The course is designed to understand the changing ways in which states and other international actors communicate, negotiate and otherwise interact. The world had undergone dramatic change and some traditional forms of diplomacy are losing their prominence. So this course is based on the new areas in the field of diplomacy and the main objective is the theoretical  understanding as well as the utility of this knowledge in the practice.



Course Outline

1. Diplomacy in Historical Context

          1. Evolution

          2. The Forces of Change

          3. New Trends in the Diplomatic Profession



2. Modes of Diplomacy

          1.    The Residential Mission

          2.    Special Mission and conference Diplomacy

          3.    Summit and Ministerial Diplomacy

          4.    Track-II Diplomacy