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Study Course Description

European Union Science Diplomacy

Main Study Course Information

Course Code

SZF_179

Branch of Science

International Politics; Political science

ECTS

3.00

Target Audience

Communication Science; Information and Communication Science; Political Science

LQF

Level 7

Study Type And Form

Full-Time

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor

Lāsma Šķestere

Structure Unit Manager

Ieva Puzo

Structural Unit

Faculty of Social Sciences

Contacts

Dzirciema Street 16, Riga, szf@rsu.lv

About Study Course

Objective

(1) gain an in-depth understanding of European Union (EU) support programmes and instruments for science, the latest generation of technologies and various innovations and how they contribute to EU external action objectives and support EU diplomacy in different geographical contexts.

(2) to be familiar with several related terms, such as innovation diplomacy, education diplomacy, technology diplomacy, knowledge diplomacy, which are used in academic discussions and policy to discuss scientific and practical research cooperation.

(3) acquire multilateral consulting skills and the formulation of a national position in the regional role-playing format “Model CBSS” in order to understand the multilateralism of geopolitical, scientific and practical considerations in the day-to-day practice of scientific diplomacy.

Preliminary Knowledge

(1) basic knowledge of EU history, EU key institutions and areas of responsibility of such institutions.

(2) prerequisites on diplomacy, its history and modern practice implemented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the EU Member State.

(3) understanding the basic structure of the EU multiannual budget and the traditional programming time frame.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.A comprehensive understanding of the three traditional taxonomies of scientific diplomacy for /var iations/types and their use in the academic and policy field.

2.A thorough understanding of the European Union’s (EU) support programmes and instruments.

Skills

1.Organizing the team and collaborating effectively.

2.A constructive and measured description of the assessment and justification of the other position represented.

3.Communication skills to reach a sustainable compromise-oriented agreement and a common course of action.

Competences

1.Ability to critically and versatile evaluate the content of various initiatives in scientific diplomacy.

2.Discuss and present issues related to the subject individually and in groups, as well as be able to formulate and justify their position in detail on some scientific diplomacy.

Assessment

Individual work

Title	% from total grade	Grade
1. Critical and in-depth knowledge of the course’s compulsory and recommended literature as well as of the literature relevant to individual specialisation.	-	-
2. Effective use of knowledge gained from lectures and seminars in course Article papers, course group work.	-	-

Examination

Title	% from total grade	Grade
1. Individual report	-	10 points
Timely submission of the individual report and its presentation in person
2. Review	-	10 points
A timely review of another student’s individual report and a face-to-face presentation of this review
3. Team work Article and team work presentation sliders	-	10 points
Group work Article and group work presentation sliders submitted on time
4. Participation in Model CBSS	-	10 points
Active participation in Model CBSS in face-to-face gaming
5. Model CBSS feedback form	-	10 points
Timely feedback form for Model CBSS game submitted
6. Exam	-	10 points
Exam passed successfully. The final grade of the course shall consist of the scriptural work performed during the semester, practical work and exam. Those students who will not have attended 80 per cent of lectures without justification will be eligible for a -1 point final assessment. Voluntary and entirely anonymous participation in the provision of Model CBSS research data through a questionnaire and in-depth interview to the course manager outside the course defined course times is an element of complementary research competence and experience.

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME

Part 2

Lecture

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Study room	2

Topics

1.1. Science diplomacy: Definitions, history, Modern practice 1.2. Select group work topics and design commands

Lecture

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Study room	2

Topics

Science diplomacy in the wider context of terminology used in diplomacy studies

Lecture

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Study room	2

Topics

3.1. Role of simulation and role play in the qualification of professionals 3.2. Preparing for Model CBSS

Lecture

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Study room	2

Topics

EU of scientific diplomacy in the context of external action and diplomacy

Lecture

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Study room	2

Topics

Cooperation between the Baltic Sea region in science, research, development of new technologies and innovation

Lecture

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Study room	2

Topics

Model CBSS simulation

Lecture

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Study room	2

Topics

7.1. Model CBSS simulation evaluation and discussion 7.2. Guest lecture of an expert [1] on current affairs of the Council of States of the Baltic Sea

Class/Seminar

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Study room	2

Topics

Conference 1: group work presentations

Class/Seminar

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Study room	2

Topics

Conference 2: presentations of individual reports and discussions with reviewers (discussant)

Class/Seminar

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Study room	2

Topics

Conference 3: presentations of individual reports and discussions with reviewers (discussant)

Class/Seminar

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Study room	2

Topics

11.1.Guest lecture [2] 11.2. Pre-exam course counselling and feedback

Test

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Study room	2

Topics

Exam

Total ECTS (Creditpoints):

3.00

Contact hours:

22 Academic Hours

Final Examination:

Exam

Bibliography

Required Reading

The Royal Society & American Association for the Advancement of Science (2010). New Frontiers in Science Diplomacy: Navigating the Changing Balance of Power.Suitable for English stream

Šime, Z. (2022). Role-Play. European Integration With a Focus on the Baltic Sea Region. Baltic Worlds, 3-4, pp. 143-147.Suitable for English stream

Acker, S., & McGinn, M. K. (2021). Fast Professors, Research Funding, and the Figured Worlds of Mid-Career Ontario Academics. Brock Education Journal, 30(2), 79.Suitable for English stream

Adamson M. (2023). Showcasing the international atom: the IAEA Bulletin as a visual science diplomacy instrument, 1958–1962. The British Journal for the History of Science, 56(2), 205-223.Suitable for English stream

Adler-Nissen, R., & Drieschova, A. (2019). Track-Change Diplomacy: Technology, Affordances, and the Practice of International Negotiations. International Studies Quarterly, 63(3), 531–545.Suitable for English stream

Berling, T. V., & Bueger, C. (2017). Expertise in the age of post-factual politics: An outline of reflexive strategies. Geoforum, 84, 332–341.Suitable for English stream

Bezak, E., Borrás, C., Hasford, F., Karmaker, N., Keyser, A., Stoeva, M., Trauernicht, C., Yeong, H.C., & Marcu, L.G. (2023). Science diplomacy in medical physics – an international perspective. Health and Technology, 13, 495-503.Suitable for English stream

Additional Reading

Angers, K. (2017). Learning to Master the Rules of the Game: A Study of Austrian Diplomats’ Adaptation to the EU. Eurostudia, 12(1), 46–69.Suitable for English stream

Bode, I. (2024). Emergent Normativity: Communities of Practice, Technology, and Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems. Global Studies Quarterly, 4(1), ksad073Suitable for English stream

Echeverría-King, L.F., Vera, N., Ayala, R.E.P., Bonilla, K., & Labraña, J. (2024). Science Diplomacy in Semi-Peripheral Countries: Trajectories and Approaches from Argentina, Brazil, and India. In: Singh, K., Chongtham, N., Trikha, R., Bhardwaj, M., Kaur, S. (eds) Science, Technology and Innovation Ecosystem: An Indian and Global Perspective. Singapore: Springer.Suitable for English stream

Gaïti, B., & Georgakakis, D. (2024). What future for EU foresight? A critical perspective on the institutionalisation of foresight. European Law Journal, 30(3): 443-463.Suitable for English stream

Lambrechts, A.A., Cavallaro, M., & Lepori, B. (2024). The European Universities initiative: between status hierarchies and inclusion. Higher Education, 88, 1227-1247.Suitable for English stream

Maurer, H., & Wright, N. (2021). Still Governing in the Shadows? Member States and the Political and Security Committee in the Post-Lisbon EU Foreign Policy Architecture. Journal of Common Market Studies, 59(4): 856-872.Suitable for English stream

Péti, M., Salamin, G., Nemes, Z., Pörzse, G., & Csicsmann, L. (2024). Asymmetric patterns in territorial cooperation between core and periphery: The participation of Central and Eastern Europe in transnational and interregional cooperation programmes. The Geographical Journal, 190(4), 1-20.Suitable for English stream

Risch, W. J. (2019). European Dreams and European Nightmares in Prewar Donetsk. The Soviet and Post-Soviet Review, 47(1), 39-72.Suitable for English stream

Robinson, S. (2021). Scientific Imaginaries and Science Diplomacy: The Case of Ocean Exploitation. Centaurus, 63(1), pp. 150-170.Suitable for English stream

10.

Olšáková, D. (2023). A Review of Science Diplomacy: Theoretical Evolution to a Post-Naïve Approach and Its Relevance for the Czech Republic. Czech Journal of International Relations.Suitable for English stream

11.

Mesot, J. (2022). Advances in Science Diplomacy: Showcasing New Multidisciplinary Approaches. In: Ana Mari Cauce, Yves Flückiger & Bert van der Zwaan (eds.), Universities as the fifth power? Opportunities, Risks and Strategies (pp. 175–185). Geneva: Association Glion Colloquium.Suitable for English stream

12.

Leijten, J. (2017). Exploring the future of innovation diplomacy. European Journal of Futures Research, 5, 20, pp. 1-13.Suitable for English stream

13.

Leese, M. (2018). Between a Carrot and a Stick: Science Diplomacy and Access to EU Research Funding. Global Policy, 9(S3), pp. 48–52.Suitable for English stream

European Union Science Diplomacy

Main Study Course Information

Study Course Implementer

About Study Course

Objective

Preliminary Knowledge

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

Skills

Competences

Assessment

Individual work

Examination

Study Course Theme Plan

Lecture

Topics

Lecture

Topics

Lecture

Topics

Lecture

Topics

Lecture

Topics

Lecture

Topics

Lecture

Topics

Class/Seminar

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Class/Seminar

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Class/Seminar

Topics

Test

Topics

Bibliography

Required Reading

Additional Reading