2015/2016

2016/2017

DM270

IUS/14 (EUROPEAN UNION LAW)

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

WORLD POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

PERCORSO COMUNE

2°

(03/10/2016 - 17/12/2016)

6

40 lesson hours

English: see level required for the WPIR courses

ORAL TEST

ZILLER JACQUES (titolare) - 6 ECTS

The purpose of the Laboratory is to start developing some of the main skills that are needed for effective work in international organisations, for staff members of the organisation itself and of permanent representations or other bodies participating in negotiations hosted by an international organisation at the world or regional level. The relevant skills are not only negotiation skills stricto sensu, but also skills needed for chairing sessions, for efficient teamwork, for effective use of communication techniques and for the preparation of appropriate files for negotiators.

Owing to the very specific nature of the Laboratory, classes are organized in different formats, best fitted to negotiating exercises and their preparation. The classes are held according to the following schedule; usually one week elapses between two classes.
1 2 hours General introduction
Objectives and methods of the Laboratory – Briefing for the first two general negotiation exercises
2 4 hours Centrunion I
First general negotiation exercise: Establishing the agenda for a multilateral negotiation
3 4 hours Centrunion II
Second general negotiation exercise: Chairmanship and coalition building
4 2 hours Debriefing/briefing
Debriefing for the two general negotiation exercises
European Council, Council of the European Union, Council working parties, EU “comitology” committees in the context of the EU decision making process
5 2 hours Toy Safety
Simulation of a meeting of a working party of the Council of the European Union
6 2 hours Rules of procedure
Debriefing of the third simulation exercise;
Commentary to the Rules of procedure of the Council of the EuroEuropean Union European Union
7 2 hours Remote negotiation
Delphi technique and others as substitute to meetings
8 8 hours Centrunion III: No War Working party
Multilateral negotiation in a single room, including briefing
9 2 hours Coordination
Debriefing of the fourth simulation exercise; lecture on coordination and coalition building
10 2 hours Negotiating tactics
Lecture on negotiating tactigs
Briefing for the fifth simulation exercise
11 8 hours Ex-Atomium
Simulation exercise of a crisis situation: bilateral negotiation with third party intermediaries, with press release and press conference
12 2 hours Round-up
Debriefing of the last exercise and general course assessment.

In order to be able to participate effectively in the exercises, students have to study briefing documents and work in small groups outside of the class hours. Briefs for simulations and negotiation exercises are distributed in the classroom or sent by e-mail.

Readings (suggested for class participants who want to deepen their knowledge, not mandatory):
• Alvin L. Goldman and Jacques Rojot, Negotiation : theory and practice, The Hague [etc.] : Kluwer Law International, 2003
• Fiona Hayes‐Renshaw and Helen Wallace, The Council of Ministers, Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006
• Alain Lempereur and Aurélien Colson, The First Move: A Negotiator's Companion, Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, 2010

Assessment of course participation (commitment and quality of prarticipation); final exam based upon a learning experience report of 4-6 pages written by the student.