Master in International Relations

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Master in International Relations
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Alfonso X University
The Berg Institute
Human Rights Center
United Nations mandate University for Peace
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Master Program on International Relations as a contribution to the Culture of Peace
in the era of Globalization
After the events of September
11, a new scenario of
confrontation and changing
perceptions has spread around
the globe. A feeling of wrath,
lack of mutual understanding
and a need to understand other
realities has made working in
International Affairs a complex
and difficult activity. Whilst this
does seem to be a continuation
of the preceding decades, it is
certain that the intensity is
markedly different.
Dramatic changes have taken
place in world politics in recent
decades. Among them the end
of the Cold War and the
dissolution of the Soviet Union,
an impetus toward
democratisation in important
parts of the developing world
and in countries formerly
governed by dictatorships, the
ebbing of some bitter regional
conflicts, globalisation of the
world economy, the information
revolution and the spread
of instantaneous global
communications,
JOAQUÍN
GONZÁLEZ IBAÑEZ
Program Co-director
Universisity Alfonso X
a reinvigorated movement
toward a closer European Union,
attempts to address global
environmental dangers, the
creation of an international
criminal court, and increased
efforts at peacekeeping and
humanitarian intervention
through the United Nations.
In the immediate aftermath
of the Cold War, a number
of these changes fostered
optimism about the future course
of International Relations.
We even were able to think that
the world was on the threshold
of an unprecedented era of
peace and cooperation. Yet
other major events have not
been so benign. They include
ethnic warfare and appalling
abuses of human rights
throughout the former
Yugoslavia; clan warfare,
starvation, and anarchy in
Somalia; genocide in Rwanda;
chaos and warfare among
several former Soviet
Republics in the Caucasus
region; uncertainties about the
future of Russia; regimes fostering
terrorism in some regions of the
world, the emergence outside
the East-West sphere of regional
powers equipped with weapons
of mass destruction (chemical
and biological weapons, missiles,
nuclear weapons); the failure
of ambitious United Nations
peacekeeping efforts in Somalia,
Bosnia, and Angola; outbursts of
fanatical ethnic, nationalist, and
religious hatreds elsewhere;
an Asian economic crisis; and
severe problems of poverty,
disease, and environmental
degradation in parts of the
developing world. But there
have also existed reasons for
hope such as the embryonic
process of empowerment
through citizenship witnessed in
2011 in Tunisia, Egypt and other
countries. Remaining constant
has been the assumption that
whilst states inhabit an
ever-closer world, they still
maintain differences as deep
as centuries before.
These events represent the most
Joaquín González Ibáñez is an International Public Law and International Relations Professor at Alfonso X University, academic
director of the LLM on Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law at the Sergio Arboleda University in Bogota, Colombia as
well as Co-Director of The Berg Institute: Human Rights, Governance and Rule of Law. He received a Fulbright-Schuman Award
and was Research Fellow and visiting scholar at the Washington College of Law, American University during 2008-2009 where he
carried out research on the different post-9/11 visions of international human rights in Europe and the United States. He has been
a visiting scholar and researcher at the Graduate School of Education and the European Law Research Center at Harvard
University. Prof. Gonzalez Ibanez has served as Dean of the Social Studies Faculty, at Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio, Madrid. He holds
an LLB and a Doctorate in Law (SJD) from Universidad Complutense (Magna Cum Laude), Madrid; a post-graduate Certificate in
International Public Law from the International Institute of Law at The Hague; a postgraduate Certificate in Human Rights
Protection from the Rene Cassin Institute of Human Rights in Strasbourg; and a Diploma in European Law and International Affairs from
the Catholic University of Leuven (KLU), Belgium. He has been a visiting professor in China, Colombia, Italy and the United States, and
has published extensively on human right issues and international law, specifically the right of access to education. His latest edited
publication, International Protection of Human Rights and Rule of Law, represents a collective work of 38 authors, including Claudio
Grossman, Judge Baltasar Garzon, Guy Harpaz, Richard Wilson, Jamin B. Raskin, Emiliano Garcia Coso, and Fabian Salvioli.
profound change in
international relations since
the emergence of the East-West
conflict in the years after World
War II.
The everyday realities of world
affairs also display a great deal
of practical order. Indeed,
cooperation is reflected not only
in the widespread observance of
many international rules, but can
also be found in the extensive
patterns of international
economic relations,
interdependence, and the
functioning of international and
non-governmental organizations.
In this global and complex era,
we need students- citizens- who
are educated to understand
the challenges of international
relations in order to act from a
civic perspective, with the main
purpose being the promotion of
peace. As Primo Levi wrote in his
book, La chiave a stella, (Primo
Levi, Einaudi Editori, Torino, 1978)
bridges are the opposite of
frontiers; bridges try to unify
different realities, while frontiers
JUAN CARLOS
SAINZ- BORGO
Program Co-Director
United Nations Mandate
University for Peace
may even destroy
homogeneous realities. Bridges
are needed more than ever in
politics today and these may be
in the form of diplomacy,
multilateralism and equity.
The culture of peace trough
education can be achieved
based on the assumption
of principles inherent
to democratic societies.
The main goal of the Master in
International Relations at Alfonso
X University is to provide students
with a critical perspective and
the capacity to understand the
most important current issues in
international relations based on
the principles of tolerance and
mutual understanding.
Poverty, development,
international law, human rights,
international commerce and
economics, army capabilities,
public diplomacy etc, require
a new understanding and a
holistic vision of current affairs.
In times of terrorism, of threats
to peace and intolerance, the
culture of peace in international
relations can only be achieved
through dialogue and the
exchange of points of view
among different realities.
As Primo Levi stated, we
constantly need to build bridges
among nations, cultures and
civilizations and avoid new
frontiers that tend to separate us.
“Here is a place where atmosphere is peace, where political
and religious jealousies can be
forgotten and international unity
be fostered and developed ”
Wall at YMCA, Jerusalem
“ It is useful to know something
about other nations, habits in
order to judge our own in a
healthy way, fashion, and not to
imagine that everything which
differs from ours should be
dismissed as ridiculous or
illogical, as it is frequently done
by those who have not seen
anything”.
Descartes
Juan Carlos Sainz Borgo is a scholar and an attorney specialized in international law, and international humanitarian law. He is the
Co-Head of the Department of International Law and Human Rights of the United Nations mandate University for Peace
(UPEACE) and Co-Director of The Berg Institute. Human Rights, Governance and Rule of Law. He received a Fulbright-Schuman.
He has been Deputy Director of the Venezuelan Diplomatic Academy, Academic Coordinator of the Faculty of Legal and
Political Sciences of the Universidad Central de Venezuela and Coordinator of the Graduate Program in International
Economic Law of the same institution. He was Fulbright Visiting Professor at the American University in Washington D.C (2008-2009).
He also has been adviser of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Andean Community, Andean Corporation of
Development, Organization of American States, as well as to the Venezuelan Government in border and environmental issues.
He is a Lawyer and Doctor in Juridical Sciences (with Honors) from the Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas. He holds
a Certificate in Diplomatic Studies and a Master in Sciences from University of Oxford, UK. He also has graduate courses from
Harvard University (US) and The Hague Academy of International Law from the Netherlands. Prof. Sainz-Borgo lectures in
Venezuela, Colombia, Costa Rica and Spain. He has published four books and more than thirty articles in English and Spanish.
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PROGRAM PARTNERS
University Alfonso X El Sabio
Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio is
considered as a humanist
university and is based on the
principles of freedom and
independence and holds very
close links with the business
world. The university owes its
name to Alfonso X, a king form
Castilla (1221- 1284) who
devoted his entire life to the free
dissemination of knowledge,
justice, the sciences and art.
Equally, Universidad Alfonso X el
Sabio is aware that knowledge,
culture and science are the
fundamental values in human
history as they allow the
individual to perceive and
understand the complexity of
the society in which they live.
UAX was the first and, to this
date, remains the only Spanish
and European educational
institution to have received
the AENOR global quality
certification, as per international
regulation UNE-EN ISO 9001.
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United Nations Mandate
University for Peace- Human
Rights Centre
The mission of the UN
Mandate University for Peace
can be seen in the context
of the worldwide peace and
security objectives of the United
Nations. The central
importance of education,
training and research in all
their aspects to build
the foundations of peace and
progress and to reduce the
prejudice and hatred on which
violence, conflict and
terrorism are based is
increasingly recognized.The
Charter of the University calls for
UPEACE “to contribute to the
great universal task of
educating for peace by
engaging in teaching, research,
post-graduate training and
dissemination of knowledge
fundamental to the full
development of the human
person and societies through
the interdisciplinary study of all
matters related to peace”.
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THE BERG INSTITUTE
The Berg Institute is an
academic non-governmental
organization dedicated to
independent legal consultancy
in areas involving the promotion
and protection of human rights,
international humanitarian law,
governance and public
leadership. Its principal activity
is based upon the development
of academic programs and the
assessment of institutions in both
public and private sectors,
incorporating an international
perspective that is realistic and
centred on the effective
promotion of Human Rights.
PRESENTATION
DYNAMICS OF CO-OPERATION,
CONFLICTS AND NEGOTIATION
IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND DIPLOMACY
Alfonso X University and
the Berg Institute offer a
postgraduate program for
people in the international
diplomatic community residing
in Spain. The program,
conducted in English, has been
developed to be both flexible
and practical, within a
framework that offers
participants the chance to
balance their work com
mitments with
the opportunity to further
their education and
understanding of
international
affairs.
The central objective of the
Program is to provide
participants with a theoretical
and practical approach to
international issues relevant to
professionals working within the
international arena and
diplomacy. The subject
material will be taught by
professors, professionals and
diplomats from numerous
countries, sharing their expertise
and practical approach to
international issues in English,
French, Arabic and Spanish.
The faculty members
of the Program will be
a combination of experienced
diplomats, professors,
professionals, civil servants,
military personnel,
and politicians.
Thanks to an academic
agreement signed between the
Berg Institute, Alfonso X University
and the United Nations
Mandate University for
Peace- Human Rights Centre,
professors from the University for
Peace will also form part of the
Masters degree.
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The program can also be
supplemented with a one-to-two
week professional and
academic program in European
Institutions in Holland, France,
Germany, Luxemburg and
Belgium and also in the United
States with an organized
professional tour to institutions in
New York and Washington.
PROGRAM STRUCTURE
Taking a practical approach, the
program will also provide
a sophisticated and solid
theoretical background in each
module. The central idea is to
apply a theoretical and
practical framework to the way
participants think and work
within the field of international
relations.
The program is structured
in 15 core modules and is
complemented by optional
institutional visits and academic
fieldtrips in Spain, the European
Union and the United States.
For each module, participants
will receive a seminal work
chosen by their respective
professor. This will not only
provide an enduring tool for
future reference but will also
contribute to the participant’s
ability to critically engage with
the relevant academic literature.
Visits and engagement in Spain
The course is complemented
with several activities giving a
cultural, historical and political
dimension with visits to important
institutions including the Supreme
Court, Congress, museums, and
historical sites in Madrid.
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Optional Academic activities
Programmed Visit: France,
Germany, Luxemburg and
Belgium.
In a five-day trip the group will
visit European and International
Institutions including The Hague
(Europol and the UN
International Criminal Court),
Brussels (European Commission,
EU Parliament and EU Council
and NATO Headquarters),
Luxembourg (EU Court of
Justice), and Strasbourg
(European Court of Human
Rights).
Programmed Visit: The United
States.
In cooperation with American
universities the program includes
a seven-day tour with visits to
financial institutions in New York
and important economic
and politic institutions in
Washington. Organized meetings
to the Pentagon, World Bank,
IMF, U.S Congress, and the OAS
headquarters for part of the
optional US Academic activities.
CORE PROGRAM
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Foundations of Peace
and Conflict Studies
Designed to engage students in an examination
of the major contemporary challenges to
peace, sources of conflict and violence as well
as several key non-violent mechanisms for
conflict transformation and prevention. During
the course, an understanding of the complex
and interconnected challenges to peace will
be developed, as will an understanding of the
need for multi-faceted approaches to meeting
these challenges. Students will also engage
critically with theories of conflict, developing
an understanding of the theoretical resources
available in the area.
Globalisation and the Transformation of Political
Community will also be examined.
International Relations
and Globalisation
International relations: Concept, History and
Content.; International society; The actors
of International Relations; The determining
factors of International Relations;
The International dynamic;
Ethics in International Affairs
International Law
The International Community; Sources, Subjects,
International responsibility; the UN Charter;
Soft Law at the UN General Assembly;
UN Security Council Resolutions;
Emerging regional and global powers within
the UN; The UN system, agencies and programs;
International cooperation dynamics.
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International Trade and Business
International trade theories; Trade Policies;
Political Economy in Trade Policy; Trade policy
in developing countries; Incomes in an open
economy and the Balance of Payments;
Exchange rates and foreign exchange
markets. Money, interest rates and exchange
rates: Macroeconomics in an open economy;
Competitiveness; Financial markets and
sovereign debt.; Contracts: buying and selling,
distribution and commercial mediation;
Business cooperation.
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An Intercultural Approach. Arab and Western
Interaction
Ethics and Civilisations; Human rights;
A resource to war; Ethical interpretation;
International consensus; Tolerance and
multiculturalism; Minorities: socio-historic
perspective and legal protection; Migration;
Globalisation; The Environment and
sustainable development; Global inequality;
Development and Globalisation
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Development and Sustainability
Regional concepts and Urban structure;
The Neoclassical model of regional growth;
The theory of accumulative causation;
The theory of the poles of growth;
The potential of regional development (Dieter
Biehl); The Industrial District; Indigenous
development; The International Monetary
Fund and the World Bank; From general
agreement on tariff and trade (GATT) to the
World Trade Organization (WTO);
International Cooperation; Globalisation
and International Economic Institutions;
United Nations Development Program.
Sustainability Environmental Law;
Case Analyses.
CORE PROGRAM
and Globalisation
7 Politics
Political Globalisation,
Governance and Global
Democracy;The Model of Global
Governance; The outer
dimension: Trade, economic
cooperation, investment, cultural
policy, identities, human aid,
development cooperation;
Common Security and Defence
policies; The alliance, solidarity
and permanent structured
cooperation clauses; Tension
between the global and the
local; From heterogenisationfragmentation to
homogenisation-globalisation;
New identities; Trans-national
constitutionalism and global
democracy; The civil global
society; International companies
and global public goods.
8 Economics, Commerce and
Globalisation
Concept of Globalisation; The
history of Globalisation;
Globalisation and growth;
Inequality, poverty and
globalisation; Work, Capital and
globalised markets; Technology
and the comprehensive
process; International institutions,
economic policy and
governments’ relationship to
globalisation; International
exchange; The common trade
policy of the European Union;
GATT and the World Trade
Organization (WTO); Special
consideration of the industrial
products and goods agreements
protected by intellectual
property rights (TRIPs); Foreign
trade Policy in Spain: Instruments
for export promotion.
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Negotiation and
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Geo-strategy
International negotiation:
Strategy and cultural elements;
The process of negotiation;
Proposals and resolution of crises;
Conflict prevention and
resolution; International
geo-strategy; Geopolitics and
Geo-economics- Concept;
Strategic Theory- Tactic, Strategy
and Logistics; Geo-policy;
Geo-economics; International
Contract Negotiation;
International negotiation and
protocol; Media and conflict
management (including
spokesperson interviews
techniques).
10 Security Studies and International
Terrorism
The Concept of Human
Security; International Terrorism
and co-operation; Organized
International Crime and
International Cooperation;
NATO: Goals and Strategies; Key
policies in Spanish Security issues;
Human Rights in International
Law- The UN International
Criminal
Court.
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of International
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Organizations
Participation in
intergovernmental conferences
(political and treaty
conferences); Legal aspects of
international organizations;
A practical approach to the
European Union.
on European Union
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Policies and member states
Legal and institutional aspects
of European Integration and
International Organizations;
European planning and its
relation to Member States’
planning; Structure, organs
and powers of European Union
institutions; Judicial guarantee
of rights in the European Union;
Institutional issues of principal
international organizations.
CORE PROGRAM
Human Rights Protection and
Economics, Politics and
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International Relations
History in Spain
Introduction to the political and
legal system; Modern Spanish
history and the role of culture
and diversity in Spanish heritage;
(Cinema, art, cuisine, diversity
and image abroad); Key
economic activities in Spain;
Producers, sector analysis
and Spain’s main sources of
international trade; Spanish
diplomacy and key policies in
the 21st Century: IberoAmerica,
The European Union and the
Arab World.
State sovereignty and Human
Rights; The 21st Century and
the opportunity for Human
Rights policies; United Nation
System for Human Rights
Protection; Regional systemsEurope, America, Africa;
Gender in World politics;
Minorities and self-determination
political processes.
Language
14 English
and Diplomacy.
The role of interpretation and
translation in international
conferences; From Nuremberg
to the present; Culture,
languages and intercultural
exchange; The role of culture
and language in International
Relations; A perspective on
new language scenarios
in International Relations.
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LOCATION
Post-Graduate Institute
Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio
Av. Comandante Franco 10Bis,
Madrid 28016
Metro Pío XII (Linea 9)
Post-Graduate Institute
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SCHEDULE
The program has a total
duration of nine months.
In order to accommodate
the needs of participants,
classes will be held in the
evenings, Tuesday through
Thursday.
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P O S T - G R A D U AT E P R O G R A M
La Universidad de la Empresa
Avda. de la Universidad, 1
28691 Villanueva de la Cañada - Madrid
Tel. 918 109 700 - Fax. 918 109 781
[email protected]
www.uax.es
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