Deadline Approaching: Apply for the IPSA-Concordia Summer Institute in Applied Diplomacy

Deadline Approaching: Apply for the IPSA-Concordia Summer Institute in Applied Diplomacy

Publication date: Wed, 08 May 2024

IPSA-Concordia Summer Institute in Applied Diplomacy
19-29 August 2024, Montreal, Canada

Application deadline for a grant: 12 May 2024

Join the IPSA-Concordia Summer Institute in Applied Diplomacy, held at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada from 19-29 August 2024. 

This exciting program offers a mixture of theoretical and applied sessions on all aspects of diplomacy, along with a hands-on applied Diplomacy Lab and the opportunity to interact with some of the world’s leading experts on diplomacy from academic and policy backgrounds. The Institute is open to local and international students or young professionals for either credit or non-credit options. Applications are due by 12 May 2024 to be eligible for a grant. Non-credit applicants can still register until 10 August 2024 or until spaces are filled.

Academic Leaders

Elizabeth Bloodgood (Concordia) and Kim Fontaine-Skronski (IPSA)

Course Outline

  • Introduction: The Evolution of Diplomacy
  • Diplomacy in International Relations Theory
  • Traditional Diplomacy – States, International Organizations
  • Changing Diplomacy – Agencies, Non-State Actors
  • International Negotiations, Past and Present
  • Digital Diplomacy
  • Municipal Diplomacy
  • Trade Negotiations
  • International Law and Norms of Diplomacy
  • Environmental Negotiations
  • Scientific Diplomacy
  • Arctic Diplomacy
  • Indigenous Diplomacy

Contact Information and Questions

Questions about the IPSA-Concordia Summer Institute, and application processes, can be sent to ipsasummerschool@concordia.ca.

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