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The EU and Israel: An Uneasy Partnership - JTM386

Title:	The EU and Israel: An Uneasy Partnership
Czech title:	Evropská unie a Izrael: nelehké partnerství
Guaranteed by:	Department of Russian and East European Studies (23-KRVS)
Faculty:	Faculty of Social Sciences
Actual:	from 2022
Semester:	summer
E-Credits:	6
Examination process:	summer s.:
Hours per week, examination:	summer s.:1/1, Ex [HT]
Capacity:	unknown / unknown (24)
Min. number of students:	5
4EU+:	no
Virtual mobility / capacity:	no
State of the course:	not taught
Language:	English
Teaching methods:	full-time
Teaching methods:	full-time
Additional information:	https://dl2.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=4423
Note:	course can be enrolled in outside the study plan enabled for web enrollment

Guarantor:	Dr. Irena Kalhousová
Teacher(s):	Emmanuelle Blanc Dr. Irena Kalhousová
Class:	Courses for incoming students

Examination dates Schedule Noticeboard

Annotation

Last update: Dr. Irena Kalhousová (21.02.2022)

A one-week intensive course.

Lecturer: Dr. Emmanuelle Blanc (University of Haifa)
Email: eblanc@univ.haifa.ac.il

Online Lectures via Zoom
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85433116479

Intro Class: Monday February 28, 9:30 AM CET
Lecture 1: Mon. 04.04. from 9:00-10:20 CET
Lecture 2: Mon. 04.04. from 10:30-11:50 CET
Lecture 3: Tue. 05.04. from 9:00-10:20 CET
Lecture 4: Friday 08.04. from 15:00-16.20 CET
Lecture 5: Friday 08.04. from 16.30-17:50 CET

Course Description

Since the early days of the European Political Cooperation (EPC), the relations with Israel have occupied a central place in European Foreign Policy. Yet this partnership has featured an unparalleled level of complexity, exhibiting conflicting patterns of cooperation and divergence over different policy areas. This course examines the different facets of the Israeli-European relations, characterized by a love-hate relationship fuelled by economic interests and deep-seated political disagreements. It traces the evolution of this uneasy partnership from the late 1950s to the present day and unpacks its dynamics in various institutional frameworks: in the context of the Middle East Peace Process, in the multilateral regional initiatives launched in the Mediterranean and on the bilateral track. The thorough analysis of this unique relationship offers valuable insights about the European Union's role as an international actor. EU-Israel relations serve as an important indicator of how well European intentions have been translated into effective policy in Israel, the Middle East and the Mediterranean. As such, this course will be of interest to students interested not only in Israel's external relations but also in EU foreign policy.

Aim of the course

Last update: Dr. Irena Kalhousová (24.01.2022)

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

· Demonstrate specialized knowledge about the historical background and contemporary developments of the EU-Israel relationship.

· Apply key concepts related to the literature on EU foreign policy and IR (i.e. Normative Power Europe, the role of perceptions, cooperative security, region-building, peace-making conditionality, strategic cultures etc.)

· Critically discuss significant aspects of Israeli-European relations and engage in current debates (i.e. annexation of the West Bank, recognition of Palestine as a state etc.)

· Articulate a convincing argument in the form of an essay

Course completion requirements

Last update: Dr. Irena Kalhousová (29.01.2022)

Course Requirements

Evaluation

Students will be evaluated in three key areas: (a) attendance and participation (15%); (b) reading quiz ahead of the course (15%); (c) their submission of one essay (70%).

(A) Attendance and participation in the course will count towards 15% of your final grade. Attendance to all the sessions will account for 5%. Participation will be evaluated during class activities (10%).

(B) Students will also have to answer a series of short preliminary questions (i.e. reading quiz) before the beginning of the course on Moodle. The questions will relate to the required readings and will help you familiarize yourselves with the literature and key concepts ahead of the course (15%). The quiz composed of 10 questions will be posted on Moodle on March 28, 8:00 CET. Deadline: March 28, 22:00 CET. You will have one hour to complete the Quiz.

(C) Final essay: each student will submit a 2000-word essay, which will count for 70% of their final grade. Students may choose one question from a list of five questions that will be made available on Moodle at the end of the course. Footnotes are included in the word count, bibliographies and title pages are not. The essay deadline date and further information can be found on the course's Moodle page. Deadline: May 15, 22:00 CET.

Literature

Last update: doc. PhDr. Jiří Vykoukal, CSc. (27.08.2020)