Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Small state strategies in modern diplomatic environment and international negotiations
Course Code
PZK_204
Branch of Science
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ECTS
7.50
Target Audience
Political Science
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Māris Cepurītis
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
Create understanding of challenges and solutions of small states and secondary actors in modern diplomatic environment.
Preliminary Knowledge
BA level understanding of international system, theories of international relations and foreign policy making.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Students will be able to describe the challenges and available solutions of small states, and provide information on successful foreign policy examples of small states.
Skills
1.Students will be able to understand the limits of small states in international politics, as well as the importance of use of strategy.
Competences
1.Students will be able to carry out research on the foreign policy of small states.
Assessment
Individual work
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Reading of mandatory literature; Two essays; presentation of report; report, participation in simulations; exam
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Students have to take into account the following requirements and grading criteria: • Active participation during classes and seminars – 10% • Essays – 20% • Final report – 25% • Presentation of the final report – 20% • Exam – 25%
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Small states in international relations: development and basic concepts
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Modern diplomatic environment and small states
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Modern diplomatic environment and small states
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Modern diplomatic environment and small states
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Diplomatic strategies of small states: from survival to thriving
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Case studies in small state foreign policy and diplomacy
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
7.50
Contact hours:
40 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Neumann, Iver B., Gstohl, Sieglinde. Introduction. Lilliputians in Gulliver`s Word?, Small States in International Relations. C. Ingebritsen, I. Neumann, S. Gstohl, J. Beyer Eds. (University of Washington Press: Seattle, 2006), 3-36 pp.
2.
Fox, Annette Baker. The Power of Small States: Diplomacy in the World War II, Small States in International Relations. C. Ingebritsen, I. Neumann, S. Gstohl, J. Beyer Eds. (University of Washington Press: Seattle, 2006), 39 – 54 pp.
3.
Constantinou, Costas M., Kerr, Pauline, Sharp, Paul. The Sage Handbook of Dplomacy. (Los Angeles, London, New Dehli, Singapore, Washington DC, Melbourne: Sage Publications, 2016), 257- 267; 281- 307 pp.
4.
Archer, C., Bailes, Alyson J. K., Wivel, A. Small States and International Security: Europe and Beyound. (Routhledge, 2014) 26-79 pp.
5.
Cooper, Andrew F., Shaw, Timothy M. The Diplomacies of Small States: Between Vulnerability and Resilience. (Palgrave Macmillian: Houndmils, Basinggstoke, Hampshire, New York, 2009) 1-18. pp.
6.
Cooper, Andrew F., Shaw, Timothy M. The Diplomacies of Small States: Between Vulnerability and Resilience. Palgrave Macmillian – Houndmils, Basinggstoke, Hampshire, New York – 2009, 21-64 pp.
7.
Panke, Diana. “Dwarfs in international negotiations: how small states make their voices heard”. Cambridge Review of International Affairs, 25(3) (September 2012): 313 - 328 pp.
Additional Reading
1.
Štamers, Guntis. Mazas valsts jēdziens un pētījumi starptautisko attiecību teorijā. Latvija pasaules politikā: iespējas un ierobežojumi. Ž. Ozoliņa. Ed. (Latvijas ārpolitikas institūts 2001.) 10-19 pp.
2.
Bleiere, Daina. Mazas valsts ārpolitiskā autonomija. Latvija pasaules politikā: iespējas un ierobežojumi. Ž. Ozoliņa. Ed. (Latvijas ārpolitikas institūts 2001.) 31-45 pp.