European Union development and humanitarian policy

obligatory courses

Student should know basic information on contemporary international relations and European integration.

Classroom

This lecture concerns the definition and explication of international development cooperation, development aid and socio-economic development differences in the world. In addition, it shows EU development and humanitarian policy as one of the most important dimensions of EU’s external policy.

In the context of globalization and internationalization of contemporary international relations, disproportions between the countries of the South and the economically developed countries are increasing. It is impossible to provide a relevant and justified answer to the question about the capability of those countries to break development barriers. It is the task of the entire international community to solve these problems, which is not without impact on the policy of the European Union. Grouped into thematic modules, the lecture will present the most serious development problems of contemporary world and the relevant EU policies.

I. Socio-economic problems in developing countries (development disproportions in the contemporary world)

II. Development aid and ODA – terminological issues

III. Donors of bilateral and multilateral development assistance (traditional versus new donors)

IV. Motivations for provising development aid

V. The origin and evolution of international development cooperation (including the Washington Consensus, MGDs, the Paris Declaration)

VI. EU development and humanitarian aid for developing countries

VII. Africa – the main recipient of EU development aid

VIII. The problem of the effectiveness of EU development aid

IX. Conflicts and wars in the context of development

X. Poland’s participation in international development cooperation

XI. Analysis of selected academic literature (e.g., L. Polman, Karawana kryzysu. Za kulisami przemysłu pomocy humanitarnej; N. Klein, Doktryna szoku)

XII. Development assistance projects and programmes of (drawing up an application)

Student’s workload:

lecture – 30 h

preparation for the lecture – 30 h

preparation for obtaining credit (preparation of an application and preparation for the written exam) – 60 h

total – 120 h

1. Selected foreign reports on issues related to the subject, e.g.: Regional Economic Outlook, World Economic Outlook (WEO), Aid Effectiveness – Annual Progress Report; Development Aid at Glance. Statistics by Region. Africa, OECD; Polska współpraca na rzecz rozwoju. Raport roczny [Polish development cooperation. Annual report], MSZ; HDI Report, IMF Report; Raport Polska Pomoc Zagraniczna [Polish Foreign Aid. A report], Grupa Zagranica.

2. W. Anioł, Polska wobec wyzwań globalnego rozwoju [Poland towards the challenges of global development], in: Polityka zagraniczna Polski po wstąpieniu do NATO i do Unii Europejski [Poland’s foreign policy after accession to NATo and the European Union], S. Bieleń (ed.), Warszawa 2010.

3. K. Czaplicka et al. (ed.), Międzynarodowa współpraca na rzecz rozwoju [International development cooperation], Warszawa 2009

4. Ł. Fyderek et al. (ed.), Wprowadzenie do problematyki pomocy rozwojowej [Introduction to development assistance], Kraków 2010,

5. P. Bagiński (ed.), Polityka współpracy rozwojowej Unii Europejskiej w kontekście polskiej prezydencji w Radzie UE w 2011 roku. Przewodnik dla Posłów i Senatorów [The European Union’s development assistance policy in the context of the Polish Presidency in the Council of the EU in 2011. A guidebook for MPs and Senators], Polska Akcja Humanitarna, Warszawa 2011.

6. I. Taylor, P. Williams (eds), Africa in International Politics. External Involvement on the Continent, New York 2004.

7. U. Engel, G. R. Olsen (eds), Africa and the North. Between Globalization and Marginalization, London-New York 2005.

8. K. Zajączkowski K., Geoekonomiczny kontekst pomocy rozwojowej [The geoeconomic context of development assistance], in: E. Haliżak (ed.), Geoekonomia, Warszawa 2012.

9. K. Zajączkowski, Polski system współpracy na rzecz rozwoju – uwarunkowania, zakres, wyzwania [The Polish system of development cooperation – determinants, extent, challenges], in: G. Chimiak, M. Fronia (eds), Globalizacja a rozwój. Szansa i wyzwania dla Polski [Globalisation and development. A chance and challenges for Poland], Warszawa 2012.

10. K. Zajączkowski, Polityka Unii Europejskiej wobec Afryki. Implikacje dla Polski [The European Union’s policy towards Africa. Implications for Poland], “Debata. Czasopismo Społecznego Zespołu Ekspertów przy Przewodniczącym Sejmowej Komisji Spraw Zagranicznych” 2011, no. 6.

11. K. Zajączkowski, ChRL wobec krajów Południa (na przykładzie Afryki Subsaharyjskiej). Szansa czy zagrożenie dla międzynarodowej pozycji UE [The PRC towards the countries of the South (on the example of Sub-Saharan Africa)], in: K. Kłosiński (ed.), Chiny–Indie. Ekonomiczne skutki rozwoju [China–India. The economic effects of development], Lublin 2008.

12. B. Jagiełło, Polityka zagraniczna UE a rozwój [The EU’s foreign policy in the context of development], in: K. Żukrowska, Zróżnicowanie rozwoju jako impuls prowzrostowy w gospodarce światowej [Diversification of development as a pro-growth impulse in world economy], Warszawa 2008.

13. K. Żukrowska, Fair Trade w globalizującej się gospodarce [Fair Trade in a globalising economy], Warszawa 2010.

14. R. Piasecki, Rozwój gospodarczy a globalizacja [Economic development and globalisation], Warszawa 2003.

15. D. Kopiński, Pomoc rozwojowa - teoria i praktyka [Development assistance –theory and practice], Warszawa 2011.

16. K. Zajączkowski, Rozwój i zmiany klimatu w polityce zewnętrznej UE na przykładzie Afryki [Development and climate change in the EU’s external policy on the example of Africa], “Rocznik Integracji Europejskiej” 2015, no. 9, pp. 399–424.

17. K. Zajączkowski, European Union’s Development Assistance – Framework, Priorities and Directions, in: D. Milczarek, A. Adamczyk, K. Zajączkowski (eds), Introduction to European Studies. A New Approach to Uniting Europe, Warsaw 2013, pp. 627–664

18. K. Zajączkowski, The EU and the post-2015 Global Development Agenda, “Journal European Court of Auditors”, no. 11, December, 2015, pp. 8–14.

19. K. Zajączkowski, Stosunki wybranych państw Azji z Afryką. Studium porównawcze [The relations between selected Asian states and Africa], in: A. Jarczewska, J. Zajączkowski (eds), Region Azji i Pacyfiku w latach 1985–2015. Ciągłość i zmiana w regionalnym systemie międzynarodowym [The Asia-Pacific region between 1985 and 2015. Continuity and change in the regional international system], Warszawa 2016, s. 593-627.

20. English-language literature cited during the classes from such journals as: “Foreign Affairs”, “Hemispheres”, “International Affairs”, “International Organization”, “International Security”, “Review of African Political Economy", “South African Journal of International Affairs”, “The Journal of Development Studies”, “Third World Quarterly”, “European Foreign Affairs Review”, “The Economist”.

Additional literature:

1. G. Faber, J. Orbie (eds), European Union Trade Politics and Development, London-New York 2007.

2. J. Foster, O. Stokke (eds), Policy Coherence in Development Co-operation, New York 2005.

3. M. Holland, The European Union and the Third World, Basingstoke 2002.

4. O. Mailaffia, Europe and Economic Reform in Africa, London 1996.

5. M. Breuning, Foreign Aid, Development Assistance, or Development Cooperation: What’s in a Name?, “International Politics” 2002, no. 3.

6. A. Courmont, I. Lewis, China-Africa: a Strategy of Fair Exchange?, “Défense nationale et sécurité collective” 2007, January.

7. S. Dearden, The Future Role of the European Union in Europe’s Development Assistance, “Cambridge Review of International Affairs”, no. 1/2003.

8. A. Alesina, D. Dollar, Who Gives Foreign Aid to Whom and Why?, “Journal of Economic Growth” 2000, vol. 5, March.

9. R. C. Riddell, Does Foreign Aid Really Work?, Oxford 2007.

10. M. Carbone (ed.), Special Issue: Development Policy and the EU’s External Action, “Cambridge Review of International Affairs” 2013, vol. 26, no. 3.

11. M. Carbone, The European Union and International Development: The Politics of Foreign Aid, London-New York 2011.

12. G. Carbonnier (ed.), International Development Policy. Aid, Emerging Economies and Global Policies, Basingstoke-Geneva 2012.

Having completed the programme, students are expected:

in terms of KNOWLEDGE to:

• know the main social and economic problems of developing countries

• understand what factors determine the shape of international development cooperation

• know the main stages of evolution of international development cooperation and EU development policy

• know the main instruments and mechanisms of European development assistance

• understand what factors influence the effectiveness of EU development aid

• know the aims, measures and instruments of Polish development aid

in terms of SKILLS to be able to:

• explain the reasons for disproportions in development in the contemporary world

• explain the role and importance of states and international financial institutions in solving the problem of poverty in the world

• describe the instruments and mechanisms of development aid provided by the EU, including Poland

• analyse and assess EU development aid

• present the positions of the most eminent researchers on the problem of development

• prepare a tender application for Polish development assistance

in terms of SOCIAL COMPETENCIES to be:

• more independent in applying theoretical knowledge in analysing the basic phenomena in international economic and political relations

• more responsible, due to the fact that attendance at the lectures is not obligatory and students are left with a choice as to the ways of obtaining knowledge presented at the lectures

• more diligent and honest due to the rigorous enforcement of examination requirements

The process of obtaining credits for the course consists of two parts:

- preparing an application for development assistance

- written exam: passing mark – 60 % of total points