Foreign Policy of Ukraine

Major: International Relations
Code of subject: 6.291.01.O.023
Credits: 7.00
Department: Political Science and International Relations
Lecturer: Lesia Dorosh, PhD in political science, associate professor
Semester: 4 семестр
Mode of study: денна
Мета вивчення дисципліни: the ability to solve complex specialized tasks and practical problems in the field of international relations, public communications and regional studies or in the learning process, which involves the application of theories and methods of political science and the science of international relations and is characterized by the complexity and uncertainty of conditions, as well as a full and comprehensive consideration theoretical and conceptual foundations of the foreign policy of the Ukrainian State, the study of the historical development of its foreign policy activity, a thorough analysis of the current state of the foreign policy of sovereign Ukraine, the problems of ensuring its national interests in modern international relations.
Завдання: The study of an academic discipline involves the formation and development of students' competencies: integral: 1. the ability to solve complex specialized tasks and practical problems in the field of international relations, social communication and regional studies, foreign policy activities of states, international interactions between states, international organizations and non-state actors, characterized by the complexity and uncertainty of conditions and involves the application of social science theories and special scientific methods of researching problems of international relations. professional: FK4. The ability to solve complex specialized tasks and practical problems in the field of international relations, foreign policy of states, public communications, regional studies. FC11. The ability to analyze the nature and evolution of international organizations, their place in the system of international relations, the main forms and perspectives of Ukraine's cooperation with them. FC12. Ability to carry out communication and information-analytical activities in the field of international relations (in Ukrainian and foreign languages). FC14. Ability to analyze regional and cross-border cooperation, in particular, EU regional cooperation, as well as the development of international regional and cross-border cooperation of Ukraine. FC15. Ability to analyze features, development trends, forms, methods and tools of state regulation of regional and cross-border cooperation.
Learning outcomes: PH03. To know the nature of international cooperation, the nature of interaction between international actors, the ratio of state and non-state actors in world politics. PH04. To know the principles, mechanisms and processes of ensuring the foreign policy of states, the interaction between foreign and domestic policies, the definition and implementation of the national interests of states on the international arena, the process of forming and implementing foreign policy decisions. PH06. To know the nature and character of interactions of individual countries and regions at the global, regional and local levels. PH08. Collect, process and analyze large volumes of information about the state of international relations, foreign policy of Ukraine and other states, regional systems, international communications. PH11. Carry out an applied analysis of international relations, foreign policy of Ukraine and other states, international processes and the international situation in accordance with the set goals, prepare informative and analytical documents. PH16. To understand and defend the national interests of Ukraine in international activities. RNVB 1.3 To study the nature, sources and institutions of the foreign policy of states, the peculiarities of their functioning and interaction. RNVB 1.4 Research and analyze social, legal, cultural, economic factors affecting the adoption of political decisions at the domestic and international levels. RNVB 2.5 Know the basics of the state regional policy of Ukraine, the features of its implementation and regulatory mechanisms, decision-making technologies in the field of regional and cross-border cooperation. RNVB 2.6 Know the specifics of development and regulatory mechanisms of regional and cross-border cooperation of the Western Ukrainian region. RNVB 2.7 Carry out an applied analysis of the development of regional and cross-border cooperation. Kom 2. The ability to defend a patriotic statesman's position regarding the place of Ukraine in the system of international relations in communications.
Required prior and related subjects: - Pre-requisites: History of ideas, concepts and theories of international relations, Theory of international relations, History of statehood and culture of Ukraine - Co-requisites: International Relations and World Politics, EU Eastern Partnership Initiative: Opportunities for Ukraine, Diplomatic and Consular Service.
Summary of the subject: The discipline "Foreign Policy of Ukraine" is aimed at forming in students a holistic view of the directions and content of the foreign policy of the Ukrainian state at various stages of its development, assimilation by students of theoretical conceptual approaches regarding the ways, methods and means of forming the foreign policy of Ukraine.
Опис: International relations and state foreign policy as the research object. Types of foreign policy. Theoretical and methodological foundations of Ukraine’s foreign policy researches. The main historical periods of its development. Foreign policy of Kievan Rus. Foreign policy of Galicia-Volyn Rus in the heyday and the Lithuanian-Polish era. Foreign policy of the Cossack state. Foreign policy of Ukraine in the early twentieth century. Foreign policy of the USSR.International recognition of the independence of Ukraine and its emergence as an actor of international relations. Conceptual foundations of Ukraine's foreign policy and its regulatory content. Participation of Ukraine in the UN activities. Participation of Ukraine in the UN peacekeeping. The main directions of the strategic partnership of Ukraine. Origins, current state and prospects of Ukrainian-Russian relations. Ukraine’s national interests in Europe. Ukraine's strategic relationship with the US and Canada. Ensuring of national security and Ukraine’s foreign policy. Ukraine-NATO relations in the context of Ukrainian and European security. Priority directions of Ukraine's participation in European and post-Soviet security organizations. Economic dimension of Ukraine’s foreign policy. Legal grounds and mechanisms of integration of Ukraine to the EU. Realization of Ukraine's foreign policy goals by participating in the WTO. Features of cooperation between Ukraine and the IMF, WB, EBRD. Economic priorities of Ukraine at the former Soviet space. Ukraine and integration processes at the former Soviet space. Activity of Ukraine in the CIS: cooperation priorities and problems of interaction. Establishment and development of foreign and economic relations with the countries of Asia-Pacific, the Middle, Middle East and Africa. Ukraine and Latin America: the establishment of cooperation relations.
Assessment methods and criteria: Oral (individual and face-to-face) and written (written answers to questions, solving tasks, etc.) surveys according to the plan of practical classes, observation of educational and cognitive activities, evaluation of activity, submitted proposals, original solutions, clarifications and definitions, writing and defending essays, presentations , discussion of problematic tasks, exam (three-level testing)
Критерії оцінювання результатів навчання: • Current control (40% - oral examination, reports, discussions, writing essays, case-study research, preparation of presentations on a given topic). • Final control (60% - three-level testing).
Порядок та критерії виставляння балів та оцінок: 100–88 points – (“excellent”) is awarded for a high level of knowledge (some inaccuracies are allowed) of the educational material of the component contained in the main and additional recommended literary sources, the ability to analyze the phenomena being studied in their interrelationship and development, clearly, succinctly, logically, consistently answer the questions, the ability to apply theoretical provisions when solving practical problems; 87–71 points – (“good”) is awarded for a generally correct understanding of the educational material of the component, including calculations, reasoned answers to the questions posed, which, however, contain certain (insignificant) shortcomings, for the ability to apply theoretical provisions when solving practical tasks; 70 – 50 points – (“satisfactory”) awarded for weak knowledge of the component’s educational material, inaccurate or poorly reasoned answers, with a violation of the sequence of presentation, for weak application of theoretical provisions when solving practical problems; 49-26 points - ("not certified" with the possibility of retaking the semester control) is awarded for ignorance of a significant part of the educational material of the component, significant errors in answering questions, inability to apply theoretical provisions when solving practical problems; 25-00 points - ("unsatisfactory" with mandatory re-study) is awarded for ignorance of a significant part of the educational material of the component, significant errors in answering questions, inability to navigate when solving practical problems, ignorance of the main fundamental provisions.
Recommended books: • Dorosh L.O. Zovnishnia polityka Ukrainy: navch. posibnyk / L.O.Dorosh, O.Ia.Ivasechko, Ya. B. Turchyn. – Lviv : Vydavnytstvo Lvivskoi politekhniky, 2021. – 348 s. • Mizhnarodni vidnosyny i yevroatlantychna intehratsiia Ukrainy / Pid. red. L.S.Holopatiuka. – K., 2005. • Nezalezhna Ukraina v systemi mizhnarodnykh vidnosyn: Navchalnyi posibnyk. – Lviv, 2000. • Ovsii O.I. Zovnishnia polityka Ukrainy vid davnikh chasiv do 1944 roku: Navchalnyi posibnyk. – K., 1999. • Tereshchenko Iu.I. Ukraina i yevropeiskyi svit. Narysy istorii vid utvorennia Starokyivskoi derzhavy do kintsia XVI st. (Navchalnyi posibnyk dlia vuziv). – K., 1996. • Chekalenko L.D. Zovnishnia polityka Ukrainy: Pidruchnyk. – K.: Lybid, 2006. – 712 s. Sytnyk H.P. Zovnishnia polityka ta natsionalna bezpeka [Tekst] : navch. posib. / H. P. Sytnyk, D. V. Nelipa, M. H. Orel ; [za red. H. P. Sytnyka] ; Kyiv. nats. un-t im. Tarasa Shevchenka. - Kyiv : Kravchenko Ya. O. [vyd.], 2021. - 243 s. –
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