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JOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY
COURSE CODE: "PL 373"
COURSE NAME: "The Theory and Practice of Diplomacy"
SEMESTER & YEAR:
Fall Semester 2012
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SYLLABUS
INSTRUCTOR:
Schepisi Alberto
EMAIL: [email protected]
HOURS:
MW 16:30-17:45
TOTAL NO. OF CONTACT HOURS:
45
CREDITS:
3
PREREQUISITES:
OFFICE HOURS:
By appointment
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The course will be conducted by AmbassadorAlberto Schepisi,who ,during his diplomatic career in the Italian Foreign Service, has served,at various levels,in all the fields of diplomacy: from bilateral to multilateral (at the Permanent Mission at the UN in Geneva and Vienna),from consular, to commercial.
The course is designed for students who are interested in international relation either as a career in government,International organizations,business or NGO’s,or academically.
The course will examine the the role and the meaning of diplomacy in international affairs as and its evolution from traditional or bilateral diplomacy to multilateral and global diplomacy .
In particular the teacher will focus his classes on the the crucial importance of the diplomatic method in times of globalization ,when war is less and less a, alternative for solving the inevitabile conflicts and tensions inside the International community.
The teacher will also explain the structure of the modern International society where not only nationstates but also other entities, ,such as intenational organizations and,trasnational.NGO’s ,are important players of diplomatic activities.
.Particular attentiont will be devoted in this respect to the diplomacy in United Nations system
and to its role in facing the global challenges of the 21st century(environment and climate changes,terrorism,nuclear safety,mass migrations,energy,sustainable development…)
In each class the teacher willl comment the current events in International diplomacy and discuss them with the students.
Moreover,the teacher will offer the students ,throughout all the course, examples,comparisons and comments, drawing from his personal experience in diplomacy
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SUMMARY OF COURSE CONTENT:
Summary of course content:
1) Definitions of diplomacy.The role of diplomacy and international law in international relations
2)Traditional or bilateral diploamcy
3)Modern or multilateral dplomacy
4)Globalization and global diplomacy
5)Diplomacy in the United Nation system
6)The reform of the United Nations
7) Actors in the International society:the diplomacy of NGO’s
8)Diplomacy and global issues:
terrorism and organized criminality
9)Environment and climate changes
10)Diplomacy and the geopolitics of energy
11)Development,poverty and hunger
12) Diplomacy and human rights
13)Humanitarian interventions
14)Global governance and regionalism
15) The processo of European integration
16)Identity and globalizations
17)Cultural Diplomacy
18) The new structure of the global society
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LEARNING OUTCOMES:
1) understanding the new role of diplomacy in the current situation of International relations
2) Ability to understand the “variable institutional structure” of global governance
3)Analysis of the major international challenges and issues of the 21st century and the role of bilateral and multilateral diplomacy in dealing with them.
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TEXTBOOK:
| Book Title | Author | Publisher | ISBN number | Library Call Number | Comments | Format | Local Bookstore | Online Purchase |
| Diplomacy. Theory & Practice 4th edition | G.R. Berridge | | 00000 | | | | | |
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REQUIRED RESERVED READING:
| Book Title | Author | Publisher | ISBN number | Library Call Number | Comments |
| The practice of diplomacy | Keith Hamilton and Richard Langhorne | Routledge,29 West 35 street,New Yor | ISBN 0-415-10474-2 | | |
| The globalization of world politics | Baylis Smith Owens V ed | | 0000 | | |
| The United Nations in the 21st century 3rd edition | Mingst and Karns | | 0000 | | |
RECOMMENDED RESERVED READING:
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GRADING POLICY
-ASSESSMENT METHODS:
| Assignment | Guidelines | Weight |
| Attendance , participation and contribution to class discussion: | | 20 |
| Midterm examination | one hour and fifteen minutes written exam consisting in multiple essay questions covering the first half of the course | 20 |
| Final examination | 2 and a half hours written exam consisting in multiple essay questions. | 30 |
| Final paper | ten to fifteen pages on a topic related to the class program | 30 |
-ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:
Final letter grades will correspond to the final percentage obtained:
A to A- = 100% to 90%
B to B- = 89% to 80%
C to C- 79% to 70 %
D to D- 69 to 60%
-ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Attendance requirements:
Please refer to the University catalogue for the attendante and absebnce policy
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ACADEMIC HONESTY
As stated in the university catalog, any student who commits an act of academic
dishonesty will receive a failing grade on the work in which the dishonesty occurred.
In addition, acts of academic dishonesty, irrespective of the weight of the assignment,
may result in the student receiving a failing grade in the course. Instances of
academic dishonesty will be reported to the Dean of Academic Affairs. A student
who is reported twice for academic dishonesty is subject to summary dismissal from
the University. In such a case, the Academic Council will then make a recommendation
to the President, who will make the final decision.
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STUDENTS WITH LEARNING OR OTHER DISABILITIES
John Cabot University does not discriminate on the basis of disability or handicap.
Students with approved accommodations must inform their professors at the beginning
of the term. Please see the website for the complete policy.
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