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Fall 2017 | PA 5890 Section 001: Topics in Foreign Policy and International Affairs -- Social Change in Israel & Palestine I (33535)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 1 Credit
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 5 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- S-N only
- Instructor Consent:
- Instructor Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Topics Course
- Times and Locations:
- Second Half of Term10/30/2017Mon 06:00PM - 08:20PMUMTC, West BankHubert H Humphrey Center 21511/06/2017 - 12/13/2017Mon 06:00PM - 08:20PMUMTC, West BankHubert H Humphrey Center 215
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Selected topics.
- Class Notes:
- More info available at https://jamesron.com/teaching/study-human-rights-in-israel-palestine/ http://classinfo.umn.edu/?jamesr+PA5890+Fall2017
- Class Description:
- This is a preparatory class for students planning to travel to Palestine and Israel over the winter break. To learn more about this class, please visit https://jamesron.com/teaching/study-human-rights-in-israel-palestine/
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- Students who want to travel to Israel-Palestine from December 28, 2017 through January 13, 2018. Please send your application to take this class as per the instructions on this website; https://jamesron.com/teaching/study-human-rights-in-israel-palestine/
- Learning Objectives:
- Overview of Israel and Palestine and relevant human rights debates.
- Grading:
- pass/fail, 200 word memo prior to each class, 200 word memo after each class.
- Class Format:
- Once a week seminar.
- Workload:
- Roughly 250 pages per week, for half a semester.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33535/1179
- Syllabus:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/jamesr_PA5890_Fall2017.pdf
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 17 May 2017
Fall 2017 | PA 5890 Section 002: Topics in Foreign Policy and International Affairs -- Int'l Strategic Crisis Negotiation Exercise (36175)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 1 Credit
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 5 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option No Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Topics Course
- Times and Locations:
- Second Half of Term11/03/2017Fri 02:30PM - 09:00PMUMTC, West BankHubert H Humphrey Center 1511/04/2017Sat 08:00AM - 05:00PMUMTC, West BankHubert H Humphrey Center 15
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Selected topics.
- Class Notes:
- Title: Int'l Strategic Crisis Negotiation Exercise. http://classinfo.umn.edu/?mtcurtin+PA5890+Fall2017
- Class Description:
- The role-playing exercise will be led by retired Amb. Ross Wilson, former U.S. ambassador to both Turkey and Azerbaijan, in the role of UN Special Representative. The course will enable students to engage in a simulated multi-party negotiation of a complex, high stakes international crisis with multiple players, focused on a future crisis over the south Caucasus Kashmir involving political, military, and humanitarian issues. Students will be divided into seven teams representing key players, such as the U.S., Russia, the EU, China, and other countries and UN agencies. Each team will be mentored by a retired diplomat and/or military officer who will provide negotiating and strategic advice.
The learning objective of the exercise is to help students gain greater understanding of and experience in the skills needed to operate in complex multifaceted negotiations. Students will gain experience in:- Regional Situation Analysis:
- Negotiation Techniques
- Strategic Thinking
- Leadership
- Planning and Evaluation
- Decision Making
- Team Building
- Time Management
NOTE: Teams will be formed and a complete read-ahead packet provided before the exercise.
Teaches the theory and practice of diplomacy and how it is used by the US and others to advance foreign policy objectives. Readings, lectures, and class discussion provide historical and critical understanding; simulations provide opportunities to develop and practice skills in negotiation, policy development, and oral and written communication. The course will focus on how the U.S., other countries, and other international players use diplomacy to advance their foreign policy goals and address and seek to resolve complex international crises. It will examine differing diplomatic styles and skills needed to operate successfully as a professional diplomat. - Exam Format:
- Students will be required to fully participate in the events on February 3 and February 4 and to submit a prompted two-page reflection memorandum after the exercise.
- Class Format:
- This exercise takes place on Friday, February 3, from 3:00-8:00 and Saturday, February 4, 8:00-4:00pm and is an active multilateral strategic negotiation exercise. Students will be assigned to one of seven teams, each with a retired diplomat or faculty member as a mentor. A retired senior U.S. diplomat will lead the exercise acting in the role of a UN Special Envoy. All students who register must actively participate.
- Workload:
- Students will be provided a 100 page read-ahead document. In addition to full engagement during the exercise on February 3-4, students must submit a two-page reflection memorandum.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/36175/1179
- Past Syllabi:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/mtcurtin_PA5890_Spring2016.docx (Spring 2016)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/mtcurtin_PA5890_Fall2015.pdf (Fall 2015) - Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 27 September 2017
Fall 2017 | PA 5890 Section 003: Topics in Foreign Policy and International Affairs -- Political Violence, Conflict, and War (36994)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 5 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Topics Course
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017Mon, Wed 02:30PM - 03:45PMUMTC, West BankBlegen Hall 115
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Selected topics.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?stantonj+PA5890+Fall2017
- Class Description:
- This course examines the causes, dynamics, and resolution of interstate and civil wars. The first section of the course will examine competing arguments regarding the causes of political violence and war, looking at how economic and political grievances may motivate violence; why political leaders may sometimes encourage violence; and what role ethnicity, national identity, and a sense of insecurity play in the initiation of conflict. The second section of the course will look at how wars are fought, with discussions of guerrilla warfare, counterinsurgency strategies, and terrorism. In the third part of the course, focusing on the resolution of conflicts, topics will include international intervention and peacekeeping; negotiated political settlements such as power-sharing and partition; and post-conflict justice strategies such as domestic and international trials and truth commissions. Throughout the course, we will consider a number of different cases of conflict - for example, wars in Afghanistan, Colombia, El Salvador, Indonesia, Rwanda, Sudan, Syria, and Uganda.
- Grading:
- 25%: Class participation, including posting of weekly discussion questions online and contributions to in-class discussions15%: Group presentation20%: Op-ed piece40%: Final paper
- Class Format:
- This course is primarily a discussion-based seminar. In general, the first class meeting each week will involve a focused discussion of a particular question related to the study of conflict -- for example, how do armed groups recruit individuals to participate in violent rebellion? The second class meeting each week will examine this question in greater detail through one or two case studies of contemporary conflicts, incorporating student presentations as well as small-group exercises.
- Workload:
- Approximately 75-100 pages of reading per week; posting of weekly discussion questions online; group presentation; two writing assignments -- one brief op-ed piece due mid-semester and one longer paper (approximately 15 pages) due at the end of the semester.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/36994/1179
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 25 July 2017
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