Agricultural Geopolitics and International Affairs
main objectives
- To analyze the economic, geopolitical and sociologic environment,- To understand the geopolitical aspect of international trade relations,- To detect, understand and analyze the challenges of agricultural globalization: The winners and losers of globalization (farming communities around the world). ,- To analyze the role of international institutions (Rules of international trade and agricultural development policies),
general content
Lecture courses,Introduction to globalization (international economic and geopolitical balances, geopolitical confrontations, social and cultural consequences),Agricultural Issues in power relations between countries with focus on South America, China, Gulf states),Comparing agricultural policies,Agricultural negotiations at the World Trade Organization (WTO) and regional agreements,Social responsibility of multinational corporations (Corporate Social Responsibility) and sustainable development,Global agricultural trade,Geopolitics and digital challenges,Introduction in geo-economics,,Methodological contents,Accompaniment in information research and oral presentation group
pedagogy
9 lecture courses,2 methodological sessions,Work in group of 5 or 6,Participatory teaching method with discussions,Individual reading,Workshops: Nantes Geopolitics (IRIS),
evaluation
Group Oral presentations,Group Written report,Written individual exam (three hours) from a bibliography prepared by the students,
Bibliography
Pierre Blanc, Sébastien Abis Géopolitique de l’agriculture, Paris, Eyrolles, oct 2020,Sebastien Abis, Mathieu Brun, Le Demeter 2021, Paris, IRIS Editions, février 2021,Philippe Moreau Defarges, Introduction à la géopolitique, Paris, Points, juin 2021.,Ardavan Amir-Aslani, Le siècle des défis – Grands enjeux géostratégiques internationaux, Paris, L’Archipel, avril 2021.,Sylvie Matelly, Géopolitique de l’économie- 40 fiches illustrées pour comprendre le monde, Paris, Eyrolles, avril 2021.,