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Spring 2014 | PA 5890 Section 001: Topics in Foreign Policy and International Affairs -- Crisis Management (58413)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 1.5 Credits
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 5 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
Delivery Medium
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 330
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 330
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 330
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 330
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 330
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 330
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 330
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 330
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Spring 2014 | PA 5890 Section 002: Topics in Foreign Policy and International Affairs -- Bilateral and Multilateral Diplomacy (67085)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 5 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F only
- Instructor Consent:
- Instructor Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Mon,
Wed 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 20
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Selected topics.
- Class Notes:
- Bilateral and Multilateral Diplomacy. Permission numbers are required. It is preferred that students have taken PA 5801 previously or be taking it in Spring 2014. Please contact Sherry Gray at grayx260@umn.edu for a permission number.
- Class Description:
- This three-credit course will examine the practice and process of diplomacy as it relates to the development and implementation of foreign and development cooperation policy in the United States government. We will review the history of inter-state relations and the international treaties and norms that have influenced policy and the practice of diplomacy, including the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. The practice has evolved over the years though it continues to incorporate functions such as representation, reporting, negotiation, intercultural contacts, and interaction with the media (e.g. "public diplomacy").The "globalization" phenomenon, sometimes referred to as the "post-Westphalian world," has brought many new actors into the arena, including the private sector and civil society. We will examine the ways in which these forces, institutions, and individuals interact with the work of the modern diplomat. International organizations such as the United Nations require different rules and behaviors for diplomats and we will explore these arenas, including the "soft law" approaches employed by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Specific and current policy cases will be explored to illustrate the complexity of diplomatic strategies and the tactics, techniques and methods used to implement them. In addition to providing a knowledge base, this course will focus on the development of professional skills important to the diplomatic profession. These include policy analysis and formulation, written and verbal communication and negotiation. Diplomacy is the art of influencing the behavior of individuals, nations, and international organizations that do not necessarily share the policy goals or national interests of the diplomat. It is an art that requires perceptive understanding of other cultures, political and economic systems, the use of soft and hard power, geo-strategic positioning, global threat analysis and consensus building. We will invite experienced diplomats to share case studies with the class. Active participation by the class will be expected.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67085/1143
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 21 January 2014
Spring 2014 | PA 5890 Section 004: Topics in Foreign Policy and International Affairs -- Politics of the Middle East & North Africa (67755)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 5 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F only
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Tue,
Thu 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 35
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Selected topics.
- Class Notes:
- Prior coursework on the Middle East and North Africa helpful, but not required.
- Class Description:
- Middle East Politics is a 5000-level graduate seminar that examines the domestic, regional, and transnational politics of the Middle East and North Africa. The class is organized into two primary units. Unit One examines major armed conflicts?anti-colonial, intra-state, and inter-state?from 1948 through the 1990s. It uses these historical moments as windows onto key policy-relevant issues in MENA such as external intervention/occupation, human rights, mobilization, social movements, and political economy. Unit Two focuses on policy-relevant issues such as religion and politics, democratization and elections, political economy, sectarianism, minorities, civil society, and gender. In the final two weeks of class, students will explore the politics and policy implications of the Arab Uprisings.
- Grading:
- 30% Reports/Papers
30% Reflection Papers
20% In-class Presentations
20% Class Participation
- Class Format:
- 18% Lecture
70% Discussion
12% Student Presentations
- Workload:
- 100-200 Pages Reading Per Week
15-25 Pages Writing Per Term
1 Presentation(s)
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67755/1143
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 21 January 2014
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