Organisation and technology of the Foreign Service of Asian Countries 2104-M-D4OTSZ-SRG

Theoretical foundations of the functioning of diplomatic services

Factors influencing the creation of foreign policy and foreign service

Strategies of modern diplomacy and instruments for their implementation

Elements that unite and diversify the diplomacy of Asian countries

Organization of China's foreign service

Organization of the foreign service in South Asia on the example of India

Organization of the foreign service in Southeast Asia on the example of Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand

Organization of the foreign service in Northeast Asia on the example of Japan

Prerequisites (description)

The model of organizing the diplomatic service is considered universal and unified, and generally applicable, in accordance with the Vienna Convention of 1961 and customary norms of international law. However, it should be remembered that the diplomatic service in each country has two dimensions - foreign, related to the functioning of posts abroad, and internal, constituting an autonomous part of the state's government institutions. In the second dimension, there are significant differences between countries, depending on their geographical location and cultural affiliation. In the first dimension, there are also differences related to the membership of countries in international organizations and institutions, such as the Commonwealth of Nations, the European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Differences also occur on the basis of bilateral agreements, resulting not only from the colonial past of individual countries, but also from regional conditions. The organization and functioning of the diplomatic service in the Asian countries, which are the subject of the classes, contain all the above-mentioned elements that unify and differentiate the foreign service.

Course coordinators

Marian Haliżak
Tomasz Łukaszuk

Type of course

general courses

Mode

Classroom

Learning outcomes

Knowledge about the functioning of diplomacy in Asian countries and the ability to analyze and anticipate the strategies and activities of foreign services of individual countries and regional organizations

Assessment criteria

20% activity during classes

80% written test at the end of classes

Practical placement

Bibliography

K.S. Rana "Asian Diplomacy. The Foreign Ministries of China, India, Japan, Singapore and Thailand", DiploFoundation, Malta and Geneva 2007

M.A. East, J. Robertson "Diplomacy and Developing Nations: Post-Cold War Foreign Policy-Making.Structures and Processes. Advances in International Relations and Global Politics", Routledge, London, New York, 2005

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