Relations between the European Union and Latin America 2104-M-D4REUE-SRG
1. History of interregional cooperation. Conditions for past and present cooperation.
2. Latin America and the Caribbean and the European Union as actors in international relations.
3. Latin America and the Caribbean and the European Union in the global economy.
4. Main issues in cooperation between regions.
5. European Union - Latin America and the Caribbean: interregional and multilateral dialogue.
6. Bilateral relations between the countries of both regions.
7. Integration initiatives in LAC. MERCOSUR-EU agreement.
9. Poland's relations with Latin America and the Caribbean.
10. Prospects for cooperation.
Main fields of studies for MISMaP
geography
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
KNOWLEDGE
has knowledge of internal and external conditions of international relations in the region of Latin America and the Caribbean.
has knowledge of the specifics of the European Union's relations with the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean
has knowledge on Mercosur - EU agreement's specificity
SKILLS
can identify and analyze the main areas of cooperation between EU countries and Latin America and the Caribbean
has the ability to independently formulate views, to support them with extensive argumentation using a wide range of approaches and theoretical perspectives, to formulate coherent conclusions and to summarize them synthetically,
SOCIAL COMPETENCE
is prepared to perform professional tasks requiring knowledge of the EU's relations with Latin American and Caribbean countries
is able to cooperate in a group, taking different roles in it
is able to present his point of view and support his position with prepared arguments
Assessment criteria
Basic elements of the course credit:
- active participation
- final test.
- class attendance is obligatory (one absence is allowed).
Methods:
Elements of the seminar and lecture, elements of the analysis of source texts, monographic studies and statistical data. To an extent, the classes take the form of workshops and are based on group work of students.
Required students' own work (in groups and individual), .
Bibliography
Basic literature:
Revisiting bi-regional relations: The EU-Latin American dialogue and diversification of interregional cooperation. Coord. by Wolfgang Haider and Isabel Clemente Batalla. EULAC Foundation, 2020. https://eulacfoundation.org/system/files/web-version-revisiting-relations-eu-lac-dialogue_end.pdf
Articles indicated on an ongoing basis by the person conducting the classes.
Supplementary literature:
EU-Latin America Relations. Charting a course for the future, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Brussels 2015. http://www.friendsofeurope.org/media/uploads/2015/06/FoE-REPORT-LATINAMERICA-2015-WEB.pdf
Łapaj-Kucharska J. (2020). Polityka zagraniczna Polski wobec Ameryki Łacińskiej w okresie pozimnowojennym. US Katowice.
Parzymies S. (red.), Unia Europejska jako uczestnik stosunków międzynarodowych, Waeszawa 2011.
Gawrycki M.F., Unia Europejska–Ameryka Łacińska i Karaiby: trudne partnerstwo dwóch regionów, Warszawa 2003.
Solarz M. (red.)., Północ wobec Południa, Południe wobec Północy, Warszawa 2005.
Kołodziejczyk K., Stosunki Unii Europejskiej z grupą państw Afryki, Karaibów & Pacyfiku. Rola & znaczenie Umów w zakresie handlu & pomocy rozwojowej, Warszawa 2013.
Musiałkowska I., Wykorzystanie doświadczeń Unii Europejskiej w zakresie polityki spójności przez MERCOSUR, Wyd. Difin, Warszawa 2016.
Simoni S., Understanding Transatlantic Relations Whither the West?, Abingdon, Routledge, 2013.
Zięba R., Unia Europejska jako aktor stosunków międzynarodowych, Warszawa 2003.
https://issuu.com/msz.gov.pl/docs/wyzwania_dla_polityki_zagranicznej_
http://wise-europa.eu/2014/11/24/raport-pt-ekonomia-polityczna-stosunkow-ue-ameryka-aciska-i-karaiby-po-kryzysie-2008-roku-globalny-kryzys-2008-roku-mia-istotny-wpyw-na-dynamik-stosunkow-gospodarczych-i-politycznych-midzy-uni-europej/
http://www.wfr.org.pl/aktualnosci/nowa-strategia-unii-europejskiej-dotyczaca-ameryki-lacinskiej-i-karaibow-z-perspektywy
Additional information
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