| CODE | DST5115 | ||||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Diplomacy, principles and practices | ||||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Diplomatic Studies | ||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The aim of the 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, on diplomatic protocol and on intercultural diplomacy in the Mediterranean. The study-unit focuses 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 Europe and the Mediterranean. This also involves the exploration of cooperation through the lens of theories. Throughout the year, students also benefit from the experience and expertise of Ambassadors, Ministers of Foreign Affairs and other high-level personalities from Malta and the Euro-Mediterranean region. This is referred to as the Ambassadorial Lecture Series, which provides students with an opportunity to learn about the world of diplomacy. The exact content of the semester varies from year to year and will be specified in a syllabus distributed at the beginning of each term. Study-Unit Aims: - To familiarise the students with the principles of diplomatic protocol and practice as they relate to the relative Conventions; - To provide students with an understanding of the principles underpinning international negotiations, including simulation exercises putting these principles into practice; - To examine in some detail inter-governmental regional organisations in the Euro-Med region; - To explore cooperation through the multidisciplinary lenses of Evolutionary Theory, Darwinism, Game Theory and Complexity Theory, and identify mechanisms of cooperation during the development of policy, legislation, agreements, treaties, as well as during the process of mediation and conflict resolution; - To gain first-hand knowledge from practitioners working within the diplomatic field. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge and Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - retain and reproduce the principles underpinning diplomatic protocol and practice; - recognise the multiple fora for intercultural diplomacy in the Euro-Mediterranean region and justify the various approaches to regional and international diplomatic efforts; - demonstrate and implement mechanisms of cooperation that seek to avoid unstable scenarios and create mechanisms of cooperation that lead to stable scenarios. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - reproduce and implement the knowledge retained to conduct and participate in effective negotiations; - perform tasks within a diplomatic context, utilising the principles, practices and protocols forming the basis of the unit. These tasks include political scenario analysis, ministerial briefs, developing national objectives, and the promotion of national interests. Main Texts and Supplementary Readings: Main Texts - Axelrod, Robert. 1997. The complexity of cooperation: Agent-based models of competition and collaboration (Vol. 3). Princeton: Princeton University Press. - Berridge, Geoff, R. 2015. Diplomacy, Theory and Practice. 5th edition. New York: Springer Publishing. - Kissinger, Henry. 1994. Diplomacy. New York: Simon & Schuster. - Meerts, Paul. 2015. Diplomatic Negotiation, Essence and Evolution. The Hague: Clingendael. - Sammut鈥怋onnici, Tanya. 2015. Complex adaptive systems. Wiley Encyclopaedia of Management, Vol 12 Strategic Management, pp.1-3. - Stavridis, Stelios, and Davor, Jan膷i膰, (eds.). 2017. Parliamentary Diplomacy in European and Global Governance. Leiden: Brill Nijhoff. Supplementary Readings - De Perini, Pietro. 2017. Intercultural Dialogue in EU Foreign Policy: The Case of the Mediterranean from the End of the Cold War to the Arab Uprisings. London and New York: Routledge. - Monod de Froideville, Gilbert, and Mark, Verheul. 2016. An Experts鈥� Guide to International Protocol: Best Practices in Diplomatic and Corporate Relations. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. - Roberts, Ivor, (ed.). 2010. Satow鈥檚 Diplomatic Practice. 6th edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. - Spence, Jack, E., Claire, Yorke, and Alistair, Masser. 2021. New Perspectives on Diplomacy, Contemporary Diplomacy in Action. London: I.B. Tauris. - United Nations. 2005. Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations: 1961. New York: United Nations. - United Nations. 2005. Vienna Convention on Consular Relations: 1963. New York: United Nations. - Zartman, I. William, (ed.), 1995. Elusive Peace, Negotiating an end to Civil Wars. Washington, D.C.: The Brookings Institution. - Zartman, I. William, and Guy Olivier, Faure (ed.), 2005. Escalation and Negotiation in International Conflicts. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Stephen Calleya Lourdes Pullicino (Co-ord.) Alex Sceberras Trigona Patrick Tabone 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 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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