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Fall 2018 | PA 5890 Section 001: Topics in Foreign Policy and International Affairs -- Int'l Strategic Crisis Negotiation Exercise (32347)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 1 Credit
- 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:
- Second Half of Term10/26/2018Fri 03:00PM - 08:00PMUMTC, West BankHubert H Humphrey Center 2510/27/2018Sat 08:00AM - 04:00PMUMTC, West BankHubert H Humphrey Center 25
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (38 of 40 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Selected topics.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?mtcurtin+PA5890+Fall2018
- Class Description:
- The role-playing exercise will be led by retired Amb. Laura Kennedy, former ambassador to Kazakhstan and to the Conference on Disarmament. 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 North Korea involving political, military, and humanitarian issues. Students will be divided into six teams representing key players, such as the U.S., Russia, , China, Japan, North Korea and South Korea. 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/32347/1189
- 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:
- 29 November 2018
Fall 2018 | PA 5890 Section 002: Topics in Foreign Policy and International Affairs -- Political Violence, Conflict, and War (32348)
- 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 Session09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018Mon 08:15AM - 11:00AMUMTC, West BankBlegen Hall 135
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (11 of 16 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Selected topics.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?stantonj+PA5890+Fall2018
- Class Description:
- This course examines the causes, dynamics, and resolution of violent conflicts in the international system. Emphasizing contemporary conflicts, such as wars in Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, and Turkey, the course addresses a wide range of policies aimed at preventing or revolving conflicts and rebuilding countries in the aftermath of violence. Course topics include: the impact of natural resources on conflict, climate change and conflict, terrorism, wartime sexual violence, counterterrorism and counterinsurgency, refugees, humanitarian intervention and peacekeeping, post-conflict justice, and the role of the International Criminal Court in addressing wartime atrocities.
- Grading:
- 25%: Class participation, including posting of weekly discussion questions online and contributions to in-class discussions15%: Oral Presentation20%: Short paper40%: Final paper on a topic of the student's choosing
- 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 pages of reading per week; posting of weekly discussion questions online; oral presentation; two writing assignments -- one short paper due mid-semester and one longer paper (approximately 15 pages) due at the end of the semester.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/32348/1189
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 10 August 2018
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