INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS

This course is one of the three modules of the Major: Policies and Institutions for Social Impact.
This course provides an introduction to the study of international negotiations from a theoretical and practical perspective. In an increasing number of policy areas, international negotiations play a fundamental role in shaping international and domestic policies. This development has important implications for the autonomy of national governments and the democratic accountability of elected representatives. The course will analyse the basic mechanisms of international negotiations through the study of classical readings and the analysis of cases.

The course aims to provide students with conceptual and theoretical tools to help them (a) assess the political impact of international negotiations; (b) analyse negotiation processes.

Basic knowledge of political and social science epistemology and methodology.

The first part of the course will explore the concept of international negotiations and the different types of international negotiations. The second part of the course will analyse the main aspects and steps of the negotiation process. The third part of the course will analyse cases of international negotiations in different policy areas.

Elster, Jon. "Arguing and bargaining in two constituent assemblies." U. Pa. J. Const. L., 1999.
Putnam, Robert D. "Diplomacy and domestic politics: the logic of two-level games." International organization, 1988.
Schelling, Thomas C. "An essay on bargaining." The American Economic Review 46.3, 1956.
The full list of compulsory readings will be available on Moodle.

Active participation in class (20%)
Presentation of a case-study during class (40%)
Final paper (40%)

Seminar/ Discussion of compulsory readings.

English

Before each session, students will have to read an article uploaded on Moodle.

written and oral

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "International cooperation" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development