Current european union policies on sustainable development

After an introductory part including three 'theoretical sessions', the course will engage in the analysis of three specific EU policies on Sustainable Development (namely immigration and asylum, labor and non- discrimination policies). Each session runs on two or three classes and will combine frontal teaching with a number of case studies and role-plays, requiring students' participation in class activities. Students are expected to prepare in advance for each session and encouraged to read the available bibliography (see the section "Expected Readings"). A group of subjects/questions is provided in advance in order to guide the class discussion.

1. The EU as an Actor of International Law
2. Normative Power Europe: a Credible and Advisable Utopia? According to the "Normative Power Europe" theory, the structure of the EU and its role on the in international scene triggers in principle the capacity to extend its policies and practices beyond the European borders.
Is the "Global Reach" of the EU Sustainable Development and Human Rights policies feasible and advisable?

3. The EU Concept of Sustainable Development
The EU approach to the concept of Sustainable Development
The Relationship between the EU strategy and the 2030 Agenda
The EU's fields of action for achieving Sustainable Development
The EU SD strategy: State of Play

Part II - The EU Policies on Immigration and Asylum
4. The EU Action for Developing Countries and the Need to Prevent the Root Causes of Forced Migration
5. The External Dimension of the EU Migration and Asylum Policy

Part III - EU Labour Law: Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion
6. Access to the Labour Market and Workers' Rights

Part IV - Promoting Equality in the EU
7. The EU Legal Framework for Preventing Discrimination
8. The EU Antidiscrimination Policies: Preventing and Combatting Racial Discrimination
9. The EU Antidiscrimination Policies: Promoting Gender Equality