The United States, Europe and the transatlantic relationship
7323C088FY | |||||
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English | |||||
Afgeronde propedeuse politicologie én minimaal 42 EC uit het tweede jaar politicologie, waaronder de Kernmodule: internationale betrekkingen. Students participating in an exchange program see “Recommended Knowledge” for more information. | |||||
| 2014-2015 | |||||
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College of Social Sciences | |||||
Department Politicologie | |||||
P.A. (Paul) van Hooft, MSc. | |||||
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Inhoud
The relationship between the United States and Europe - as created during the Cold War – has been the institutional foundation for the contemporary global order. What began as the means to rebuild a Europe destroyed by the wars, and to safeguard it against the Soviet Union, has outlived that threat by several decades. It provides the dominant security architecture in which the Western states are embedded, but also the multilateral rules of game in finance, trade, and other forms of global governance. This course seeks to answer an important question: what explains the longevity of the transatlantic relationship during and after the Cold War, and what does this suggest about the shape of things to come?
The course takes the entry of the U.S. onto the European stage during world wars as its starting point, and then delves into the Cold War period. It discusses how the creation of NATO allowed the double containment of the Soviet Union and Germany, thereby solving the two major problems of post-war Europe, and it ensured a permanent institutional role for the U.S. in Europe. The course examines how the Americans and the Europeans viewed the power disparity between them, and how European states responded in various ways. It shows how the U.S. responded to these individual European policies, and how and why it both encouraged and undermined European integration. The collapse of the Soviet Union, with the U.S. remaining as the sole superpower after the Cold War, led to surprisingly few changes in actual policy, although the relationship was strained by the wars in former Yugoslavia, the controversy over the invasion of Iraq, and the conduct of the war on terror. These strains have only become more relevant in light of the growing importance of Asia, the American pivot towards the pacific, and the possible shift towards a more multipolar system.
By analysing these developments, and the motives and options of the actors involved, the course seeks to draw conclusions on the direction of the transatlantic relationship , but also to investigate whether and how the established pillars of the contemporary order are likely to endure into the future.
Aanbevolen voorkennis
This course is taught at a final BA level.
Aanmelden
Via SiS-UvA. Bekijk de Academische Kalender op onze website (http://www.student.uva.nl/pol/az) voor de inschrijfperiodes.
Exchange students are contacted by the exchange coordinator regarding enrollment.
Werkvorm
BA Seminar
Onderwijstijden
https://rooster.uva.nl/
The above link will take you to the timetables website of the UvA.
For this course select the following values:
- Faculty: Faculteit der Maatschappij- en Gedragswetenschappen
- Institute: Sociale wetenschappen (CSW/GSSS)
Studiemateriaal
T.B.A.
Aantal deelnemers
Max. 25
Opmerkingen
Students are expected to spend 20 hours a week (including meetings) on this course.