Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Small state strategies in modern diplomatic environment
Course Code
SZF_043
Branch of Science
International Politics; Political science
ECTS
3.00
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.Will be oriented in the information about the challenges of the foreign policy of small countries and the available solutions and examples of how small countries can implement a successful foreign policy.
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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As part of the study course, students will have to learn the mandatory literature (up to 50 pages of text for each lesson), write two essays on the specified topic, successfully complete the seminars, write a report, present the report, and successfully pass the course final exam.
In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
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Participation and quality of answers in lectures and seminars – 10%; Essays – 20%; Paper presentation – 20%; Report – 25%; Exam grade – 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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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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Case studies in small state foreign policy and diplomacy
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Case studies in small state foreign policy and diplomacy
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
24 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
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Visa literatūra ir angļu valodā un piemērota gan latviešu, gan angļu plūsmas studentiem
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Constantinou, Costas M., Kerr, Pauline, Sharp, Paul. The Sage Handbook of Dplomacy. (Melbourne: Sage Publications, 2016), 257- 267; 281- 307 pp.
3.
Archer, C., Bailes, Alyson J. K., Wivel, A. Small States and International Security: Europe and Beyound. (Routhledge, 2014) 26-79 pp.
4.
Cooper, Andrew F., Shaw, Timothy M. The Diplomacies of Small States: Between Vulnerability and Resilience. (Palgrave Macmillian: New York, 2009) 21-64 pp. (Jaunāks izdevums nav izdots)
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Brady A., Thorhallsson B. Small States and the New Security Environment, (Cham: Springer, 2021)
6.
Baldaccjino G., Wivel A. Handbook on the Politics of Small States, (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020)
7.
Panke. D., Gurol, J. Small States as Agenda-setters? The Council Presidencies of Malta and Estonia, (Journal of Common Market Studies, 2018)
Additional 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.
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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.