History

History Special Dissertation: Israel-US Relations and the New Diplomatic History

Module code: V1472DD
Level 6
30 credits in autumn & spring teaching
Teaching method: Lecture
Assessment modes: Not yet finalised

This module aims to widen and extend the way you understand the creation, development and practice of relationships between countries.

We’ll discuss the theories and practices of the new diplomacy, using the Israeli-American special relations as an example.

Through the adaption of bottom-up and up-down approaches, we’ll explore the wide range of elements that were and are part of the special relations between states:

  • religion
  • values
  • ideology
  • interests
  • the impact of leaders and diplomats
  • the meaning and impact of public opinion in each country and in exchanges between the two countries.