Diplomacy and Global Affairs

• Aim is get familiar with the DUK

• Introduction to the study at DUK

• Ability to apply the most important IR Theories to the analysis of case studies
• Aim is to compare classical IR approaches with the emerging Non-Western contributions to IR
• Aim is to compare and contrast political thought in a cross-cultural perspective

• Western Political Thought: Main approaches in International Relations (IR): Realism, Neorealism, Idealism, Constructivism, World-Systems Theory
• Beyond Western Political Traditions: Non-Western contributions to IR approaches from a Latin American, Asian, African, and Arabic-Islamic perspective
• Negotiating the Ambivalences of Modernity: Negotiating Western Universalism with Postcolonial Relativism

• Ability to analyze an armed conflict from a scholarly perspective; assesment of relation between state capacity, good governance & peaceful environment
• Ability to scholarly debate the pro´s and con´s of foreign military interventions
• Ability to describe different stages of conflict transformation, types of negotiation and mediation

• Diplomacy in Difficult Environments I: New Wars Scenarios: Analysis of new war scenarios; causes, structures and impact of weak or failing states; new violence scenarios; refugee problematic
• Diplomacy in Difficult Environments II: Responsibilities of the International Community: R2P;intervention by invitation; security implications and human rights duties; ius in bello
• Diplomacy in Difficult Environments III: Ius Post Bellum: Conflict transformation, management and nation-building; rule of law

• Impact of Globalization on Strong and Weak Economies
• Economic Policies: 'Trade' versus 'Migration'
• Shadow Economies

• Theories and Policies of Migration
• Global and Transnational Migration
• Migration in Europe
• Migration and Democratic Politics

• Implementing the Rule of Law
• International Law in a Comparative Perspective

• The Concept of “Good Governance”
• Current Initiatives of Good Governance: Case Studies
• Study Trip, Lectures (one week) and Participation at the Academic Council UN (ACUNS)

Two courses (electives):

• Security and Development Issues in the Middle East and North Africa
• Security and Development Issues in Latin America
• Security and Development Issues in North America
• Security and Development Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Security and Development Issues in Asia

• Public Diplomacy, E-Diplomacy, and European Diplomatic Practices
• E-Governance
• Hermeneutics of Legal Texts in International Politics
• International Political Communication
• Negotiation and Mediation Skills in International Politics
• Language of Diplomacy & Diplomatic Protocol

• Preparation and Supervision
• Professional Residency (minimum 5 weeks)

• Research Methods of Social Sciences
• Research Methods applicable to Master’s Thesis
• Reporting and Project Drafting

• Aim is get familiar with the DUK

• Introduction to the study at DUK

• Ability to apply the most important IR Theories to the analysis of case studies
• Aim is to compare classical IR approaches with the emerging Non-Western contributions to IR
• Aim is to compare and contrast political thought in a cross-cultural perspective

• Western Political Thought: Main approaches in International Relations (IR): Realism, Neorealism, Idealism, Constructivism, World-Systems Theory
• Beyond Western Political Traditions: Non-Western contributions to IR approaches from a Latin American, Asian, African, and Arabic-Islamic perspective
• Negotiating the Ambivalences of Modernity: Negotiating Western Universalism with Postcolonial Relativism

• Ability to analyze an armed conflict from a scholarly perspective; assesment of relation between state capacity, good governance & peaceful environment
• Ability to scholarly debate the pro´s and con´s of foreign military interventions
• Ability to describe different stages of conflict transformation, types of negotiation and mediation

• Diplomacy in Difficult Environments I: New Wars Scenarios: Analysis of new war scenarios; causes, structures and impact of weak or failing states; new violence scenarios; refugee problematic
• Diplomacy in Difficult Environments II: Responsibilities of the International Community: R2P;intervention by invitation; security implications and human rights duties; ius in bello
• Diplomacy in Difficult Environments III: Ius Post Bellum: Conflict transformation, management and nation-building; rule of law

• Impact of Globalization on Strong and Weak Economies
• Economic Policies: 'Trade' versus 'Migration'
• Shadow Economies

• Theories and Policies of Migration
• Global and Transnational Migration
• Migration in Europe
• Migration and Democratic Politics

• Implementing the Rule of Law
• International Law in a Comparative Perspective

• The Concept of “Good Governance”
• Current Initiatives of Good Governance: Case Studies
• Study Trip, Lectures (one week) and Participation at the Academic Council UN (ACUNS)

• Aim is get familiar with the DUK

• Introduction to the study at DUK

• Ability to apply the most important IR Theories to the analysis of case studies
• Aim is to compare classical IR approaches with the emerging Non-Western contributions to IR
• Aim is to compare and contrast political thought in a cross-cultural perspective

• Western Political Thought: Main approaches in International Relations (IR): Realism, Neorealism, Idealism, Constructivism, World-Systems Theory
• Beyond Western Political Traditions: Non-Western contributions to IR approaches from a Latin American, Asian, African, and Arabic-Islamic perspective
• Negotiating the Ambivalences of Modernity: Negotiating Western Universalism with Postcolonial Relativism

• Ability to analyze an armed conflict from a scholarly perspective; assesment of relation between state capacity, good governance & peaceful environment
• Ability to scholarly debate the pro´s and con´s of foreign military interventions
• Ability to describe different stages of conflict transformation, types of negotiation and mediation

• Diplomacy in Difficult Environments I: New Wars Scenarios: Analysis of new war scenarios; causes, structures and impact of weak or failing states; new violence scenarios; refugee problematic
• Diplomacy in Difficult Environments II: Responsibilities of the International Community: R2P;intervention by invitation; security implications and human rights duties; ius in bello
• Diplomacy in Difficult Environments III: Ius Post Bellum: Conflict transformation, management and nation-building; rule of law

• Impact of Globalization on Strong and Weak Economies
• Economic Policies: 'Trade' versus 'Migration'
• Shadow Economies

• Theories and Policies of Migration
• Global and Transnational Migration
• Migration in Europe
• Migration and Democratic Politics

• Implementing the Rule of Law
• International Law in a Comparative Perspective

• The Concept of “Good Governance”
• Current Initiatives of Good Governance: Case Studies
• Study Trip, Lectures (one week) and Participation at the Academic Council UN (ACUNS)

Two courses (electives):

• Security and Development Issues in the Middle East and North Africa
• Security and Development Issues in Latin America
• Security and Development Issues in North America
• Security and Development Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Security and Development Issues in Asia

• Public Diplomacy, E-Diplomacy, and European Diplomatic Practices
• E-Governance
• Hermeneutics of Legal Texts in International Politics
• International Political Communication
• Negotiation and Mediation Skills in International Politics
• Language of Diplomacy & Diplomatic Protocol

• Preparation and Supervision
• Professional Residency (minimum 5 weeks)

• Research Methods of Social Sciences
• Research Methods applicable to Master’s Thesis
• Reporting and Project Drafting