DAFF 25A19 - Sovereignty & the planetary commons: understanding diplomacy in space, air, sea, cyber and poles

Combining theory and practice of international relations, this course is designed to provide students with a solid understanding of the trajectory of both conceptualisations and policies on sovereignty in the global stage. The variety of classes focus on multiple aspects of strategic diplomacy in the global commons - outer space, air space, cyber space, maritime space and polar space - to understand expressions of sovereignty outside of territories under national jurisdiction, a topic of crucial importance for the coming century. As this course aims at breaking barriers between academia and practice, students will be equally trained to write ‘argumentative essays’ (French academic exercise of ‘dissertation’) and research papers as well as policy papers, while being introduced to the art of diplomatic negotiation.

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1 presentation in pairs with a topic given by the professor, presented during the first session (30%).

Home paper : either a research paper or a policy paper on a topic approved by the professor (30%).

Final exam : during the exam week, an essay/ “dissertation.” on a general topic on sovereignty (40%).