Economic diplomacy 1/ Economic diplomacy (5 pages) The historical background of

Economic diplomacy
1/ Economic diplomacy (5 pages)
The historical background of the study of economic diplomacy.
Definition of economic diplomacy (main research objects, basic concepts, research areas, core issues, and their evolution, etc.).
Major academic schools, representative scholars, representative views and their works.
Main theories and research methods.
Economic Diplomacy and its Significance for Foreign Policy.
2/ Case studies: economic diplomacy in the European integration after WWII (1945-1970) (3 pages)
The creation of the European Coal and Steel Community, the European Communities, etc.
The Marshall Plan, Americanisation etc.
The role of European diplomats in post-war economic integration, Schuman, Jean Monnet, etc.
The European economic diplomacy and foreign policy.
3/ Research directions in economic diplomacy in China (1 page)
Economic diplomacy, multilateral diplomacy.
Trade, investment, economic negotiations, international economic organisations, etc.