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210168 SE BAK12 Austrian Politics (2021S)

Austrian Foreign Policy between tradition and innovation

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 21 - Politikwissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work
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Details

max. 50 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The dates of the sessions are fixed, but we might need to re-evaluate the format (hybrid or online) closer to the dates. In case you have any questions about the content, please get in touch with heidi.maurer (at) bristol.ac.uk

  • Friday 19.03. 15:00 - 18:15 Hybride Lehre
    Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
  • Friday 26.03. 15:00 - 18:20 Digital
  • Friday 16.04. 15:00 - 18:15 Digital
  • Friday 23.04. 13:15 - 18:15 Hybride Lehre
    Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock
  • Friday 07.05. 15:00 - 18:15 Digital
  • Friday 14.05. 15:00 - 18:15 Digital
  • Friday 21.05. 15:00 - 18:15 Hybride Lehre
    Hörsaal 2 (H2), NIG 2.Stock

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Aims, contents and method of the course

The dates of the sessions are fixed, but we might need to re-evaluate the format (hybrid or online) closer to the dates. In case you have any questions about the content, please get in touch with heidi.maurer (at) bristol.ac.uk

This course will be conducted in English. Participants should feel comfortable in engaging with academic literature and in expressing themselves in English. The course briefing paper can be written both in English or German.

Foreign policy-making as the strategic pursuit of national interests increasingly loses relevance towards sectoral and public policy considerations at the same time as the need for international cooperation to tackle global problems increases. States are still central but not the only global players, and have to adjust to this globalisation paradox (Slaughter 2003). This course examines and analyses the international positioning of Austria, its change over time and its pitfalls by drawing on foreign policy analysis.
• ACTORS: who is involved in defining Austrian foreign policy positions? And who is influencing its international positioning?
• MEANS: what instruments and means does Austria as small state possess to leave its mark on international challenges? What strategies work, and how does Austria aim to overcome the small-state-constraints?
• MOTIVATIONS: how does Austria position itself in European and international questions, and why in this manner? Which considerations guide Austrian (non-) action and how has this strategy shifted over time?

By the end of this course, students are expected to:
- Have a comprehensive understanding of foreign policy analysis and the changing international context
- Be able to critically examine foreign policy and external governance processes
- Have gained an empirical rich and critically minded understanding of Austrian policy-making process

Assessment and permitted materials

• In-class assignments - 30%
• Policy brief – 40%
• Annotated Bibliography – 30%

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

• Regular attendance and active participation
• In class assignments (30% of grade): 2 course tasks to be selected; submission of individual preparation (max 1000 words) plus group presentation in class at agreed date/time.
• Policy brief (40% of grade): 3000 words in English or German
• Annotated Bibliography (30% of grade): Engagement with the core course literature and submission of an annotated bibliography (“most relevant readings”) at two dates (mid-term and end of course)
• Please keep in mind that for successful participation in this course you will need to invest time before and after each class to prepare the readings and course tasks.

Examination topics

Students are expected to engage with the inputs provided by the lecturer and are required to engage independently with the literature in the field and other topic-relevant sources. A list of core readings and additional sources will be provided in the syllabus, but students are expected to supplement these materials for their course work (annotated bibliography, policy brief, in-class assignments).

Reading list

Hill, Christopher (2016). Foreign Policy in the 21st Century. Palgrave.
Slaughter, Anne-Marie (2004). A New World Order. Princeton University Press.
Amelia Hadfield, Ian Manners, and Richard Whitman (2017). Foreign Policies of EU Member States. Continuity and Europeanisation, Routledge.
Sonnleitner, Sandra (2018). Bilateral Diplomacy and EU Membership: Case Study on Austria. Nomos.
Müller, Patrick and Maurer, Heidi (eds) (2016). Austrian Foreign Policy and 20 Years of EU Membership: Opportunities and Constraints. Austrian Political Science Journal 45 (2).

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