DIPLOMACY AND FOREIGN POLICY

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1 DIPLOMACY AND FOREIGN POLICY Dr. Esmira Jafarova School of Public and International Assistant Professor, Affairs, ADA University Teaching Hours: T; Th. 13: MADIA 2017 Office Hours: Mon. Th. Fall 2016 ECTS 6 Web page: optional if available e.f.jafarova@gmail.com Office Phone number (optional): ejafarova@ada.edu.az Introduction and Basic Concepts The course aims at teaching the students about Diplomacy and Foreign Policy by focusing both on basic tenets of the two discipline and the many complex and dynamic issues associated with them. In the first part of the course, theoretical and empirical concepts related to the formation and implementation of a state s foreign policy will be introduced. It will therefore guide the students through the conventional level of analysis structure, by focusing on systemic, state and individual level determinants that shape foreign policy of a state. This will be followed by involving the students in discussions related to diplomacy, which remains to be the most popular and the preferred means of delivery for a state s foreign policy output. However diplomacy would also be considered not as a mere instrument of a state s foreign policy, but also as a self-standing edifice often utilized by international and regional organizations, relevant institutions in tackling the most complex issues of international relations. Relevant topics related to dynamics, practice, modes of diplomacy will be highlighted, alongside other concomitant issues such as international organizations as forums for multilateral diplomacy, international mediation, conference diplomacy, public diplomacy, diaspora diplomacy, etc. The students will be taught to think analytically of Foreign Policy as a discipline within but apart from International Relations, and of diplomacy as the most frequent instrument of foreign policy. In terms of skill-acquisition, the course also aims at training the students to hone in their research, writing and presentation skills, and engaging them in problem-solving through class/group discussions of crucial issues. Aims and Learning Outcomes Academic Aims The academic aims of the course are: 1) to learn about Foreign Policy as a constituent, but also a distinct discipline within International Relations (IR); 2) through studying various theoretical approaches, models and concepts, to acquire necessary tools and skills to think of and analyze foreign policy in critical manner; and synthesize theory and practice; 3) to learn about diplomacy in a globalized world; 4) to see the connections between a state s foreign policy and diplomacy as an instrument of implementation; 5) learn about various forms of diplomacy in dealing with the most complex issues of international politics. 1

2 Learning Outcomes By the end of the course the students will be able to: - master various concepts and theories about foreign policy of a state and think critically of foreign policy issues through the application of relevant theoretical approaches - learn of diplomacy as both an instrument of foreign policy, and as a self-standing discipline. - write analytically, in argumentative and cogent way about the issues related to foreign policy and diplomacy. Teaching Methodology Our classes will be interactive and participatory, which means that you are expected to read the reading materials in advance in order to participate in class discussions. I will guide you through the readings and the topic of the class. However, do not expect your instructor to solely lecture you on the subject matter. As a part of learning exercise, you all have to contribute to discussions with your ideas and opinions, and therefore please DO come to the class ready, by having read the class material. Please note that 10% of your overall grade depends on your participation in discussions. Workload It is estimated that the students will need to read around 80 pages per week. Students will need around 6 hours per week for assignments and readings. Reading List You will need the following textbooks for this course. All of them are available at the ADAU library. - Smith, Steve, Amelia Hadfield, and Tim Dunne. Foreign Policy: Theories, Actors, Cases. Second edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, Hill, Christopher. The Changing Politics of Foreign Policy. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, Hudson, M. Valerie. Foreign Policy Analysis: Classic and Contemporary Theory. Lanham: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Petric, Ernest. Foreign Policy: From Conception to Diplomatic Practice. Leiden-Boston: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Leguey-Feilleux, Jean-Robert. The Dynamics of Diplomacy. London: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Kerr, Pauline and Geoffrey Wiseman. Diplomacy in a Globalizing World: Theories and Practices. Oxford: Oxford University Press, Barston R. P., Modern Diplomacy. London and New York: Routledge, Chatterjee, Charles. International Law and Diplomacy. London and New York: Routledge,

3 Supporting textbooks: - Rana, S. Kishan. 21 st Century Diplomacy: A Practitioner s Guide. London- New York: The Continuum International Publishing Group, Sending Ole Jacob, Vincent Pouliot and Iver Neumann. Diplomacy and the Making of World Politics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Nowotny, Thomas. Diplomacy and Global Governance. New Brunswick, London: Transaction Publishers, Besides the above materials there will also be relevant articles from primary sources articles by various scholars, who have been writing extensively on the topic. Most of them are available at ADAU databases. The remaining ones will be provided to you at least one week in advance. You are expected to read all of the assigned readings carefully and diligently, since they will form the basis of our learning exercises and class discussions. Please note that for some weeks essential and supporting materials may be indicated separately, which would mean that for that particular week the noted supporting materials are not mandatory, but rather of a recommendatory nature. Assessment. The grades for the course will consist of the following components: Weekly papers 20% (10+10) Each student will submit two reading weekly papers (around words) on the essential reading(s) during the term. These papers should NOT merely be the short descriptions of the processed materials, but should seek to highlight the main arguments from the reading materials in a critical and reflective way, by providing your own thinking about the text and giving reasonable explanations as to why you think one way or the other. Please, bear in mind that these writing pieces are important in forging your critical thinking about the reading materials and the topics under discussion. Be argumentative and critical. This will be instrumental in final assessment of your weekly papers. Please note that you have to submit your works by the start of the first session of every week. Strictly following this deadline is important for you to own your analysis and evaluation. You will sign up for your weekly papers during our first class together. The weekly papers should be distributed evenly among the students, and with respect to the weekly topics. Maximum three students can sign up for a paper under the same topic. Although I prefer to use Chicago style for referencing (please see Online Writing Lab of Purdue University ( the students can use any referencing style they are accustomed to as long as consistency throughout the text is provided. Midterm Exam 30% Depending on the number of students in the class the midterm exam might consist of three essay questions, or the combination of open-ended and essay questions. During the exam you will be expected to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the processed class material. 3

4 Your ability to think through and analyze various notions, concepts through their synchronization with empirical data will be tested. Research Proposal +Paper 40% (10+30) You are expected to come out with a topic of your own preference that you choose from any topic of the course. Each student must start thinking about the topic of his/her Research Paper as early as possible during the term. Please be aware that the topics for your Research Papers CANNOT coincide with the topic of the weekly papers. Feel free to consult me any time about the topics for your papers. You will submit your choice of the topic in a Research Proposal that will precede your Research Paper. Your Research Proposal should be about words, outline clearly the topic of your Research Paper, your research question, methodology, hypotheses, choice of theories, and the overall structure of your Research Paper. Please do take this exercise seriously, as this will help you to communicate your plan for a Research Paper more effectively, thus also enabling me to give you more feedback to improve your work. Moreover, this is also the part of examination procedure as you will get 10% for your Research Proposals. The deadline for your Research Proposals is 26 November, exactly one month before the deadline for final papers. In your individual Research Papers you have to answer a specific research question that you have identified. You should incorporate both theoretical and conceptual elements into the case you are analyzing. This exercise is essential for fostering your analytical skills and helping you to learn methodological application of a theory to the given case. If your Research Proposal has been accepted and you received a feedback from me, then this basically should be your plan for the Research Paper. I will be available during the term to clarify any questions and concerns you might have regarding your Research Papers. As with your weekly papers, you can use any citation style to which you have accustomed. However, please do use one citation style consistently through your works. Your Research Paper (30 %) should be about 5000 words, excluding bibliography. The text should be double spaced and written with standard 12 pt Times New Roman. Please use at least fourteen scholarly sources for your research papers. Also, please DO use the services of the Writing Center in order to produce a good paper. I am a meticulous professor, who will be checking pretty much everything in your papers, including your grammar. You should submit the first draft of your papers on 20 December for me to be able to come back to you in due time. There will be no grading for the first drafts of your papers. However, it is mandatory that you submit your first drafts for me to give you necessary feedback. Final drafts of Research Papers due: 26 December, by the end of office hours (18.00). Attendance 5% Your regular attendance is important. I attach great importance to your attendance and will be strict about it. You have to be present in the class in order to be able to contribute. Your 4

5 unexcused absences from the class will be noted. Say, if you have always been present in the class throughout the semester, you will get 100% for from your attendance percentage. The percentage will change accordingly once your absences add up. Every unexcused absence from the class will cost you 3% from your overall attendance share (1 absence 97%, 2 absences 94%, 3 absences 91, etc.) In compliance with Azerbaijani legislation, instructors are required to monitor attendance and inform the Registrar and the Dean of the student s respective School when students miss significant amounts of class time. Azerbaijani legislation mandates that students who fail to attend at least 75% of classes will fail the course. Class Participation - 5% 5% of your overall grade will be based on the quality of your contributions to our class discussions. Remember that your instructor is not supposed to solely lecture you and our classes will be organized as interactive discussions. If you want to enjoy a memorable and interesting class, please do contribute. However, also remember that the quality of your inputs matters no less. Do not merely speak for the sake of speaking. Any efforts to imitate an informed student without in fact having done the homework will be easily discernible. There is a value in bearing this in mind. Grading Procedures Students will be graded on absolute scale provided below. A A 94 97% A % B % B 83 86% B % C % C 73 76% C % D % D 60 66% F 0 59% Grade Appeal The responsibility to assign grades lies with the course instructor. Students who contend that their grade is not an accurate reflection of their accomplishments in a class should first discuss their grade assessment with the instructor. If after the discussion the instructor is persuaded to change the grade, he/she must immediately inform the Registrar and the Dean as soon as possible. In the case of data input or communication error, notification to the Registrar will be sufficient. If after discussing the grade with the instructor the student remains dissatisfied, it is possible to initiate a grade appeal. This appeal is admissible in a case where the student feels the instructor's grade is in error. A grade appeal must be filed within five working days after the reception of the final grade. The appeal must be sent to the Dean of the college in which the course is offered and must include a detailed description of why the student feels the grading assessment was in error. The student may withdraw the appeal at any point during the process. It is the Dean who will make the decision of whether or not the student's appeal has merit. If the Dean decides the appeal is unfounded, the appeal is denied; however, if the dean finds the appeal has merit, he/she will convene a committee consisting of the Dean and two neutral faculty members to discuss the appeal. The committee shall have the right to consult with both the instructor and the student during the appeal process. The Dean will make a decision on the case within one week after the 5

6 reception of the appeal. The decision will be made in writing and will be communicated to both the student and the instructor. The committee's decision is final. It is important that the student be alerted to the fact that the committee's decision may result in the original grade being lowered. Attendance and tardiness Students have to come to the class. If you need, however, to miss a class, due to health or other related conditions, you should notify the instructor in advance. I will not accept late excuses for absences without prior notice. Please do not be late for the class. Your late arrivals undermine the learning spirit and show disrespect to the course. Do not come into the class after your instructor. If you are late for 10 minutes or more, the professor has the right not to let you in the class and consider you as being absent from the class on that day. Emergencies Students who face emergencies, such as a death in the family, the serious illness of a family member, hazardous weather that makes attendance impossible, or other situations beyond their control that preclude class attendance,, should notify their instructors immediately. Please see for more on attendance policy. Late Work Late submissions would be marked down 20% of overall grade for each day. Classroom decorum/some Rules & Expectations If you need to leave early, notify me prior the class and sit closer to the door. I may communicate with you via . You are responsible to check that your address on file with the university is the address you are using regularly. Please do not be late to the class. I can excuse your being late for about 10 minutes once or may be twice. But if it takes a certain pattern I have the right not to let you in the class and consider you absent from it. Academic Honor Code Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, the following: Cheating: The act of deception by which a student who misrepresents mastery of information on an academic exercise. These acts can be either premeditated or not. Plagiarism: The unacknowledged inclusion of someone else s actual words or paraphrases, ideas or data as one s own. This means that sources of information must be appropriately cited with 6

7 footnotes or quotation marks and identified, whether published or unpublished, copyrighted or uncopyrighted. Academic Misconduct: The actual or attempted tampering or misuse of academic records or materials such as transcripts and examinations. Falsification/Fabrication: The intentional use of false information or the falsification of research, findings, personal or university documents with the intent to deceive. Accessory to Acts of Academic Dishonesty: The act of facilitating, supporting or conspiring with another student to commit or attempt to commit any form of academic dishonesty Please see the Honor Code for more information: US/Documents/Honor%20Code% pdf Standard for academic honesty and penalties for infractions Academic work always relies on other people s work, and there are standards on how to do that while acknowledging those people. To understand better what plagiarism is, see: Purdue University's "Avoiding Plagiarism" at Georgetown University's "What is Plagiarism," at " Indiana University's "Plagiarism: What It Is and How To Recognize and Avoid It" at At ADA University, if student found guilty of academic dishonesty first time, he or she would fail the course. If the case repeats again, student will be expelled for ADA University. For more information please read Honor Code in details. Last day to withdraw from the course Please see the reference to the ADAU withdrawal policy: US/Pages/withdrawal_policy.aspx Disability Statement ADA University provides upon request appropriate academic accommodations for qualified students with documented disabilities. Any student who feels s/he may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should notify the Office of Disability Services and Inclusive Education about his/her needs before the start of the academic term. Please contact Mr. Elnur Eyvazov, Director of the Office of Disability Services and Inclusive Education; Phone: /ext249; eeyvazov@ada.edu.az Structure of the Course 7

8 The course embraces both theoretical and empirical parts while trying to look into foreign policy and diplomacy in conjunction with each other. Having introduced foreign policy and diplomacy to the students, the course will move on to highlight theoretical foundation of foreign policy as well as other issues associated with its formation. Diplomacy will be discussed from two angles: both as a tool of foreign policy and as an independent instrument employed in tacking the most complex matters of world politics. Many issues related to diplomacy, such as negotiation, intelligence, mediation, etc. will be brought to fore, to enable the students understand its multifaceted nature. TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES AND READINGS Week 1. (15, 20 September) Introduction. Foreign Policy and Diplomacy as Mutually Constituting Variables Hill, Christopher The Changing Politics of Foreign Policy. Foreign Policy in International Relations. Chp.1, pp Carlsnaes, Walter. Foreign Policy. In Handbook of International Relations, edited by Walter Carlsnaes, Thomas Risse, and Beth A. Simmons. London: SAGE, Chp. 12, pp Introduction. Leguey-Feilleux, Jean-Robert. The Dynamics of Diplomacy. Chp.1, pp Hudson, M. Valerie and Christopher S. Vore. Foreign Policy Analysis: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Meshon International Studies Review 39 (1995): JSTOR Week 2. (22, 27 Sept.) Theoretical Perspectives in Foreign Policy: Realism(s), Liberalism, Constructivism and Post-Structuralism Wohlforth, C. William. Realism and Foreign Policy. In Foreign Policy: Theories, Actors, Cases, edited by Steve Smith, Amelia Hadfield, and Tim Dunne. Chp. 2, pp Doyle, W. Michael. Liberalism and Foreign Policy. In Foreign Policy: Theories, Actors, Cases, edited by Steve Smith, Amelia Hadfield, and Tim Dunne. Chp.3, pp Flockhart, Trine. Constructivism and Foreign Policy. In Foreign Policy: Theories, Actors, Cases, edited by Steve Smith, Amelia Hadfield, and Tim Dunne. Chp.4, pp Hansen, Lene. Discourse Analysis, Post-Structuralism, and Foreign Policy. In Foreign Policy: Theories, Actors, Cases, edited by Steve Smith, Amelia Hadfield, and Tim Dunne. Chp. 5, pp Rose, Gideon Neoclassical Realism and Theories of Foreign Policy. World Politics 51, no. 1 (1998): JSTOR 8

9 Owen, John. How Liberalism Produces Democratic Peace. International Security 19, no.2 (1994): ProjectMuse Week 3. (29 Sept., 4 Oct.) Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy Hill, Christopher. The Domestic Sources of Foreign Policy. The Changing Politics of Foreign Policy. Chp.3, pp Alden, Chris and Amnon Aran. The Domestic Sources of Foreign Policy. Foreign Policy Analysis: New Approaches. Chp.4, pp Putnam, D.Robert. Diplomacy and Domestic Politics: The Logic of Two-Level Games. International Organizations 42 (1988): JSTOR Levy, Jack. Domestic Politics and War. Journal of Interdisciplinary History 18, no.4 (Spring 1988): JSTOR Week 4. (6, 11 Oct.) Models of Foreign Policy Decision-Making: Rational Actor Model and Others Gross Stein, Janice. Foreign Policy Decision-Making: Rational, Psychological, and Neurological Models. In Foreign Policy: Theories, Actors, Cases, edited by Steve Smith, Amelia Hadfield, and Tim Dunne. Chp.7, pp Alden, Chris and Amnon Aran. Foreign Policy Decision Making. Foreign Policy Analysis:New Approaches. Chp.2, pp Decision-Making in Foreign Policy, in Foreign Policy: From Conception to Diplomatic Practice, edited by Ernest Petric. Chp. 3, pp Hill, Christopher. Rationality in Foreign Policy. The Changing Politics of Foreign Policy. Chp.5, pp Mor, D. Ben. Nasser s Decision-Making in the 1967 Middle East Crisis: A Rational Choice Explanation. Journal of Peace Research 28, no. 4 (November 1991): JSTOR Allison, Graham and Philip Zalikow. The Cuban Missile Crisis: First Cut. In Essence of Decision. New York: Longman, Second edition, Chps. 1, 2, pp , pp Week 5: (13, 18 Oct.) Foreign Policy in International Context 9

10 Breuning, Marijke. Leaders in the Context II: International Constraints on Foreign Policy Decision-Making. Foreign Policy Analysis. Chp.6, pp Hudson, M. Valerie. The Levels of National Attributes and International System: Effects on Foreign Policy. Foreign Policy Analysis: Classic and Contemporary Theory. Chp.6, pp Features of Foreign Policy of Small and New States in Foreign Policy: From Conception to Diplomatic Practice, edited by Petric, Ernest. Chp.5, pp Fukiyama, Francis. The End of History? The National Interest, 16 (1989): 3-18 (173-89). JSTOR Huntington, Samuel. The Clash of Civilizations? Foreign Affairs 72 (1993): JSTOR Nye Jr., S. Joseph. Soft Power and American Foreign Policy. Political Science Quarterly 119, no. 2 (2004): JSTOR Week 6: (20, 25 Oct.) Implementation of Foreign Policy. Diplomacy as a Foreign Policy Instrument. Personality and Leadership. Hill, Christopher. Implementation: Translating Decisions and Capabilities into Actions, The Changing Politics of Foreign Policy. Chp.6, pp Brighi, Elisabetta and Christopher Hill. Implementation and Behavior. In Foreign Policy: Theories, Actors, Cases, edited by Steve Smith, Amelia Hadfield, and Tim Dunne. Chp.8 pp Means of Foreign Policy, in Foreign Policy: From Conception to Diplomatic Practice, edited by Ernest Petric. Chp. 4, pp Diplomacy in Foreign Policy: From Conception to Diplomatic Practice, edited by Petric, Ernest. pp Hermann, G. Margaret et.al.. Who Leads Matters: The Effects of Powerful Individuals. International Studies Review 3, no. 2 (Summer, 2001): JSTOR Hermann, G. Margaret. Explaining Foreign Policy Behavior Using the Personal Characteristics of Political Leaders. International Studies Quarterly 24, no. 1 (1980): JSTOR Kaarbo, Juliet. Prime Minister Leadership Styles in Foreign Policy Decision-Making: A Framework for Research. Political Psychology 18, no. 3 (Sep., 1997): JSTOR Week 7. (27 Oct., 1 Nov.) Midterm 10

11 Week 8: (3, 8 Nov.) Modes and Methods of Diplomacy: Bilateral and Multilateral Diplomacy. Public Diplomacy Diplomatic Methods, in Modern Diplomacy, edited by Barston R. P.. Chp. 3, pp Developing Diplomatic Practice, in Modern Diplomacy, edited by Barston R. P.. Chp. 5, pp Wright, Thomas. Bilateral and Multilateral Diplomacy in Normal Times and Crises in Diplomacy in a Globalizing World: Theories and Practices, edited by Kerr, Pauline and Geoffrey Wiseman. Chp. 9, pp Melissen, Jan. Public Diplomacy in Diplomacy in a Globalizing World: Theories and Practices, edited by Kerr, Pauline and Geoffrey Wiseman. Chp. 11, pp Track II Diplomacy, in The Dynamics of Diplomacy, edited by Leguey-Feilleux, Jean- Robert. Chp. 11, pp Week 9: (10, 15 Nov.) Diplomacy, International Law, War and Peace Hurd, Ian, International Law and the Politics of Diplomacy, in Diplomacy and the Making of World Politics, edited by Sending Ole Jacob, Vincent Pouliot and Iver Neumann. Chp. 1, pp Barkawi, Tarak, Diplomacy, War and World Politics in Diplomacy and the Making of World Politics, edited by Sending Ole Jacob, Vincent Pouliot and Iver Neumann. Chp. 2, pp Neumann, Iver, Institutionalizing Peace and Reconciliation Diplomacy: Third-Party Reconciliation as Systems Maintenance, in Diplomacy and the Making of World Politics, edited by Sending Ole Jacob, Vincent Pouliot and Iver Neumann. Chp. 5, pp Stoler, Mark A War and diplomacy: Or, Clausewitz for Diplomatic Historians. Diplomatic History 29 (1): (EbscoHost) Week 10: (17, 22 Nov.) Negotiation and Mediation. Intelligence and Diplomacy Diplomacy as Negotiation and Mediation in Diplomacy in a Globalizing World: Theories and Practices, edited by Kerr, Pauline and Geoffrey Wiseman. Chp. 6, pp Diplomacy and Intelligence in Diplomacy in a Globalizing World: Theories and Practices, edited by Kerr, Pauline and Geoffrey Wiseman. Chp. 14, pp Bercovitch, Jacob. The Study of International Mediation: Theoretical Issues and Empirical Evidence in Resolving International Conflicts: The Theory and Practice of 11

12 Mediation, edited by Jacob Bercovitch. Chp. 1, pp Negotiation, in Modern Diplomacy, edited by Barston R. P.. Chp. 4, pp Diplomacy and Mediation in Modern Diplomacy, edited by Barston R. P.. Chp. 14, pp Week 11: (24, 29 Nov.) Foreign Policy Organization. Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Diplomacy and Diplomats Foreign Policy Organization, in Modern Diplomacy, edited by Barston R. P.. Chp.2, pp The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in International Law and Diplomacy, edited by Charles Chatterjee. Chp. 10, pp Diplomacy and Diplomats, in International Law and Diplomacy, edited by Charles Chatterjee. Chp. 5, pp Traditional Diplomacy and Its Operative Functions, in Diplomacy and Global Governance, edited by Nowotny, Thomas. Chp. 3. pp The Diplomatic Mission, in International Law and Diplomacy, edited by Charles Chatterjee. Chp. 11, pp The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Diplomatic System in Diplomacy in a Globalizing World: Theories and Practices, edited by Kerr, Pauline and Geoffrey Wiseman. Chp. 7, pp Pouliot, Vincent, The Practice of Permanent Representation to international Organizations in Diplomacy and the Making of World Politics, edited by Sending Ole Jacob, Vincent Pouliot and Iver Neumann. Chp. 3, pp Week 12: (1, 6 Dec.) International Organizations Diplomacy. United Nations and Regional Organizations International Organizations Diplomacy, in The Dynamics of Diplomacy, edited by Leguey- Feilleux, Jean-Robert. Chp. 8, pp Wiseman, Geoffrey and Soumita Basu, The United Nations in Diplomacy in a Globalizing World: Theories and Practices, edited by Kerr, Pauline and Geoffrey Wiseman. Chp.18, pp Batora, Jozef and Alan Hardacre, Regional Institutional Diplomacies: Europe, Asia, Africa, South America and Other Regions, in Diplomacy in a Globalizing World: Theories and Practices, edited by Kerr, Pauline and Geoffrey Wiseman. Chp.17, pp

13 The United Nations and International Diplomacy, in International Law and Diplomacy, edited by Charles Chatterjee. Chp. 14, pp The Role of Non-State Actors, in The Dynamics of Diplomacy, edited by Leguey-Feilleux, Jean-Robert. Chp. 5, pp Week 13: (8, 13 Dec.) Culture and Ethics in Foreign Policy and Diplomacy Vlahos, Michael. Culture and Foreign Policy. Foreign Policy 82 (Spring, 1991): JSTOR Ethics in Diplomacy in International Law and Diplomacy, edited by Chatterjee, Charles. Chp. 4, pp Wish, Naomi Bailin. National Role Conceptions in the Study of Foreign Policy. International Studies Quarterly 24, no. 4 (Dec., 1980): JSTOR Hudson, M. Valerie. Culture and National Identity. Foreign Policy Analysis: Classic and Contemporary Theory. Chp.4, Holsti, K.J.. National Role Conceptions in the Study of Foreign Policy. International Studies Quarterly 14, no. 3 (1970): JSTOR Johnston, Iain Alastair. Thinking about Strategic Culture. International Security 19 (1995): JSTOR Week 14. The Role of Media, Interest Groups and Public Opinion in Foreign Policy and Diplomacy Robinson, Piers. The Role of Media and Public Opinion. In Foreign Policy: Theories, Actors, Cases, edited by Steve Smith, Amelia Hadfield, and Tim Dunne. Chp.9, pp Hill, Christopher. The Constituencies of Foreign Policy. The Changing Politics of Foreign Policy. Chp.10, pp The Impact of Technology in Leguey-Feilleux, Jean-Robert. The Dynamics of Diplomacy. Chp. 4, pp Trice, H. Robert. Foreign Policy Interest Groups, Mass Public Opinion and The Arab- Israeli Dispute. The Western Political Quarterly 31, no. 2 (Jun., 1978): JSTOR Craig, Alexander. The Media and Foreign Policy, International Journal 31, no. 2 (Spring, 1976): JSTOR 13

14 Shain, Yossi. Diasporas and US Foreign Policy. Political Science Quarterly 109, no.5 ( ): JSTOR Diaspora Diplomacy, in Kishan S. Rana, 21 st Century Diplomacy: A Practitioner s Guide. Chp. 5, pp Disclaimer Instructor could modify schedule of the classes as necessary. Tips for Success Remember that there is no shortcut to success and no easy fixes. To be successful, first of all you have to ask yourselves what is it that you want to obtain from the course. If you simply want to be over the course for it to be calculated towards your degree requirements, no tips would help you to be successful. Only your genuine desire to learn and contribute would guide you in your journey towards successful outcome. That is the starting point. On a more technical note, preparing for your classes and reading the assigned material should not be source of stress for you. Again, treat them as a source of something new and insightful to help you learn and develop. Our classes will be based upon the discussions of the main arguments and points in the readings. However, you are welcome to contribute with your own critical opinion about the readings. It just will demonstrate that you have mastered them well enough. As to the fulfillment of your class assignments, always remember that keeping the work until the very last moment will not help. Always start as early as you could. It gives you more time, space and freedom to think, question, analyze and prepare a quality work. If this is a written assignment, try to have some extra time at your disposal after having finished the first draft of your work. Finish the first draft, leave it out of your sight for as much time as you could, and then take a second, fresher look at what you have written. Repeat this for as many times as time allows you, but do not overdo itj Anyway, in most cases usually a third look suffices to eliminate major shortcomings. This introspective and critical look at your own writing will substantially improve its overall quality. Your ability to build into a team while fulfilling the class assignments will have an important impact on the quality of your work. Team assignments require group cohesion and cooperation. Please note that personal ambitions are not the best features to pour into the group work. Always think of the output you want to produce. Writing Center Students are encouraged to consult with writing center for checking papers and assignments. 14