MVZb2014 The Discrete charm of diplomacy

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Monika Brusenbauch Meislová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Monika Brusenbauch Meislová, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Tue 12:00–13:40 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Předmět je určen studentům bakalářského stupně studia se zájmem o diplomacii.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 110 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 82/110, only registered: 4/110, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 4/110
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
“The Discrete Charm of Diplomacy” course is a one-semester course, the aim of which is to introduce students to the field of diplomacy and diplomatic service in an interactive and original way. The course provides students with a unique insider's view and acquaints them with the functioning and practice of the diplomatic service through regular meetings with prominent Czech and Slovak diplomats. The course will feature a number of leading senior diplomats who have held diplomatic positions at embassies in countries around the world, or at international organizations, and/or participated in the process of formulating Czech foreign policy and its priorities. Students will get a unique opportunity to look behind the scenes of diplomatic practice.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- identify and summarize the basic characteristics of diplomatic practice;
- demonstrate an understanding of the main priorities of the Czech diplomacy in the post-1989 era;
- have a deeper insight into the basic features of the practice of public diplomacy, including the functioning of diplomatic missions, their activities and staff;
- navigate themselves in the possibilities of a diplomatic career;
- identify and describe the basic skills and knowledge necessary for the exercise of the diplomatic profession.
Syllabus
  • The names of individual guests and the dates of their presentations will be specified by the beginning of the autumn semester.
Literature
    required literature
  • Veselý, Z.: Diplomacie (Teorie, praxe, dějiny). Plzeň, Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk, 2018,
  • Christian Lequesne (2019) Why Studying State Foreign Services Remains a Research Priority, Diplomacy & Statecraft, 30:4, 780-785.
Teaching methods
Guest presentations; space for students’ questions and discussions. Reading of the assigned literature.
Assessment methods
Course completion requirements:
- mandatory participation at guests’ presentations;
- active participation within the class;
- reading of the assigned literature;
- passing of the final online test, which will address the topics discussed during the course and in the assigned readings.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
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