A good knowledge of modern history is strongly recommended.

Aim of this course is to provide the student with a broad understanding of o the main events that have marked the history of international relations during the 20th centuries. The course is organised in two sections. The first one will provide a broad introduction to the history of international relations and to the main themes of the historiographic debate. The second section will focus on the origin and nature of public diplomacy, with a discussion of its role in the contemporary system of international relations At the end of the course students are expected to be able to put contemporary developments in international relations in a broader and more articulated perspective. Students should be able to relate current events to their deeper historical origins.

General part - Introduction to History of International Relations

From the crisis of the Ottoman Empire to the "new diplomacy". - WW I and the first crisis of European colonialism. - The crisis between the two Wars. - WW II and the genesis of the new world order. - Decolonisation and the post-war order. - Bandung and the birth of the Third World. - From Cold War to competitive cohexistence. - The crisis of the Soviet Union and the new world order - The role of Regionalism in Contemporary International Relations

Thematic section - The impact of Public Diplomacy on international relations

Origins, purposes and features of Public Diplomacy - Listening in Public diplomacy - Cultural diplomacy - Exchange programs as public diplomacy - International broadcasting - Branding the nation - Diaspora diplomacy

Reference books

(A) YOUNG J.W., - KENT J. ; International Relations since 1945. A global history; Oxford University Press; Oxford; 2013

(A) SNOW N. ,. CULL N.J (Eds); Routledge Handbook of Public Diplomacy Routledge; London; 2020

Choice of readings

1. (C) ARONCZYK M.; Branding the Nation: The Global Business of National Identity; Oxford University Press; Oxford/New York; 2013

2. (C) CULL N.J.; The Cold War and the United States Information Agency: American Propaganda and Public Diplomacy, 1945-1989; Cambridge University Press, Cambridge; 2008

3. (C) D'HOOGHE I.; China's Public Diplomacy; Brill/Nijhoff; Leiden; 2015;

4. (C) KANEVA N.(ed); Branding Post-Communist Nations. Marketizing National Identities in the "New" Europe; Routledge; London; 2012

5) (C) MANOR I.;The Digitalization of Public Diplomacy; Palgrave; London,; 2019

6. (C) SEIB P. (ed); Religion and Public Diplomacy; Palgrave Macmillan; New York; 2013

7. (C) THUSSU D.K.; Communicating India's Soft Power: Buddha to Bollywood; Palgrave Macmillan; New York; 2013

8. (C) VELIKAYA A.A. and G. SIMONS (Eds); Russia's Public Diplomacy; Palgrave Macmillan; Cham; 2020

Attending students must choose ONE of the books listed in the Choice Readings.

Non-attending students must choose TWO books from those listed in the Choice Readings

Reading materials discussed in class will all be available on www.jstor.org/

• The course will be organised in a highly interactive manner and will be divided into two sections. A first section will consist of lectures on introductory concepts of the history of international relations and in-depth studies on the specific topic of Public Diplomacy. A second section, on the other hand, will see students personally engaged in weekly seminar activities based on readings that will be distributed in advance. Other activities include study groups in which students will have to analyse a topic chosen with the lecturer and prepare a short paper to present to the class. The aim of group activities is to familiarise students with group work and to develop skills such as argumentative writing, public speaking and leadership.

• Exams will be only in written form through open-ended questions. Students will be offered the opportunity to take a mid term test aimed at assessing their effective understanding of the themes discussed in the general part and in the weekly readings of articles. Exams aim at assessing the level of assimilation of notions and concepts discussed in class as well as the aquisition of methodological skills that should enable students to have a free and critical understanding of contemporary international relations. Grading will be based on the following criteria: knowledge of the subject matter (50% of the mark); ability to critically analyze events and place them in the broader historical perspective (40% of the vote); correct use of the language (10% of the vote).

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