Diplomacy and Foreign Policy Analysis

Education facts

Code: 733A78

<p>Modern diplomacy is a variable field of actors, objectives, resources and strategies of international politics. This course offers an overview as well as deepened perspectives on the roles and forms of diplomacy in the contemporary international system. The ends and means of diplomacy are thus situated within a wider framework of foreign policy analysis. The course initially deals with the history and development of diplomacy and various traditions of foreign policy analysis. The latter part of the course focuses on understanding contemporary diplomatic practices, e.g. multilateral diplomacy and international negotiations, mediation, and public diplomacy.</p>

Entry requirements

180 ECTS credits passed including 90 ECTS credits in Political Science or another discipline in Social Sciences English corresponding to the level of English in Swedish upper secondary education (Engelska 6 or Engelska nivå 2) Exemption from Swedish

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Diplomacy and Foreign Policy Analysis

  Linköping University

  Start date: 17 August 2026

  End date: 20 September 2026

  Pace of study: 100 %