Syllabus
Introduction
Crisis setup and group organization
Online moodle session on bargaining theory
Simulaiton event (7 sessions)
Debrief session
Annotation
This course intends to provide students with a direct unique experience of the key challenges faced by negotiators and decision-makers in international crisis situation. It is based on a bargaining exercise, whereby instructors and students simulate a real world crisis event. The simulation has two key components: an in-class preparation and debrief phase, and a crisis event phase that takes place over 2 and a half days in a remote area. The specific crisis event to be simulated is determined on the actual policy situation prior to the start of the course, but the topics may include both security and non-security (economic, environmental, social) matters. The didactic targets of the simulation are manifold, as described in the professional literature on crisis gaming, but three stand out: 1) the establishment of a direct experience with the negotiations challenges, 2) the need for the students to familiarize themselves with the necessary background information, 3) increased motivation for further study, and 4) team-building and socialization.
Important note: we require a physical presence – there is no online module for distant learning in this course
Important note for registration: We require all students interested in participating in the course to fill out a registration at: https://forms.gle/CRBjkPUqcJowwhj66
This form needs to be filled by 12.2.2023.