Greek Foreign Policy (after the Second World War)

Διδάσκοντες:

Faculty Instructor:

ECTS:

5

Κωδικός Μαθήματος:

Code:

ΚΥ0503

Κύκλος / Επίπεδο:

Cycle / Level:

Undergraduate

Υποχρεωτικό / Επιλογής:

Compulsory / Optional:

Compulsory

Περίοδος Διδασκαλίας:

Teaching Period:

Winter

Περιεχόμενο Μαθήματος:

Course Content:

A brief introduction to the history of Greek foreign policy – a brief introduction to the international setting of the Cold War – the ideological context of Greek foreign policy – from the ‘peril from the North’ to the ‘threat from the East’: the shifting priorities of national security – the Greek national claims after World War II – Greece and the Western Alliance – Greek-American relations – the Cyprus Question – Greek-Turkish relations – Greece’s relations with its Balkan neighbours – the course towards European integration – domestic factors and foreign policy: the concept of ‘political cost’

Μαθησιακά Αποτελέσματα:

Learning Outcomes:

Upon completing this course, students are expected to
• understand the framework of foreign policy formulation and implementation in the case of Greece, a small state within a variable international environment (e.g., bipolarity at the global level, national antagonisms at the peripheral level);
• understand the role of domestic factors in foreign policy formulation and implementation of a small state;
• understand the role of material factors (e.g., hard power) as well as of culture and ideas in foreign policy formulation and implementation of states in general;
• grasp the facts regarding the most salient issues of Greek foreign policy after World War II;
• critically approach ‘established’ and common perceptions of the international position and foreign policy of Greece.

Βιβλιογραφία:

Bibliography:

Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Συγγραφέας: Κωνσταντίνος Σβολόπουλος Τίτλος: Η ελληνική εξωτερική πολιτική, 1945-1981 Εκδότης, έτος έκδοσης: Βιβλιοπωλείον της «Εστίας», Ι.Δ. Κολλάρου και Σιας Α.Ε, 2002 Συγγραφέας: Ιωάννης Στεφανίδης Τίτλος: Ασύμμετροι εταίροι: Οι Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες και η Ελλάδα στον Ψυχρό Πόλεμο Εκδότης, έτος έκδοσης: Σ. Πατάκης Α.Ε., 2002