84523 - Workshop On Public Speaking

Academic Year 2019/2020

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Forli
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in International relations and diplomatic affairs (cod. 8048)

Learning outcomes

The laboratory aims at helping the students to develop: the ability to present in public; basic knowledge on issues of large interest in international politics such as terrorism, climate change negotiations, the Responsibility to protect doctrine, etc.; the ability to write short essays on issues of international politics.

Course contents

9 March

Introduction

 

16 March

Introduction

 

23 March

Introduction

 

30 March

 Students’ presentations:

  • The international system today (S)
  • Migration flows to Europe (GP)

Debate: Would a World State be better than a system of states?

 

6 April 

  • What is an international organization? (GP)
  • Responsibility to Protect (S)

Debate: Do we have a duty to save migrants at sea?

 

20 April 

  • What is security? (Prof)
  • Responsibility to Protect (S)
  • International terrorism (PG)

 

27 April

 Students’ presentations:

  • Cybersecurity (S)
  • Energy security (GP)
  • Health security (GP)

 

4 May

Students’ presentations:

  • What is an international regime? (GP)
  • International regime on climate change (S)

Debate: Are Fridays for future useful to tackle climate change?

 

11 May

Students’ presentation:

  • International regime on non proliferation
  • Counter-terrorism

Debate: Trump has announced that “waterboarding” is a legitimate mean of interrogation of alleged terrorists: is it legitimte to use special means to interview and detain alleged international terrorists?

 

18 May

 Students’ presentations:

  • Gender issues in international politics (Prof)
  • Populism (Prof)

Class debate

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Legenda on the type of public:

GP: generic public

S: students

Prof.: professors


Readings/Bibliography

1. Texts on how to present in public:

Chivers and Shoolbred, A Students' Guide to Presentations, Sage, 2007.

C. Anderson, 'TED's Talk: The official TED Guide to Public Speaking"; Headline, 2016.

2.texts on issues in international politics:

- A. Heywood "Global Politics!, Palgrave, 2011

- R. Bova "How the World Works", Pearson, 2012 (2nd ed)

- M. Beeson and Nick Bisley, "Issues in 21st century world politics", Palgrave 2010

3. videos on public speaking (sample):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEunvMxy1WY&list=PLB7841E7C6F1D3469

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEunvMxy1WY&t=342s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDT1svklCyU&t=28s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FOCpMAww28

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhbvUZOLTQY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0a61wFaF8A



Teaching methods

Lectures

students' presentations

students' debates

Assessment methods

participation, presentations and debates

Teaching tools

power point, prezi, videos

Office hours

See the website of Sonia Lucarelli

SDGs

Reduced inequalities Peace, justice and strong institutions

This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.