IREb1012 International Organizations and Diplomacy

Fakulta sociálních studií
jaro 2021
Rozsah
0/2/0. 6 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Vyučující
Mgr. Jana Urbanovská, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Maya Higgins, Ph.D. (přednášející)
Ing. Ivana Hlavsová (přednášející)
Garance
Mgr. Jana Urbanovská, Ph.D.
Katedra mezinárodních vztahů a evropských studií – Fakulta sociálních studií
Kontaktní osoba: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Katedra mezinárodních vztahů a evropských studií – Fakulta sociálních studií
Rozvrh
St 14:00–15:40 U35
Předpoklady
! IRE112 IOs and Diplomacy && !NOW( IRE112 IOs and Diplomacy )
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Cíle předmětu
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the issues of international organizations and diplomacy. The course is composed of two parts. The first part of the course concentrates on international organizations that belong to significant actors of current international relations. After explaining their definition, evolution and function, the attention turns to several selected international organizations that are analyzed from various standpoints. International organizations are one of the main platforms for diplomacy, to which the course turns in its second part. It presents historical evolution of diplomacy, international law framework of diplomacy and broad tasks of global diplomacy from messaging to negotiation, mediation and talk. It also analyses the multiplicities of global diplomacy, covering issue areas like war and peace, economics, development, environment and other. Special attention is devoted to diplomatic skills that are needed to make diplomacy successful.
Výstupy z učení
At the end of the course:
- student should acquire solid command of the concepts of diplomacy and international organizations;
- students should be able to apply the theory of international organizations and diplomacy to practice;
- students should possess basic skills and competences to analyse particular international organizations with a special focus on diplomacy and international negotiation;
- students should command basic diplomatic skills.
Osnova
  • 1. INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE
  • 2. INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
  • 3. THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN WORLD POLITICS: DO THEY MATTER?
  • 4. THE UNITED NATIONS AND THE CHALLENGES IT FACES
  • 5. DEVELOPMENT & SECURITY ORGANIZATIONS
  • 6. TRADE ORGANIZATIONS, THE EUROPEAN UNION & GLOBAL COOPERATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
  • 7. DIPLOMATIC THEORY: INTRODUCTION & EVOLUTION I.
  • 8. DIPLOMATIC THEORY: INTRODUCTION & EVOLUTION II.
  • 9. THE CONTEMPORARY DIPLOMATIC ENVIRONMENT: DIPLOMATIC METHODS SINCE 1945
  • 10. FOREIGN POLICY ORGANISATION: THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, THE EMBASSY, CONSULATES AND INTERNATIONAL LAW
  • 11. THE ART AND STRUCTURE OF NEGOTIATION, UNILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL, EU ENLARGEMENT POLICY
  • 12. SUMMITRY & THE RISE OF THE DIPLOMAT-POLITICIAN
  • 13. PUBLIC AND CULTURAL DIPLOMACY, THE FUTURE OF DIPLOMACY
Literatura
  • HURD, Ian. International organizations : politics, law, practice. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2011, viii, 282. ISBN 9780521147378. info
  • A history of diplomacy. Edited by Jeremy Black. London: Reaktion, 2010, 312 p. ISBN 1861896964. info
  • BERRIDGE, Geoff. Diplomacy : theory and practice. 4th ed. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010, xv, 282. ISBN 9780230229600. info
  • IRIYE, Akira. Global community : the role of international organizations in the making of the contemporary world. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002, ix, 246. ISBN 0520231279. info
  • JAMES, Alan a Geoff BERRIDGE. A dictionary of diplomacy. 1st pub. Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2001, x, 270. ISBN 033376496X. info
  • ARCHER, Clive. International organizations. 3rd ed. London: Routledge, 2001, xi, 204. ISBN 041524689X. info
  • Handbook on International Organizations. Edited by René-Jean Dupuy. Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1988, xxvii, 685. ISBN 9024736587. info
Výukové metody
Lectures, class discussions, group projects, presentations by a professional diplomat, reading
Metody hodnocení
Final exam, reading quizzes, diplomatic output
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
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