline
The practical relevance of the academic analysis of foreign policies
Foreign policy as public policy
Origins and evolution of the study area
Key concepts: national interests, levels of analysis, agent-structure interactions, and policy implementation
Block II. Theoretical tools for the analysis of external policies
Analytical models (1). The rational actor model.
Analytical models (2). The model of bureaucratic politics
Analytical models (3). The individual actor model and psychological approaches
Analytical models (4). The societal level: the weight of political culture and social values in the formulation of foreign policy
Block III. Non-traditional actors and new challenges for the analysis of foreign policies
The impact of public opinion and the media on the formulation of foreign policies
Non-governmental actors and their influence on foreign policy
The foreign policy of non-central government actors (paradiplomacy)
Block IV. Case studies
The formulation and analysis of foreign policies in an increasingly interconnected world
Case Study (I): Foreign Policy of the United States
Case study (II): Foreign Policy of Iran
Case study (III): Foreign Policy of Japan
Oral presentation of the students' work
Readings in pdf will be available in the first week of the semester on the Moodle
The student's dedication to this subject is divided into several types of activities, each of them with a specific weight of working hours.
This variety of work forms materializes in differentiated methodologies. This subject is of 6 ECTS credits, that is, it implies a total dedication of the student of 150 hours, distributed in:
Guided activities, activities in the classroom (or on line) with the presence of the teacher and which can consist of master classes (with the support of ICT and with the possibility of developing debates in a large group); in seminars to discuss compulsory readings in smaller groups and in sessions more oriented to practical issues, in which cases, problems and examples related to the course syllabus will be analyzed (also on line) . For these sessions, there will be mandatory pre-announced readings in advance. These activities represent approximately one-third of the total work required (52.5 hours).
Supervised activities, activities carried out by the student outside the classroom according to a work plan designed and subsequently supervised and evaluated by the teacher. Likewise, during the course, the student should read short articles in relation to which he/she will be able to comment on the text read and, in addition, participate actively in debates about the articles. Also included are tutoring and other similar activities of course monitoring. These activities represent approximately 10% of the work required (15 hours).
Autonomous activities, all those activities carried out by the student on their own and in accordance with the requirements of the subject to successfully pass the subject, can be basic and complementary readings, the study of class notes or all those other activities that complement the training that is achieved in this course. These activities represent half of the students' work time (75 hours). The teaching methodology is adapted to this distribution of work and activities.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
By the teacher | 52.5 | 2.1 | 2, 5, 3, 18, 6, 10, 12, 11, 14, 23, 16, 17, 28, 33, 22, 31, 7, 8 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Supervised | 15 | 0.6 | 5, 10, 21, 19, 16, 17, 28, 32, 31, 7 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Autonomous | 75 | 3 | 13, 21, 23, 19, 16, 17, 27, 26, 24, 25, 28, 33, 32, 34, 31 |
The evaluation of this subject is composed of the following parts:
A written test of Blocks I and II and III "The analysis of foreign policies as an academic discipline" and "Theoretical tools for the analysis of foreign policies 40% of the final grade
Two practices in the classroom (or online) using the theories of International Relations and the models of foreign policy analysis (each of them is worth 15% of the final grade). 30% of the final grade.
Final group work, using the tools of the analysis models (oral presentation and written work) 30% of the final grade
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Test | 40% | 2 | 0.08 | 6, 29, 10, 12, 11, 13, 21, 14, 17, 28, 32, 22, 7, 8 |
exercice | 30% | 4 | 0.16 | 2, 1, 5, 3, 18, 6, 10, 9, 12, 11, 14, 23, 16, 17, 27, 26, 24, 25, 28, 33, 22, 30, 31, 7, 8 |
groupal exercice | 40% | 1.5 | 0.06 | 4, 6, 13, 21, 20, 23, 19, 15, 16, 33, 32, 34, 31 |
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