A unique opportunity in Spring Quarter: International Negotiation Crisis Simulation: South China Sea.
This is an excellent opportunity to learn about how negotiation happens in the real world.
See Professor Robert Pekkanen’s description below.
Open to all students, this is a fee-based class offered through UW Continuum College and there is a separate registration fee of $1322.
How to register:
See the link below with instructions
http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/SPR2019/95jsis.html
You may also optionally choose to register for additional credit through your normal Seattle Campus registration:
JSIS B 431 5 cr. (undergrads)
JSIS B 531 5 cr. (graduate students)
“I want to call to your attention the unique opportunity to participate in a great simulation exercise through registering for JSIS 478 I this quarter. Students join one of seven teams representing China, Japan, the US, India, Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam for a two-day intensive negotiation. The simulation exercise is a wonderful hands-on experience for any student interested in international relations and diplomacy. I run the simulation in collaboration with the US Army War College, who send a team out to Seattle for the simulation. I don’t believe there is any other course or opportunity like this at UW and I encourage you to consider it.”
Professor Robert Pekkanen
Course Description:
The international strategic crisis negotiation simulation offers students a tremendous opportunity to role-play a complex diplomatic negotiation related to a real-world global conflict. Offered in conjunction with the US Army War College, this year’s exercise will simulate an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit convened to negotiate an end to the conflict in the South China Sea- a topic that has been very much in the news. Over the course of the quarter-long class taught by Prof. Robert Pekkanen, participants will learn about the politics of the region, as well as team leadership and diplomatic negotiation skills, in preparation for the 2-day simulation May 18 and 19.
