Cursos / 1º Ciclo / Faculty of Law :: International Relations

POLÍTICA EXTERNA PORTUGUESA ACTUAL - 2023/2024

3º curricular year
Semestralidade: 1st semester
ECTS: 6

Teachers

Leading Teacher: Prof. Doutor Paulo Amorim

Class type and School hours

Orientação Tutorial : 1 Horas
Teórico-prática : 2 Horas

Teaching Language

Portuguese

Main Aims/Objectives

The Major Objectives of the Curricular Unit "Current Portuguese Foreign Policy" are the study and analysis of the constants and lines of force of Portuguese Foreign Policy between 1976 and 2023.

Specific Aims/Objectives

Study and analyse, with a view to knowing, the guidelines and main objectives of European policy and Portugal´s foreign policy, namely: European integration; the transatlantic connection; cooperation with Portuguese-speaking countries and Portuguese communities abroad.

Skills to be acquired

Know the constants and lines of force of Portuguese foreign policy in terms of bilateral and multilateral relations and understand Portugal´s insertion in the world, in the political, economic, social and cultural spheres.

Teaching Procedures

The methodology includes theoretical-practical classes, based on two axes of work. On the one hand, with a previous session of exposure, questioning and debate on the different topics addressed. On the other hand, with the realization and presentation of Written Works.

Programme

1. The Policy.
2. Foreign Policy.
3. The Concept of the Small State: the factors of Power.
4. The International Situation: from 1973 to the end of the Cold War.
5. The Democratic Transition and Foreign Policy Options:
5.1. Accession to the EEC;
5.2. Portugal and the Atlantic: the Geopolitical relationship and NATO;
5.3. From the relationship with Portuguese Speaking African Countries (PALOP) to the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries;
5.4. Portuguese Communities in the World.
6. Portugal in the European project:
6.1. From the first enlargement to the Single European Act (AUE);
6.2. The accession of Greece, Portugal and Spain to the EEC;
6.3. The Treaty on European Union and Economic and Social Cohesion.
6.4. From Adhesion to the Single Currency to the Lisbon Summit;
6.5. The European Economic and Social Model and its effects. Internal and External.
7. The Strategic Concept of National Defense
7.1. The International Context: Europe and the European Union; The United States of America and Transatlantic Relations; North Africa and the Middle East; sub-Saharan Africa; the Atlantic; to Asia.
7.2. Portugal in the World.
7.3. The national context.
8. The Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP)
8.1. The Formation and Objectives of the CPLP
8.2. Brazil, Portugal and the Community
8.3. The Spelling Agreement
8.4. Regional Integration: Opportunities and Challenges
8.5. Citizenship. The Resolution on the Agreement on Mobility between the Member States of the CPLP and the Diasporas
8.6. The purpose of Business Cooperation
9. Communities in Portuguese Foreign Policy
9.1. The 21st Century: the cycle of appreciation, training and public institutionalization of Communities;
9.2. Objectives and Priorities
10. Internationalization: AICEP´s mission and priorities.
11. Mission and Priorities of the Camões Institute: Language, Culture and Cooperation for Development.
12. Human Rights and diplomacy for human rights in Portuguese foreign policy.

Evaluation Type

The students will be evaluated according to the General Rules for the Evaluation of Knowledge established by Lusíada University. Therefore, it will be taken into consideration the continuous evaluation of the student, namely the presence, the participation, an individual student essay and two mini-tests.

Teaching Resources

Specific documentation
Indicated Bibliography
Computer resources with Internet connection

Sustainability Objectives

Keywords

European Policy and Portuguese Foreign Policy
European Integration
transatlantic link
PALOP
CPLP
NATO

Main Bibliography

Complementary Bibliography