Global Diplomacy – Diplomacy in the Modern World

Diplomacy as a field of study

This Coursera course approaches diplomacy through the lens of international studies, drawing on research from across the broader field. The instructor's book Global Diplomacy: Theories, Types and Models, written with a co-author and published in 2016, sits behind the course's framing.

Skills and topics

• Diplomatic practice and the theories that have been built to explain it
• International relations as the wider context in which diplomacy operates
• Policy analysis as a way of assessing diplomatic choices

Who it suits

Students of politics and international relations, and professionals who work near foreign policy, will find the material most relevant. The course also connects to the instructor's research methods course on Coursera, which may help if you want to build the analytical side.