EU diplomatic cooperation in Eastern Europe
NORTIA teaching case study
Developed by Dorina Baltag, Loughborough University London
This case gives a primer to students on EU diplomatic actorness, on the key functions of diplomatic actors - representation and communication, on the quintessential role of cooperation for EU diplomacy, specifically in the post-Lisbon setting. By combing this teaching plan with the case study “EU Diplomacy post-Lisbon” you are able to develop and boost student’s knowledge on diplomacy, their understanding regarding the complexity of EU diplomatic representation and cooperation on the ground as well as give them the opportunity to engage in role playing and thereby increase their problem-thinking capacities. You can use this case study in Foreign Policy, International Relations, Diplomacy, EU External Relations and International Organisations courses.
Be sure to download both documents - they are to be used in conjunction with one another (see below).
NORTIA Teaching Case Studies
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This NORTIA teaching plan was written by Dr. Dorina Baltag, Institute for Diplomacy and International Governance, Loughborough University London (d.baltag@lboro.ac.uk), with support of Dr. Heidi Maurer, University of Bristol (heidi.maurer@bristol.ac.uk). Special thanks to to Erin Baumann, Associate Director of Professional Pedagogy at Harvard Kennedy School for sharing her expertise on case writing in our trainings. This initiative and the NORTIA Jean Monnet network received financial support from the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union under the grant agreement 587725-EPP-1-2017-1-NL-EPPJMO-NETWORK. NORTIA teaching cases are developed solely as the basis for class discussions. Cases are not intended to serve as endorsements, sources of primary data, or illustrations of effective of ineffective teaching or management.