Description

This course deals with territorial diplomacy as a form of “foreign policy” practiced by sub-national actors and local authorities. It traces the development of local international relations from the end of the Second World War to the present day. In the first part, the theoretical and methodological foundations of territorial diplomacy will first be explained (terminology, actors, territories, tools) as well as the historical development of local and regional neighborhood relations, notably demonstrating the link between territorial diplomacy and EU foreign policy and the different functions of territorial diplomacy (integration, democratic stabilization, application of the principle of subsidiarity and multi-level governance). The second part will be devoted to the geopolitical function of territorial diplomacy and the challenges of separatism and ultra-regionalism movements as well as its role in the management of international crises (management of border conflicts, role in the COVID-19 crisis, macro-regional approaches, etc.).

Informations complémentaires

ALDECOA, Francisco, KEATING, Michael (ed.), Paradiplomacy in Action. The Foreign Relations of Subnational Governments, London, Portland, Frank Cass, 1999
CATALA, Michel, WASSENBERG, Birte (ed.), “Pouvoirs locaux et régionaux dans les relations internationales. De la coopération à la diplomatie territoriale?”, Relations Internationales, n°179, 2019.
DUCHACEK, Ivo D., LATOUCHE, David, STEVENSON, Garth (ed.), Perforated Sovereignties and International Relations. Trans-Sovereign Contacts of Subnational Governments, New-York, Greenwood Press, 1988.
KLATT, Martin, WASSENBERG, Birte (ed.), “Secondary foreign policy – local international relations: Can local cross border cooperation function as a tool to peace-building and reconciliation in border regions?”, Regional & Federal Studies, Vol.27, n°3, July 2017.
SOLDATOS, Panayotis, “An Explanatory Framework for the Study of Federated States as Foreign-Policy Actors”, in: MICHELMANN, Hans J., SOLDATOS, Panayotis, Federalism and International Relations. The Role of Subnational Units, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1990.
WASSENBERG, Birte ; ABALLÉA, Marion (ed.), “La diplomatie des collectivités territoriales des années 1980 à nos jours”, Cahiers de fare n°17, 2019

MCC

Les épreuves indiquées respectent et appliquent le règlement de votre formation, disponible dans l'onglet Documents de la description de la formation.

Régime d'évaluation

CT (Contrôle terminal, mêlé de contrôle continu)

Coefficient

1.0

Évaluation initiale / Session principale - Épreuves