Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Justice Studies
Learning Methods
Online
Module Offerings
7149PS-APR-MTP
7149PS-JAN-MTP
7149PS-SEP-MTP
7149PS-SEP_NS-MTP
Aims
This module has four principal aims:
It examines the historical emergence and development of modern diplomacy.
It explores the theory and practice of both bilateral diplomacy, focusing on the functions of embassies and foreign ministries, and multilateral diplomacy.
It evaluates the impact of the revolution in communications and information technology and rapid air travel on these institutions.
It analyses the significance of nongovernmental organisations, transnational corporations and other non-state actors and examines their interaction with states in bilateral and multilateral settings.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Demonstrate a critical understanding of the key actors, institutions
and processes of modern diplomacy.
2.
Critically evaluate the importance of diplomacy in world politics and explain the changing nature of diplomatic institutions and processes.
3.
Critically analyse the relationships between states, international organisations and non-state actors in explaining outcomes in contemporary international relations.
4.
Critically apply their resulting analytical expertise to write and comment with authority on the subject of diplomacy in contemporary world politics.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:The historical origins and evolution of diplomacy; the institutions of modern diplomacy (foreign ministries and permanent missions); the changing nature of embassies and other diplomatic missions; diplomatic privileges and responsibilities; diplomacy and espionage; negotiation in theory and practice; crisis diplomacy; multilateral and conference diplomacy; shuttle and summit diplomacy; the rise of e-diplomacy; public and cultural diplomacy; the diplomatic roles of non-state actors.
Additional Information:Diplomatic studies is concerned with patterns of international communication, negotiation and representation and explores the actors, processes and institutions through which attempts are made to manage the international system and deal with global problems by peaceful means. In the modern era the theory and practice of diplomacy has been structured around key institutions, such as resident embassies, foreign ministries and international organisations, and the formal procedures and practices that have developed around them. But some theorists and practitioners have argued that faster travel, the revolution in information and communications technology and the rising importance of non-state actors have rendered the formal institutions of diplomacy less important, if not obsolete. This module will examine this central debate about the theory and practice of diplomacy in the twenty-first century.