Portuguese Foreign Policies

Objectives

The program consists in the characterization and interpretation of Portuguese Foreign Policy, since the dawn of nationality to the present day. Therefore, the main goal is for students to understand Portuguese foreign relations, first when Portugal was limited to the Iberian frontiers, then during the long time of expansion of Portuguese supremacy throughout seas and continents, finally when there was the recent return to European territory. However, the typology of the course determines a bigger attention to be focused on modern and contemporary chronologies, since these represent more accurately the position of Portugal nowadays in Europe and in the World, which allows additionally the analysis and the criticism of the main options.

The explanation of the topics is made with the intention to systematize the knowledge, as well as to adopt an attitude of problematization in order to understand and connect the facts and the contexts in different times and places.

Program

1. Geopolítica de Portugal: enquadramento histórico e as linhas de orientação permanente da política externa portuguesa.

2. Portugal e os grandes conflitos mundiais:

3. Portugal e a ordem internacional pós 1945:

4. Fim do império português:

5. Portugal e a Integração Europeia:

6. Portugal democrático e o atlantismo.

7. Lusofonia:

8. Portugal e Espanha - coabitação peninsular:

9. Portugal democrático e a abertura ao mundo:

10. Outras prioridades da política externa portuguesa:

11. Portugal e a ligação ao Vaticano.

12. Conceito estratégico de Defesa Nacional.

Teaching Methodologies

In a broad curricular unit such as Portuguese Foreign Policy, a faithful and organized transmission of the contents of the syllabus is essential in order to achieve the goal of global comprehension, based on the appropriate combination of the several parts inherent to the syllabus. Besides, the professor is an advisor who warns students about the diversity of perspectives, allowing students to develop an ability to problematize, and about the precarious nature of historical knowledge, which determines the permanent revision of such knowledge. Consequently, lectures include the presentation of the topics of the syllabus by the professor. During these moments students are allowed to intervene as a way to promote debate and clarify issues. In addition, discussion is promoted through more practical activities, such as the analysis of texts, as well as events and dates, which contributes to the understanding of the syllabus.

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