It is widely acknowledged that it is desirable that students in the current age should have a grasp of diplomacy as an element of power. It is also believed that states large and small exercise the diplomatic mechanism in their dealings with other states. The era of globalization has made the study of diplomacy even more relevant and urgent. In this course, students will study how diplomacy has developed over the ages, the status of diplomatic interaction between state and non-state actors, and how diplomacy might develop in the near future.

For a medium-sized country like Pakistan, diplomacy plays an extremely important role not only in Pakistan’s relations with its immediate neighbors but also to extend the cooperation towards other states in all fields; in multilateral diplomacy, and the increasing emphasis of diplomacy by civil society actors. Studying diplomacy will enhance the students’ exposure to how nations and other non-state entities interact with each other in our shrinking world.

Intended Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, students should be able to:

1. Show a comprehensive understanding of the political and historical factors that influenced the development of diplomacy as we see it today;
2. Apply theoretical knowledge acquired in-class to the real-life situations e.g. the art of negotiation, public speaking, diplomatic etiquette, and correspondence;  
3. Identify different segments of foreign policy and the forces that drive it, as well as on the practice of diplomacy.

Course Contents:

1. Origin and Evolution
2. Definition, Scope, and Significance
3. The linkage between Foreign Policy and Diplomacy
4. Approaches to Diplomacy
5. Types of Diplomatic Engagement
6. Islamic Approach to Diplomacy
7. Role of Ministry of Foreign Affairs
8. Diplomatic Institutions
9. Diplomatic Relations
10. Vienna Convention 1961
11. Diplomacy Diffused
12. Public Diplomacy: A New Foreign Policy Paradigm
13. Current Challenges to Diplomacy
14. Diplomacy in  the 21st Century

Assessment Criteria

1. Attendance and Class Participation 10%

75% of attendance would be mandatory to take the final term exams. Students are encouraged to participate in class discussions and ask questions. Students are expected to come to class prepared, having read the assigned reading for each class. Please come to class on time. Habitually coming to class late will be penalized. Cell phones must be turned off. If your phone rings in class on more than one occasion, You will be asked to leave class. These days, online classes are being conducted, in lieu of that, every student is required to be online in time and to arrange a good internet connection to attend class in a smooth way. The presence will be marked of only those, who have attended the whole class of 1.5 hours. 

2. Class Presentations 10%

3. Mid Term Online Examination (MCQs based) 30%

4. Final Term Online Examination  ( MCQs based 25% and Viva Voice 25%) 50%

Readings

1. Diplomacy, Third Edition by Harold Nicolson (Oxford University Press: 1942)

2. Diplomacy: Theory and Practice, Fifth Edition by G. R. Berridge ( Palgrave Macmillan: 2015)

Lectures Schedule

Wednesday ( 09:30 to 11:00)

Thursday ( 11:00 to 12:30)