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Presentation
Presentation
This course aims to increase knowledge on the dynamics inherent to the Lusophone Space. More specifically, this course aims to analyze the political, strategic, socio-cultural and geo-economic dimensions that the Portuguese-Speaking countries (PSCs) develop among themselves, as well as with the rest of the world. To this end, the role of both the Atlantic and Lusophony, as well as the dynamics arising from globalization, will be highlighted, with particular attention to the growing interest that the Atlantic and the PSCs have been raising within China's Belt and Road Initiative.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor | Semestral | 5
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
3 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULP290-14764
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
1. Identification and characterization of the Lusophone Space 2. Portugal's strategic affirmation anchors 2.1. The Strategic Triangles: the impact on Portugal's international positioning 2.2. Geopolitical vectors of the 'Portuguese Sea' in the framework of a broad European Sea 2.3. The continental European essence and the global Atlantic essence in Portuguese Foreign Policy 3. The conceptual nature of Lusophony 3.1. The sea as a densifying element of the Lusophone Space 3.2. Language, identity, culture and the universalist dimension 3.3. The CPLP/Lusophony dichotomy 4. The silent rise of the Atlantic 4.1. Geopolitics and Geostrategy of a space in transformation 4.2. Security in the Atlantic: new challenges 5. The Atlantic in the age of globalization 5.1. Regional and extra-regional actors 5.2. Interests and opportunities 6. China's Belt and Road Initiative 6.1. Portugal: a case study 6.2. The role of Macao and the rest
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Objectives
Objectives
This course aims to instill in students the interest in understanding the dynamics inherent to the dimensions of the Lusophone Space, as well as the interactions of the countries that integrate it, not only among themselves, but also with the international community. More specifically, this course aims to: 1. Critically analyze the concepts of Lusophone Space and Lusophony, emphasizing the role of the sea, language, identity, culture, as well as the universalist dimension that underlies them. 2. Describe the simultaneously European and Atlantic essence of Portuguese foreign policy. 3. Identify the signs of the subtle and gradual rise of the Atlantic as a distinct geopolitical and geostrategic space in the international arena, highlighting traditional and new actors, as well as their interests. 4. Demonstrate a critical reading of the need to adopt a more pragmatic, assertive and effective stance not only in order to promote Lusophony, but also in coping with China's Belt and Road.
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
Written work in the format of a scientific article accompanied by an oral presentation by the student followed by a debate between the lecturer and the rest of the students. The aim is to simulate the environment of a dissertation defence, with the student justifying his/her options, time frame, methodology and the added value of the work in relation to the existing literature.
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References
References
Carvalho, S. (2015). "O Mar e a Lusofonia: As Âncoras de Afirmação Estratégica de Portugal no 1º Quartel do Século XXI". Negócios Estrangeiros Edição Digital, N.º 1, Instituto Diplomático. Ministério dos Negócios estrangeiros, 1-26. dos Santos, V. (2004). "Lusofonia e Projecção Estratégica. Portugal e a CPLP". Nação e Defesa. 109, 2ªsérie, 123-151. Duarte, P.; Ilhéu, F. e Leandro, F. (eds) (2019). The New Silk Road and the Portuguese Speaking Countries in the New World Context. Lisbon: International Institute of Macau. Lima, B. (2016). Portugal e o Atlântico. Lisboa: Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos. Meneses, P. (2016). "Dos Triângulos Estratégicos: o impacto no posicionamento internacional de Portugal". Proelium X (10), 115-128. Reis, B. (2015). A Centralidade do Atlântico: Portugal e o Futuro da Ordem Internacional. Lisboa: Instituto da Defesa Nacional Palmeira, J. (2016). "O mar na geopolítica de Portugal". Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra, n.º2, 117-125.
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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
No
