- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
EU Development Policy 4003-ERASMUS-EUDP-OG
1.The North and The South in International Relations – Theory and Evolution
Where is the Developing World?; The North and Regional Integration in Developing Countries; Development and Integration Theory; The European Union as an International Actor; Explaining European Political and Economic Engagement in the Developing Countries
2. Development aid in international relations and Millennium Development Goals
3. Development and Humanitarian Policy of the EU towards Developing Countries
The EU - the world’s biggest donor of development aid; The main sources of EU development aid; EU member states - aid on the basis of bilateral agreements; Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO)
4. The Commercial and Economic Dimension of relations between the EU and Developing Countries
The total value of import and export; Problems of Foreign Debt; Good environment for investing in Developing Countries; Problems of Subsidies
5. Assessing the effectiveness of the European Union’s development policy
6. Human Rights and Democracy in EU Policy towards Developing Countries
The EU's Human Rights Policy towards Developing Countries – Legal and Constitutional znalysis; The Clauses of Democratic Conditionality in the European Union's External Relations; Eurocentrism and Political Conditionality – the case of Lome Convention and Cotonou Agreement (with ACP countries), the case of Latin American and Asia Countries
7. The Common Foreign and Security Policy of the EU towards sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Latin America
The CFSP – instruments; Peacemaking in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Latin America; Diplomatic and Economic Sanctions; Preventive Diplomacy and Improving Developing Countries’s Capability to Conduct Peace Operations; EU military mission in Africa; EU – Developing Countries Summits; Problem of terrorism in Developing Countries; Dilemmas of Weak States; Africa and Transnational Terrorism
8. China’s relations with Sub-Saharan Africa: implications for the position and role of the EU in international relations
The economic dimension of China’s foreign policy following the end of the Cold War; The Chinese “Silk Road” in Africa; The economic factor in China’s African policy
9. Poland and Development Aid
10. Globalisation, International Order, European Union and Developing Countries – Conclusions and Perspectives
Student's workload
lecture - 15 h
reading in foreign language - 60 h
preparation to the lecture - 30 h
preparation to the exam - 75 h
total - 180 h
Type of course
Learning outcomes
Having completed the programme, students are expected:
in terms of KNOWLEDGE to:
• know the main social and economic problems of developing countries
• understand what factors determine the shape of international development cooperation
• know the main stages of evolution of international development cooperation and EU development policy
• know the main instruments and mechanisms of European development assistance
• understand what factors influence the effectiveness of EU development aid
• know the aims, measures and instruments of Polish development aid
in terms of SKILLS to be able to:
• explain the reasons for disproportions in development in the contemporary world
• explain the role and importance of states and international financial institutions in solving the problem of poverty in the world
• describe the instruments and mechanisms of development aid provided by the EU, including Poland
• analyse and assess EU development aid
• present the positions of the most eminent researchers on the problem of development
• prepare a tender application for Polish development assistance
in terms of SOCIAL COMPETENCIES to be:
• more independent in applying theoretical knowledge in analysing the basic phenomena in international economic and political relations
• more responsible, due to the fact that attendance at the lectures is not obligatory and students are left with a choice as to the ways of obtaining knowledge presented at the lectures
• more diligent and honest due to the rigorous enforcement of examination requirements
Assessment criteria
Oral exam or essay
Bibliography
1. K.Zajączkowski, Building institutional systems of the European Union’s Official Development Assistance to Africa in Central Europe. Case Studies: Poland, w: R. Riedel (red.), Central Europe. Two Decades After, Warsaw 2010
2. K.Zajączkowski, The European Union and Developing Countries, w: W.Gizicki (red.), European Union. Present and Future, Lublin 2009.
3. K.Zajączkowski, The Relations Between the European Union and the Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa Following the End of the Cold War, „Hemispheres. Studies on Cultures and Societes” 2005, no. 20, Polish Academy of Sciences
4. K.Zajączkowski, The Policy of the European Union towards the Countries of Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP). Implications for Poland, Rocznik "Yearbook of Polish European Studies" 10, nr 2006
5. Development Aid at Glance. Statistics by Region. Africa 2010, OECD, Paris 2010,
6. Engel U., Olsen G.R. (eds.), Africa and the North. Between Globalization and Marginalization, London-New York 2005
7. Faber G., Orbie J. (eds.), European Union Trade Politics and Development, London-New York 2007,
8. Goodison P., The Future of Africa's Trade with Europe: “New” EU Trade Policy, „Review of African Political Economy” 2007, no 111,
9. P.Bessa-Rodriguez, European Union-Mercosur: in search of a New Relationship, „European Foreign Affairs Review”, nr 4/1999
10. S.Dearden, The Future Role of the European Union in Europe’s Development Assistance, „Cambridge Review of International Affairs”, nr 1/2003
11. Meyn M., The Impact of EU Free Trade Agreements on Economic Development and Regional Integration in Southern Africa. The Example of EU-SACU Trade Relations, Frankfurt am Main 2006
12. Riddell R.C., Does Foreign Aid Really Work?, Oxford 2007,
13. P. Naidu, M. Davies, “China Fuels its Future with Africa's Riches”, South African Journal of International Affairs 2006, winter/spring, no. 2, p. 77;
14. H. Broadman, Africa's Silk Road: China and India's New Economic Frontier, Washington 2007, p. 314;
15. I. Taylor, “China's Oil Diplomacy in Africa”, International Affairs 2006, September, p. 950;
16. B. Gill, J. Reilly, “The Tenuous Hold of China Inc. in Africa”, The Washington Quarterly 2007, summer, p. 38.
17. Taylor I., Williams P. (red.), Africa in International Politics. External Involvement on the Continent, New York 2004.
18. K. Zajączkowski, Development policy as an instrument of the EU’s external policy, Rocznik "Yearbook of Polish European Studies" 13, nr 2010.
19. K. Zajączkowski, Poland in EU Development Policy in: K. Zajączkowski, A. Adamczyk (ed.), Poland in the European Union: Adjustment and Modernisation. Lessons for Ukraine, Warsaw-Lviv 2012.
Additional information
Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:
- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
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