| CODE | DST5010 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Diplomacy | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 8 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Diplomatic Studies | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The aim of this study-unit is both theoretical and practical. There is some emphasis on general principles but the major part of the course focuses on diplomatic skills, most particularly on negotiation and on intercultural diplomacy in the Mediterranean. The contents of the course change from year to year in accordance with major international developments. This study unit will focus on the international, regional and national dimensions of diplomacy with a specific focus on diplomacy in the Euro-Mediterranean area. Particular attention is dedicated to the practical level of diplomatic interaction with case studies assessing inter-regional and intra-regional relations between and with Europe and the Mediterranean. Contents (1st Semester) Module I – Diplomatic Protocol - Principles of Protocol - Protocol Practice Module II – Diplomatic Practice: Professional Skills Training - Political Diplomacy Advising the Minister Information Gathering & Reporting Representing National Interests Priority Targets Political Analysis Briefing – Written & Oral Effective Negotiation Meeting Techniques Managing an Embassy - Public Diplomacy Promoting National Interests Mission Statement Role of Foreign Ministry Role of Embassy Messages/Targets/Means Managing the Press & the Public & nbsp Identifying National Strengths Cultural Relations - Media Training The Diplomat and the Media Assessment of the National Media How to Use the Press How to Write a Press Release Interview Techniques: Journalists’ Objectives Diplomats’ Objectives: Journalists’ Methods Diplomats’ Interview Plan: Tactics & Techniques; Presentation Module III – Economic Diplomacy - What is Economic Diplomacy? - Trade and Diplomacy - Finance in Economic Diplomacy - Tourism and Economic Diplomacy - Economic Diplomacy as a Vehicle for Global Sustainable Development Contents (2nd Semester) Module IV – The Diplomacy of International River Management - World Water Crisis: Facts and Vision - Regional Negotiations and Dialogue - Regional Water Conflicts and Cooperation - Basic Principles of Conflict Management - Global and Regional Simulation Exercises Module V – Communication and Negotiation: Netherlands Institute of International Relations 'Clingendael' (including simulation games) - Intercultural Communication - International Negotiation Literature - Barston, R. Modern Diplomacy, Longman, 2006 (3rd Ed.) - Conca, K. Governing Water, The Mit Press, 2006 - Dolatyar, D. and Gray, T.S. Water Politics in the Middle East: A Context for Conflict or Cooperation? - Friedman, T. The World is Flat – the Globalized World in the 21st Century, Penguin Books, 2006 - Kissinger, H. Diplomacy, Simon and Schuster Paperbacks, 1994 - Mason, S.A. From Conflict to Cooperation in the Nile Basin, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, 2003 - Miall, H., Woodhouse, T. and Ramsbotham, O. Contemporary Conflict Resolution, Polity Press, 2005 (2nd Ed.) |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Stephen Calleya (Co-ord.) Michael Frendo Lourdes Pullicino Tanya Sammut Bonnici Olaph Terribile |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2024/5. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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