Oragnisation and functioning of foreign services in The UK 2104-M-D3SDWB-DW
1. Introduction - explanation of the basic concepts: diplomacy and foreign service from the perspective of the UK
2. "Anglobalization" and "Greater Britain"
3. Historical outline of the organization of the British foreign service
4.–5. "Handbooks" for diplomats – prominent British diplomats (Ernest Satow, Harold Nicolson)
6. Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) / Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) (movie)
7. Diplomat's work – an analysis of "Ambassadors" by Hans Holbein the Younger and source materials
8. Student projects
– Public diplomacy of th UK (examples of activities) / personal diplomacy of Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family (presentation of a student project)
– Organization of British embassies and consulates / organization and functioning of the British embassy and consulates in Poland (presentation of a student project)
– The role of the Royal Family in the foreign policy of the UK – a case study of the visit of the royal couple to Poland in 2017 (presentation of a student project)
9. The future of the UK foreign service after Brexit: a roadmap for the UK foreign service / (Post-)COVID-19 diplomacy: the future of the UK foreign service
Prerequisites (description)
Course coordinators
Type of course
Mode
Learning outcomes
Knowledge
Students
1. Define the concept of foreign service
2. Distinguish between the concepts of diplomacy and foreign service
Skills
3. Assess the specificity of the UK
4. Analyse the organisation of the British foreign service
5. Analyse the competences of the authorities in foreign policy
Competencies
6. Are aware of the increasing importance of diplomatic means
in relations between the UK and other countries
7. Perceive relations between the UK and other countries in the context of Brexit
S2_W01, S2_W02, S2_W03, S2_W05, S2_U01, S2_U04, S2_U05, S2_U06, S2_K01, S2_K02
Assessment criteria
Credit (test, student debate, projects):
0-6 - 2
6,5-7 - 3
7,5 - 3,5
8,8-5 - 4
9 - 4,5
9,5-10 - 5
Bibliography
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Dittmer J. (2017). Diplomatic material: Affect, assemblage, and foreign policy. Durham: Duke University Press.
Ferguson N. (2013). Imperium: jak Wielka Brytania zbudowała nowoczesny świat. Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie.
Fisher A. (2020). Four seasons in one day: The crowded house of PD in the UK, [in:] N. Snow, N.J. Cull (eds.), Handbook of public diplomacy, 2. ed., Routledge, New York, p. 243–253.
Satow E.M. (1979). Satow's guide to diplomatic practice. London, New York: Longman.
Nicolson H. (1969). Diplomacy. London, New York: Oxford University Press.
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Johnson G. (2004). Introduction: The Foreign Office and British diplomacy in the twentieth century, Contemporary British History, 18(3), p. 1–12, doi: 10.1080/1361946042000259279.
Marr A. (2012). Prawdziwa królowa: Elżbieta II, jakiej nie znamy. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Marginesy.
Otte T.G. (2011). The Foreign Office mind: The making of British foreign policy, 1865–1914. Cambridge: CUP.
Pamment J. (2016). British public diplomacy and soft power: Diplomatic influence and the digital revolution. London, New York: Macmillan Publisher Limited.
Ross C. (2007). Independent diplomat: Dispatches from an unaccountable elite. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Foreign & Commonwealth Office annual reports and accounts (collection), https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/annual-report-and-accounts
Foreign and Commonwealth Office Annual Report and Accounts 2019 to 2020, https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/foreign-and-commonwealth-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2019-to-2020
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office
A brief history of the FCO, https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20090317170642/http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-the-fco/history-and-buildings/a-brief-history-fco/
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ForeignCommonwealthandDevelopmentOffice
Movies: Welcome to the Foreign Office, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDeOqhOjmJY and In Fox’s Footsteps: A History of the FCO Through Its Buildings, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3L6-Wb67uxU&t=4s
British Embassy in Warsaw: https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-embassy-warsaw.pl; Twitter: @ukinpoland, FB: https://www.facebook.com/ukinpoland; IG: https://www.instagram.com/ukinpoland/
The Royal Family: https://www.royal.uk/, FB: https://www.facebook.com/TheBritishMonarchy and others (TT, IG); YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRoyalChannel)
National Gallery, London: „Ambassadors” by Hans Holbein the Younger: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/hans-holbein-the-younger-the-ambassadors#VideoPlayer95491
Fletcher, T. (2016). Naked diplomacy: Power and statecraft in the digital age. London: William Collins.
Greenstock, J. (2016). Iraq: The cost of war. London: William Heinemann.
Marczuk K.P. (2022). Dyplomacja w czasach Covid-19: wyzwania dla protokołu i służby zagranicznej, [in:] Ł. Lewkowicz, A. Szwed-Walczak (eds.), Zdrowie publiczne w myśli i działalności politycznej: perspektywa historyczna i współczesna, Lublin: Wyd. UMCS, s. 223–233.
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