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This module provides an advanced introduction to European security and the complex process of institutionalisation that characterises it. Covering the historical, institutional, and international-political dimensions of European integration, the course is organised around the central theme of the relationship between the formulation of national security national policies and European institutional dynamics. The analysis of European security requires a sophisticated conceptual apparatus. For example, it is not possible to grasp Russia-NATO relations, or the security consequences of EU enlargement, without a comprehensive understanding of the manner in which European states and European institutions define their security strategies and the basic conceptions of security that underlie them. In its first part, the module outlines the main lines of contemporary security thinking, focusing on the themes of the broadening of the security agenda and the impact of globalisation on security governance. In the second part, the module analyses the role and enlargement dynamics of the key Euro-Atlantic institutions 鈥� NATO, the European Union, OSCE, and the Council of Europe 鈥� with the aim of providing a coherent framework for the analysis of the key issues and controversies of contemporary European institutionalisation and security integration.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
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This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.
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