- Docente: Giampiero Giacomello
- Credits: 8
- SSD: SPS/04
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in International Relations (cod. 8782)
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, students should: (1) have an
understanding of the evolution and most relevant issues of and key
debates on European security; (2) be able to explain and
evaluate European civilian and military operations; (3) show a
solid comprehension of the relationship between the US and EU as
well as of the centrality of Russia's security; (4) complete a
research project in a security policy area of specific interest
to each student.
Some knowledge of and familiarity with (a) European
institutions, (b) European history, (c) International Relations is
required to fully appreciate this class.
Course contents
The class will focus on the theoretical approaches and analytical tools necessary to understand the major issues in relevant for Europe's security. Thus a special emphasis will be on the EU and NATO, but other crucial actors, like the OSCE, the United States and Russia will be discussed. Last but not least, we will also investigate the new, rising threats and risk scenarios that may soon impact on European security.
Readings/Bibliography
Articles: (1) Mearsheimer, John J. 1990. Back to the
Future: Instability in Europe after the Cold War.
International Security 15 (1):5-56. (2) Andrew
Moravcsik, “Europe: The Quiet Superpower,” French Politics,
Vol. 7, No.
3/4 (Sept-Dec 2009), pp. 403-422. (3) Russett, Bruce M.,
Thomas Risse-Kappen, and John J. Mearsheimer. 1990. Back to the
Future, Part III: Realism and the Realities of European
Security. International Security 15 (3):216-222.
(4) Wæver, Ole. 1996. "European Security Identities."
Journal of Common Market Studies 34 (1):103- 32 (5)
Browning, Christopher S. 2010. “Experimenting in the northern
laboratory: the emergence of an EU approach to security governance
in the north and its broader significance.” European
Security 19(3): 395-411. (6) Galbreath, David J.,
and Joanne McEvoy. 2012. ‘Minority Rights Conditionality in Europe?
The Impact of Securitizing Minorities on Protection and
Empowerment'. Security Dialogue, 43(3): 28-42. (7)
Christou, George. 2010. “European Union security logics to the
east: the European Neighbourhood Policy and the Eastern
Partnership.” European Security 19(3): 413-430. (8)
Pace, Michelle. 2010. “The European Union, security and the
southern dimension.” European Security 19(3):
431-444. (9) Simon Duke, “Consensus Building in ESDP: The Lessons
of Operation Artemis,” International Politics, Vol. 46, No. 4 (July
2009), pp. 395-412. (10) Gregory Mounier, “Civilian Crisis
Management and the External Dimension of JHA: Inceptive,Functional
and Institutional Similarities,” Journal of European
Integration, Vol. 31, No. 1 (January 2009), pp. 45–64. (11)
Bjorn Müller-Wille, “The Effect of International Terrorism on EU
Intelligence Cooperation,” Journal of Common Market Studies,
46(1): 49-73.
Book chapters: (a) Giacomello, G. and R. Craig Nation,
“Introduction: The Contested Concept of Security”, in G. Giacomello
and R. Craig Nation (eds) Security in the West: Evolution of a
Concept, Milan: Vita & Pensiero, (2009) 11-27. (b) TBA
Non-attending students will be required to add (a) S.
Biscop & J. Coelment, Europe, Strategy and Armed Forces,
London: Routledge (2012) and (b) TBA.
Assessment methods
Attending students who wish to get the grade and full
credits for the course should fulfil the following requirements:
(1) active students' participation in class (discussion) (20% of
their final grade);
(2) Mid-term take home exam (40%) (3) Research paper (20,
double-spaced pages; 40% of the grade); students are required to
discuss their topics for the final paper with the instructors in
advance.
Non-attending students: one-hour written examination on the
whole program (15 questions).
Teaching tools
Given the number of attending students, the class will mostly be based on lectures, with active participation (discussion) by the students.
Office hours
See the website of Giampiero Giacomello