Foreign Policy Toolboox (2235.YR.014447.1)

General information

Type:	OPT	Curs:	1,2,3	Period:	S semester
ECTS Credits:	2 ECTS

Teaching Staff:

Group	Teacher	Department	Language
Year 1	Arnau Gallard Agusti	Sociedad, Política y Sostenibilidad	ENG

Group	Teacher	Department	Language
Year 2	Arnau Gallard Agusti	Sociedad, Política y Sostenibilidad	ENG

Group	Teacher	Department	Language
Year 3	Arnau Gallard Agusti	Sociedad, Política y Sostenibilidad	ENG

The objective of this course is to understand the tools available to today's foreign policy leaders and their advisors. Students will evaluate the strengths and limitations of individual policy instruments in the areas of traditional diplomacy, economic measures, military force, and public diplomacy by looking at them in the context of recent cases. Role-playing scenarios will challenge students to design policy responses to foreign affairs crises, thereby testing the application of their policy "toolbox? in a complex and dynamic environment. Recent scenarios have included the creation of an EU army, punitive trade measures for imports not meeting labor or environmental standards, or sanctions on Russian gas imports.

1. Course Contents National interests and foreign policy priorities Decision-making in foreign policy Bilateral diplomacy Public diplomacy Multilateral diplomacy Foreign aid Trade Sanctions Force Humanitarian intervention Intelligence, covert action & homeland security

To achieve the objectives of the course, the format is based on a mix of lectures/class discussions, case studies, and in-class presentations.
In-Class Presentations. The first part of a session will be devoted to in-class presentations. Students will be responsible for delivering a 10-minute policy briefing, related to the session's policy tool and one of the session's case studies. Students will act as foreign policy advisers, and brief the professor and the rest of the class as if they were foreign policy decision makers. The rest of the class is excepted to raise questions, and challenge the content if necessary, as if they were foreign policy practitioners trying to make a decision. In-class presentations are a good introduction to the rest of the session's content.
Lecture/Discussion. The remainder of the session is devoted to a lecture/discussion format, focusing on that day's policy tool and usually a couple of case studies. The lecture/discussions are accompanied by assigned readings, which may be articles or book chapters. During these sessions I do not ?explain' the readings, therefore sessions do not substitute your reading or vice versa. I expect that you debate some of the ideas and contribute with your experiences. I also expect from you that you read and study the assigned material prior to class, as this accelerates the pace of the session and make discussions richer.

Group	Teacher	Department
Year 1	Arnau Gallard Agusti	Sociedad, Política y Sostenibilidad

Group	Teacher	Department
Year 2	Arnau Gallard Agusti	Sociedad, Política y Sostenibilidad

Group	Teacher	Department
Year 3	Arnau Gallard Agusti	Sociedad, Política y Sostenibilidad