Practising transnational politics : preparing and participating in UN and EU simulations / edited by Claudia Wiesner (professor of political science, Department of Social and Cultural Studies, Fulda University of Applied Sciences, Germany).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wiesner, Claudia, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United Nations--Study and teaching.

United Nations.

European Union--Study and teaching.

European Union.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (302 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2026.

Summary:

"This informative book prepares scholars, university staff and students for simulations of the United Nations and the European Union. It provides essential knowledge, including introductions into the institutions, case studies, reflections on active learning, as well as concrete teaching modules and practices. Chapters present essential background knowledge as well as an actionable course plan and syllabus that allows teachers to prepare for and organise UN and EU simulations. The chapter contents are designed in order to support students to successfully act as delegates for an assigned country and thus gain a unique understanding of political practice. Ultimately, the book transmits how political action shapes the practice of transnational politics. Practising Transnational Politics is a valuable resource for scholars, students and educators of international relations, politics, EU studies and public policy looking to enhance their engagement in the UN, the EU, and simulations. It is also beneficial for those interested in participating in or preparing others for Model United Nations, Model European Union or other model simulations"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Foreword / Chaldeans Mensah

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction to practising transnational politics: Preparing and participating in UN and EU simulations / Claudia Wiesner

Part I: Mun and meu: Active learning and citizenship education

2. What is model United Nations? / Chaldeans Mensah, Muriel Cathérine Wenzel and Clara Umstätter

3. What is model European Union? / Alexandru Balas

4. Teaching innovations and transnational blended learning: Diplomacy and peer-to-peer experiential learning / Chaldeans Mensah

5. Active learning through simulations: A civic education perspective / Antonio Manuel Álvarez García, Elena García Guitián and Luis Bouza García

Part II: Un, EU and transnational politics

6. The United Nations / Muriel Cathérine Wenzel and Claudia Wiesner

7. The EU as an arena of politics / Claudia Wiesner

8. "of nations large and small": An overview of multilateral law- making processes in the United Nations organisation / Daniel R. Quiroga-Villamarín

Part III: Doing transnational politics: Case studies and materials

9. Procedures, practices, politics: How institutions work / Claudia Wiesner and Taru Haapala

10. UN case study: The rule of law in the security council / Hannah Birkenkötter

11. EU case study: The politics of shaping eu citizenship / Claudia Wiesner

Part IV: Learning to practise transnational politics

12. Preparing mun and meu: Course plan, teaching materials and teaching modules / Clara Umstätter, Muriel Cathérine Wenzel and Claudia Wiesner

13. Preparing and doing a UN or EU simulation / Muriel Cathérine Wenzel, Clara Umstätter and Claudia Wiesner

14. Tutorials, practical advice, do's and don'ts / Muriel Cathérine Wenzel and Clara Umstätter.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781035326136 (e-book)

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