Multilateral Diplomacy in Practice: Framework, Actors, Engagement and Negotiations

Starts 13th May 2024

The online course in Multilateral Diplomacy will introduce and enhance participants’ understanding of the main aspects of the theme, thus providing them with a competitive edge and necessary foundations to effectively navigate the Globally changing diplomatic environment

The Online Course trains diplomats beyond the conceptual understanding of Multilateral diplomacy to develop and implement strategies with tangible impact on the delivery of their objectives. Participants will be prepared to take diplomatic opportunities presented via multilateral engagement

Developed and delivered by leading experts who will share their expertise and experiences with participants in an engaging platform, the course follows the latest trends for diplomatic education and aims to train the next generation of diplomatic leaders to succeed in a 21st Century diplomatic environment.

The international climate is continually evolving. New technologies have empowered a broad range of non-state actors, enhancing their capacity both to collect and analyse information and to broadcast their views. At the same time the return of traditional geopolitical agendas and great power rivalry has undermined international organisations from the UN and WTO to WHO. This module will analyse the challenges to international organisations and multilateral diplomacy, focusing on trade, the COVID pandemic and climate change. It will explore alternative bottom-up approaches to negotiating international norms of behaviour using internet governance and cybercrime as models and stressing the importance of multi-stakeholder diplomacy to engage the broad range of state and non-state actors.

Course Curriculum

The format of the online course in Multilateral Diplomacy consists of a comprehensive set of online modules available to diplomats, professionals, students and trainee diplomats. The topics within the course will correspond directly to the pillars of multilateral Diplomacy concept, therefore providing recipients with the most recent theoretical and practical knowledge in the area.

The Online Course in Multilateral Diplomacy is a practical course that covers topics focusing on different aspects, stakeholders, channels and practices that constitutes the framework of Multilateral Diplomacy.  The course aims at enhancing practitioners skills in a globalised and interdependent issues as well as to strengthen the skills relevant to operating within a changing world.

Course Outcomes

• Understanding the framework of Multilateral diplomacy

• Learning the practice of Multilateral diplomacy from practitioners and via real-life case studies

• Grasping the process of Identifying diplomatic opportunities through Multilateral routes

• Acquiring an In-depth knowledge of relating multilateral work to diplomacy and global affairs

• Developing transferable knowledge and skills necessary to advance to every field

Who is the Course For?

The course curriculum benefits a wide range of professionals and students who pursuing career in diplomatic and parliamentarian fields :

• Diplomats

• International Civil Servants

• Civil Society and NGO professionals

• Public Affairs Professionals

• Students pursuing these careers

• Researchers

Modules

• Module 1 : Multilateral Diplomacy: Introduction and Global and Regional Governance System

• Module 2: Multilateral Diplomacy framework and Stakeholders: Trade, Health, Transnational crimes, conflicts and Climate

• Module 3: Multilateral Diplomacy In practice: Engagement and Negotiations

• Module 4: New Fronts for Multilateral Diplomacy: Space, and the Internet

Course Fees:

The fees for the course is £395