Toruń, Poland

International Politics and Diplomacy

Master's
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⇑International Politics and Diplomacy at UMK

Language: EnglishStudies in English
Subject area: social
Kind of studies: full-time studies
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⇑Test: Is International Politics and Diplomacy the right fit for you?

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10 questions · two minutes

1. Two delegations have reached deadlock over the wording of a joint statement. As a mediator, what do you do?

2. How do you feel about diplomatic protocol – seating plans, order of precedence, forms of address at official meetings?

3. You must draft a confidential report on a tense meeting for your foreign ministry. How do you approach it?

4. How do you feel about explaining why states form or break alliances, using theories such as realism and liberalism?

5. The programme is taught in English, and you’ll take part in negotiation simulations with students from many countries. How do you feel about that?

6. At a reception, a foreign official makes a provocative remark about the government you represent. How do you react?

7. How do you feel about a career that may involve moving to a different country every few years?

8. Which task would you choose?

9. How do you follow international politics?

10. What motivates you most to pursue a Master’s degree in International Politics and Diplomacy?

⇑Definitions and quotes

Diplomacy
Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting negotiations between representatives of states. It usually refers to international diplomacy, the conduct of international relations through the intercession of professional diplomats with regard to a full range of topical issues. International treaties are usually negotiated by diplomats prior to endorsement by national politicians. David Stevenson reports that by 1900 the term "diplomats" also covered diplomatic services, consular services and foreign ministry officials.
International
International mostly means something (a company, language, or organization) involving more than a single country. The term international as a word means involvement of, interaction between or encompassing more than one nation, or generally beyond national boundaries. For example, international law, which is applied by more than one country and usually everywhere on Earth, and international language which is a language spoken by residents of more than one country.
Politics
Politics (from Greek: πολιτικά, translit. Politiká, meaning "affairs of the cities") is the process of making decisions that apply to members of a group.
Diplomacy
It was this idea (Be nice!) that fueled liberals' rage at Reagan when he vanquished the Soviet Union with his macho "cowboy diplomacy" that was going to get us all blown up. As the Times editorial page hysterically described Reagan's first year in office: "Mr. Reagan looked at the world through gun sights." Yes, he did! And now the Evil Empire is no more.
Ann Coulter, "Are videotaped beheadings covered by Geneva?" (20 September 2006)
Politics
Have you ever seen a candidate talking to a rich person on television?
Art Buchwald,Quotations for our Time by Laurence J. Peter (1977).
Politics
Man is by nature a political animal.
Aristotle, Politics, chapter 2 (Bekker I.1253a2).
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