POL587 Cross-Cultural Negotiation

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 7 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Věra Stojarová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Stanislav Balík, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Supplier department: Division of Politology – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Fri 1. 3. 10:00–15:40 U41, Fri 15. 3. 10:00–15:40 U41, Fri 22. 3. 10:00–15:40 U41, Fri 10. 5. 10:00–15:40 U41
Prerequisites
The course is designed for graduate students.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The students will be confronted with the series of case studies. Negotiating is a comprehensive training tool for executives, officials and others engaged in cross-cultural negotiation. The students will learn on selected case show and with whom it is apropriate to negotiate any given issue across cultures. The negotiation will also open an opportunity to deeply understand selected cross-cultural conflicts. Coexistence draws from numerous cases to illustrate what countries can do after violent ethnic conflict subsides to rebuild society.
Learning outcomes
. Provide accurate historical and background information on the conflict and peacemaking efforts, and provide opportunities for students to engage with this history in a direct and realistic context . Build students’ negotiation and conflict management skills by asking them to take on the roles of participants seeking to resolve a conflict through negotiation, with support and feedback as they prepare, conduct, and debrief the role play 4. Challenge students to find the links between the conflict presented in the role play and the conflict resolution steps presented in the Workable Peace Framework, and to apply them to other conflicts in history and in their own lives
Syllabus
  • Bloc A Topic: Religion and Nationalism in Northern Ireland Bloc B Topic: Indigenous rights in Guatemala Workable Peace. Indigenous Rights and Environment in Guatemala. Bloc C Topic: Water on the West Bank Bloc D Topic n. 1: workshop Four Value Orientation facilitated by Janet J. Foerster, M.Ed. and Schuyler Foerster, D.Phil. Topic n. 2: Workshop Bafa Bafa simulation game facilitated by Janet J. Foerster
Literature
    required literature
  • TROMPENAARS, Fons and Charles HAMPDEN-TURNER. Riding the waves of culture : understanding diversity in global business. Revised and updated third ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2012, ix, 389. ISBN 9780071773089. info
Teaching methods
simulation of negotiation
Assessment methods
- Drafting the papers - max. 16 points - Taking part in the simulations – max. 16 points - Test – max 18 points
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018.
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