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Lehrende: Dr. Maren Hofius
Veranstaltungsart:
Seminar
Anzeige im Stundenplan:
AM2 (Non-)State Dipl
Semesterwochenstunden:
2
Credits:
4,0
Unterrichtssprache:
Englisch
Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl:
10 | 20
Anmeldegruppe: AG AM2 (HF, ab WiSe 14/15)
Weitere Informationen:
Verwendbarkeit/Modulzuordnung:
B.A.-Hauptfach Politikwissenschaft: AM 2 - Regieren in inter- und transnationalen Institutionen
B.A.-Nebenfach Politikwissenschaft: Fachbezogener Wahlbereich
Kommentare/ Inhalte:
As one of the most enduring institutions of modern statehood, diplomacy contributes to ‘worldmaking’ through its very practice. However, with globalisation the conditions under which world politics is taking place are changing: diplomats are by far no longer the only actors who make claims on governing beyond the state. Instead, we witness a proliferation of actors in this field. Recently, these ‘new’ non-state actors have received increased attention in the academic literature on diplomacy. But does this imply the end for state-to-state diplomacy? Scholars disagree on this: at the turn of the century some spoke of a “new diplomacy” (e.g. Cooper, English & Thakur 2002; Riordan 2003) or even of “diplomacy without diplomats” (Kennan 1997). Following the latter line of argument, an evolving network of new actors - may it be non-state entities such as the EU, paradiplomatic and regional actors or NGOs - is undermining the traditional diplomacy between states. Others see the alleged demise of traditional, inter-state diplomacy as a hasty conclusion.
With a view to imagining how the future of diplomacy may look like between these two contending poles, the seminar looks both at the challenges and possibilities that newly emerging actors, arenas and issues bring along with them. While it aims at providing an overview over how diplomacy is changing in the 21st century, it particularly focuses on the European Union as a new non-state diplomatic actor. An empirical focus on both internal and external EU diplomacy enables us to characterise the existing system of European foreign services, identify new patterns and trends and examine the evolving relationship between ‘old’ and ‘new’ forms of diplomatic practice in an expanding network of globally operating actors.
Lernziel:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- understand the nature, principles and practice of diplomacy and its role in international politics
- demonstrate familiarity with the basic terminology of (EU) diplomacy
- identify the changing conditions under which diplomacy takes place and elaborate the challenges traditional diplomacy faces in today’s global order
- evaluate the concepts and theoretical approaches discussed in class and critically apply these to a concrete research problem, leading to a research paper to be submitted at the end of the semester
Vorgehen:
Classes will comprise a mix of literature-based group discussions, team work in class and subsequent project work in small-sized groups. While early semester sessions primarily comprise literature-based discussions in class, later sessions have a more project-based character and open up the space for students to work in teams and apply specific concepts to contemporary issues in world politics.
As a way to ensure the whole seminar group can actively engage in class and critically intervene, leading questions for early seminar sessions provide guidance and sharpen the focus of discussion. This, nonetheless, requires self-study of the required texts at home as well as active participation on your part.
N.B. The working language in class is English.
Literatur:
The course syllabus, handed out during our first session, will provide a plan of the sessions, detailing each session’s setup and indicating the required readings.
Zusätzliche Hinweise zu Prüfungen:
Dieses Seminar wird mit einer unbenoteten Studienleistung abgeschlossen (4 LP); zusätzlich kann in dem Seminar eine Hausarbeit als Modulabschlussprüfung des AM 2 (weitere 4 LP; nur im B.A.-Hauptfach Politikwissenschaft) absolviert werden.
Studienleistungen (unbenotet):
Beteiligung an einer Gruppenpräsentation
Prüfungsart: Hausarbeit
Bewertungsschema: benotet (RPO)
Umfang: 12-15 Seiten
1. Abgabetermin: 09.02.2015
2. Abgabetermin: 09.03.2015
Abgabeort: Studienbüro Sozialwissenschaften
Ort der Ausgabe der bewerteten Prüfungsleistung gegen Empfangsbestätigung nach Eingabe der Noten in STiNE: Studienbüro Sozialwissenschaften
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