GV518-6-AU-CO:
International Negotiation
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2023/24
Government
Colchester Campus
Autumn
Undergraduate: Level 6
Inactive
Thursday 05 October 2023
Friday 15 December 2023
15
08 January 2020
Requisites for this module
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Negotiations are a prominent feature in all areas of international politics. The module investigates both theoretical and practical aspects of negotiations with the aim to understand how outcomes come about and how outcomes can be improved.
The module will focus on the analytical tools needed to understand international negotiations within the theory of International Relations, and in particular the role of bargaining in resolving international conflict. However, we will also consider the practical issues of international negotiations, such as the effect of different negotiation styles, including negotiation strategies and tactics, the influence of uncertainty, and the importance of justice. Particular issues will be explored by means of an 'ICONS' simulation (www.icons.umd.edu).
The course aims to:
1. Enable students to understand the issue of international negotiations within the context of theories of International Relations.
2. Enable students to understand and analyse international negotiations using the theories discussed in the course.
3. Enable students to appreciate the explanatory and practical value of negotiation styles, strategies, and tactics.
4. Enable students to apply knowledge gained in the course to a negotiations simulation.
By the end of the module students should be able to:
1. understand the issue of international negotiations within the context of theories of International Relations;
2. understand and analyse international negotiations using the theories discussed in the course;
3. appreciate the explanatory and practical value of negotiation styles, strategies, and tactics;
4. apply knowledge gained in the course to a negotiations simulation
The deadline for the debriefing document is week 16, the first week of the Spring Term.
The module is taught as a lecture and discussion classes.
You are expected to prepare for the classes by completing the indicated reading. Classes will cover main concepts and techniques. There will be worksheets to enable you to prepare for the assessed exercise sets.
In weeks 6 – 11 we will undertake a negotiation simulation. The simulation uses the ICONS' web-based interface. Part of the classes will be used to evaluate progress on the simulation. You will be assigned a country or international organization which you have to represent and negotiate on its behalf.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Nils-Christian Bormann email TBC Module administrator Sallyann West govquery@essex.ac.uk
Module Administrator: Sallyann West, govquery@essex.ac.uk
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Dr Max Gallop
University of Strathclyde
Senior Lecturer
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Of 20 hours, 20 (100%) hours available to students:
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0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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