Seminar og bogudgivelse: At forklare udenrigspolitik

TIME: Wednesday, 28 March, 14 – 17

VENUE: Danish Institute for International Studies, Main Auditorium, Strandgade 71, ground floor, Christianshavn, 1401 Copenhagen K

TIME: Wednesday, 28 March, 14 – 17

VENUE: Danish Institute for International Studies, Main Auditorium, Strandgade 71, ground floor, Christianshavn, 1401 Copenhagen K

Hans Mouritzen and Anders Wivel have recently published the volume Explaining Foreign Policy: International Diplomacy and the Russo-Georgian War with the prestigious American publisher Lynne Rienner.

The authors use the example of the Russo-Georgian War to illustrate and evaluate their original model for explaining foreign policy behaviour. They apply the model to the diplomatic positionings of 40 countries in relation to the 2008 war. Uniquely linking system, interstate, and intrastate levels of explanation, and benefiting from WikiLeaks revelations, they offer an important new tool for foreign policy studies.

This arrangement is not only a book launch, but also a seminar on the state of foreign policy studies in general and the use of realism in particular. Moreover, current developments in southern Caucasus and Central Asia are highlighted and discussed. For this purpose, a number of renowned experts have been invited.

Speakers:
Christopher Hill, Professor, University of Cambridge
Asle Toje, Acting Research Director, Nobel Institute, Oslo
Flemming Splidsboel, Research Coordinator, Royal Danish Defence College
Anders Wivel, Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen
Hans Mouritzen, Senior Researcher, DIIS

Programme

14.00-14.05: Introduction; Hans Mouritzen, Senior Researcher, DIIS

14.05-14.25: The State of the Art I: Foreign Policy Studies; Christopher Hill, Professor, University of Cambridge

14.25-14.45: The State of the Art II: Realism and Foreign Policy; Asle Toje, Acting Research Director, Nobel Institute, Oslo

14.45-15.15: Book Presentation: Explaining Foreign Policy: International Diplomacy and the Russo-Georgian War; Anders Wivel, Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen; Hans Mouritzen, Senior Researcher, DIIS

15.15-15.30: Coffee Break

15.30-15.50: Caucasus and Central Asia after the 2008 War; Flemming Splidsboel, Research Coordinator, Royal Danish Defence College

15.50-16.20: Q and A

16.20-17.00: Reception and Book Launch

The book will be available for sale at the seminar for the price of 200 DKK (cash only). Limited stock.

The seminar will be held in English.

Participation is free of charge, but registration is required. Read more about the seminar and use the online registration form on the website no later than Tuesday, 27 March, at 12 noon. Please await confirmation by e-mail from DIIS for participation.