Programme book Research Master Relations in Historical Perspective 2016-2017

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Programme book 2016

International Relations in Historical Perspective

Table of Contents 1. WELCOME/INTRODUCTION

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2. INTRODUCTION TO THE PROGRAMME

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3. WHO IS WHO? Coordinator of the programme Teachers Study advisor Curriculum Committee/Board of Examiners Partner organisation(s) Study association Career services International Office Student Desk Student Services Student psychologist Centre of Teaching and Learning

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4. IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES Academic calendar Dates and deadlines programme Enrolment deadlines Graduation ceremony

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5. PROGRAMME INFORMATION 5.1. Programme outline 5.2. Courses 5.3. Career orientation 5.4. Internship 5.5. Thesis 5.6. Policies en Procedures

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6. PRACTICAL INFORMATION 6.1. Study delay 6.2. Workshops 6.3. Graduation 6.4. Solis-id 6.5. Osiris 6.6. UU Gmail 6.7. Blackboard 6.8. WiFi 6.9. Library 6.10. Course evaluations

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7. GETTING AROUND Utrecht Housing

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8. LINKS

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9. ATTACHMENTS

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1. Welcome Dear students, Welcome to the MA programme International relations in Historical Perspective (IR/HP). In order to make your participation in our MA as fruitful and enjoyable as possible we made this information book to guide you through our programme. Please read this book carefully. Regard it as your little ‘bible’ as it provides answers to almost every question you can come up with. Of course, you may also refer yourself to us.

Do not hesitate to call, mail or visit us. Our doors are wide open.

Although we believe in the strength of our programme, it is in the end up to you to make studies into a success. But that does not imply that you have to face every challenge ahead of you on your own. Do realize that you will start our programme with 59 other students who are as eager as you to gain the title of Master of International Relations. Therefore, support and learn from each other. Use the extracurricular meetings and events we organize for you as tools to create and sustain your own student community and learn to cherish it as continuous source of inspiration, both during and after your studies.

This programme book is not only a guide. You may also regard it’s content also as a promise that we will do everything to make your studies with us into a fruitful and worthwhile experience. To allow us to do our utmost for you we kindly ask you to stick to the programme’s rules and regulations, summarized in the study agreement of which you can find a copy in annex 1. You’re a obliged to sign this agreement and return it as soon as possible to our Secretarial Office, together with a completed enrollment form concerning the courses scheduled for the first semester.

Dr. Peter Malcontent, programme director Dr. Liesbeth van de Grift, adjunct programme director

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2. Introduction to the programme Explore complex issues in modern international relations Will the EU become a union under German leadership? Are we heading for a new Cold War with Russia?

Have the Asian superpowers surpassed their former colonial rulers? Does the current climate of increasing international competition and growing nationalism still allow enough space for ethical norms and values such as human rights? How can terrorist violence be countered? Is it possible to control such violence with warfare and the optimal use of ‘intelligence’?

The international political stage is much like a game of chess between multiple players. During the course of this Master’s programme you will gain a greater understanding of the parties involved, and prepare yourself for a future as a participant in the game of global politics.

Bridging history and political science Political theory is an important tool in the analysis of international developments. In order to fully understand those developments, however, you need a wider historical viewpoint. Nothing is without its history – and while history never repeats itself exactly, you can learn a great deal from it. By bridging history and political science, the Master of International Relations in Historical Perspective (IR/HP) offers in-depth insight into both worlds.

Build a strong foundation for understanding modern politics The programme content uses central research themes that help shed light on modern international politics and provide students with the tools to analyse a wide range of topics. During your studies, you will select a theme to focus on in greater depth: • • • •

The history of war and violence, such as the meaning of security concerns, terrorism, humanitarian interventions, and intelligence.

The development of norms and values in international relations, such as the development of international law and human rights.

The history of European interstate relations, such as the European integration process.

The history of colonialism, decolonisation, and modern North-South relations.

Internship During the programme, you can choose to participate in an internship of at least three months, which is an important step towards obtaining future employment. You will put your knowledge and skills into practice, and this experience will form an important part of your resume. Recent enquiry shows that 80% of students who participated in an internship find employment within a year of graduating.

After graduation After graduating from the Master of International Relations in Historical Perspective programme, you will have: • • • • •

Gained insight into the history of international relations, especially of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Become an expert in one of the research areas central to the programme.

Learned to name relevant issues in modern politics and to study them independently.

Gained research skills, with emphasis on research into historical sources and the use of theories from within the field of international relations.

Learned to report research clearly and understandably, in both written and oral form.

On the student website www.students.uu.nl you will find more information about your programme, ranging from an overview of courses to policies and procedures.

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2. Who’s who Coordinator of the programme In case you have any questions related to the Master’s programme, you can refer to its coordinator Peter Malcontent. For any questions related to specific courses, you may address the course lecturer directly.

Contact details Peter Malcontent, p.a.m.malcontent@uu.nl Drift 4-6-8, room 1.01b +31 (0) 302536475 / +31 (0) 681432806

Teachers Dr. Marloes Beers Drift 4-6-8 3512 BS UTRECHT Phone number direct 06 3921 8681 E-mail: m.c.beers@uu.nl Biography Marloes Beers is Assistant Professor in the History of International Relations.

Expertise: Cold War, European integration, energy politics Courses Research seminar on European integration Dr. Eleni Braat Drift 4-6-8 3512 BS UTRECHT Phone number direct 030 253 6443 E-mail: e.c.braat@uu.nl Biography Eleni Braat is Assistant Professor in the History of International Relations.

Expertise: Intelligence Courses IR in Practice, thesis supervision Dr. Laurien Crump Drift 4-6-8 3512 BS UTRECHT Phone number direct 030 253 2263 E-mail: l.c.crump@uu.nl Biography Laurien Crump is university lecturer and researcher in the History of International Relations.

Expertise: Cold War, Warsaw Pact Courses IR in Practice, Thesis supervision

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Prof. Dr. Beatrice de Graaf Drift 4-6-8 3512 BS UTRECHT Phone number direct 030 253 5127 E-mail: b.a.degraaf@uu.nl

Biography Beatrice de Graaf holds the Chair of History of International Relations and Global Governance.

Expertise: Terrorism, counterterrorism, history of security and conflict in Europe since 1814 Courses Research seminar on terrorism, research tutorial on European security regimes Prof. Dr. Bob de Graaff Drift 4-6-8 3512 BS UTRECHT Phone number direct 030 253 1884 E-mail: b.g.j.degraaff@uu.nl Biography Professor Bob de Graaff is professor of Intelligence and Security Studies at the department for History of International Relations.

Expertise: Intelligence services, counterterrorism CoursesThesis supervision Dr. Liesbeth van de Grift Drift 4-6-8 3512 BS UTRECHT Phone number direct 030 253 8455 E-mail: l.vandegrift@uu.nl Biography Liesbeth van de Grift is Assistant Professor in the History of International Relations.

Expertise: European governance and institutions, rural and environmental planning, political transitions Courses Thesis supervision Prof. Dr. Jan Hoffenaar Drift 4-6-8 3512 BS UTRECHT Phone number direct 030 253 6542 E-mail: j.hoffenaar@uu.nl

Biography Jan Hoffenaar is Professor by Special Appointment in the field of Military History.

Expertise: Military history, Cold War Courses Elective: Military Violence in International Relations

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Dr. Yvonne Kleistra Drift 4-6-8 3512 BS UTRECHT E-mail: y.kleistra@uu.nl

Yvonne Kleistra is university lecturer in the History of International Relations.

Expertise: Human rights and development cooperation Courses IR in Practice, Elective: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict, thesis supervision Dr. Christ Klep Drift 4-6-8 3512 BS UTRECHT E-mail: c.p.m.klep@uu.nl

Biography Christ Klep is university lecturer in the History of International Relations Expertise: Military history, humanitarian interventions Courses Introductory course: The Modern World and States System Dr. Peter Malcontent Drift 4-6-8 3512 BS UTRECHT Phone number direct 030 253 6476 E-mail: p.a.m.malcontent@uu.nl

Biography Peter Malcontent is assistant professor in the History of International Relations Expertise: Human rights, development cooperation, transitional justice, Arab-Israeli conflict Courses Coordinator research seminar, coordinator electives, Elective: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Elective: Facing the Past, thesis supervision Dr. Ozan Ozavci Drift 4-6-8 3512 BS UTRECHT Phone number direct 030 253 6478 E-mail: h.o.ozavci@uu.nl

Biography Ozan Ozavci is assistant professor in the History of International Relations.

Expertise: History of liberalism, Middle East, security cultures Courses Research tutorial on European security regimes, thesis supervision

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Prof. Dr. Jacco Pekelder Drift 4-6-8 3512 BS UTRECHT Phone number direct 030 253 7789 E-mail: j.pekelder@uu.nl

Biography Jacco Pekelder is assistant professor in the History of International Relations and honorary professor of contemporary history of Western Europe at Saarland University, Saarbrücken (Germany).

Expertise: Germany, terrorism, history of the 1970s Courses Research seminar on terrorism, thesis supervision Prof. Dr. Remco Raben Drift 4-6-8 3512 BS UTRECHT Phone number direct 030 253 1735 E-mail: r.raben@uu.nl Biography Remco Raben is associate professor at the section History of International Relations (GIB) and professor of colonial and postcolonial cultural history and literature at the University of Amsterdam.

Expertise: Non-western history, colonialism, decolonisation Courses Research seminar The Asian Century, thesis supervision Dr. David Onnekink Drift 4-6-8 3512 BS UTRECHT Phone number direct 030 253 6471 E-mail: d.m.l.onnekink@uu.nl Biography David Onnekink is Assistant Professor of the early modern history of international relations at the University of Utrecht.

Courses Thesis supervision Dr. Joep Schenk Drift 4-6-8 3512 BS UTRECHT Phone number direct 030 253 6478 E-mail: j.schenk@uu.nl

Biography Joep Schenk is postdoctoral researcher in the research project ‘Securing Europe, fighting its enemies 1815-1914’.

Courses Research tutorial on European security regimes, thesis supervision

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Study advisor The study advisor can help you find information about the examination procedure, course exemption, and student loans. You can contact her with questions related to your study progress and personal matters.

Drs. Matty Kleine Drift 4-6-8, room 0.12 Phone number direct 030-2536353 E-mail: GW_studieadviesges@uu.nl

Curriculum Committee Dr. Peter Malcontent Drift 4-6-8 3512 BS UTRECHT Phone number direct 030 253 6476 E-mail: p.a.m.malcontent@uu.nl Dr. Liesbeth van de Grift Drift 4-6-8 3512 BS UTRECHT Phone number direct 030 253 8455 E-mail: l.vandegrift@uu.nl

Partner organisation(s) Utrecht Centre for International Studies (UCIS) UCIS aims to support and encourage study and research on international issues across the humanities, law and governance at Utrecht University. UCIS organizes lectures, master classes, career events and other activities, in which students of this Master’s programme are strongly encouraged to participate. In this way, you will have the opportunity to meet national and international experts from academia and IRrelated policy fields.

See: http://ucis.sites.uu.nl/

Study association We foster our relationship with the following study associations: Study association for history students De Utrechtse Historische Studentenkring (UHSK): www.uhsk.nl Study association for International Relations (Studentenvereniging voor Internationale Betrekkingen, SIB-Utrecht): www.sib-utrecht.nl

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Career Services During your programme there will be a focus on career orientation. The programme and the department work together with study associations and Career Services to make career orientation an integrated part of your programme. See the detailed overview on page 20 for more information and keep an eye out for announcements of career orientation events during the year.

The Faculty of Humanities has its own Career Officer: Sjoer Bergervoet. You can go to her for questions regarding your future, for practicing a job interview and to go over your resume. Appointments can be scheduled at the Student Desk.

Career Services also offers help on the road to the job market through workshops and tests concerning career orientation, networking and applying for a job. Visit www.uu.nl/careerservices for more information.

Do the Career Check on www.uucareercheck.nl to see where you stand in the orientation process.

International office If you are considering to go abroad during your Master’s, you will find more information regarding exchange programmes, regulations and preparation at the International Office. It is important to start the process of orientation at the start of your programme, as the application deadlines are early on and a lot of paperwork is needed to complete your application.

You can find more information on studying abroad on: http://students.uu.nl/en/academics/study-abroad

Student Desk At the Student Desk Humanities you can address all kinds of study related issues, such as course enrolment, time schedules, registration of course results and graduation. You can also make appointments with the study advisor and Career Officer, have your diploma and study results authenticated and apply for exemption there. The Student desk can be reached by phone from Monday till Friday from 11.00-12.30 and 13.00-15.00 and the desk is open from Monday till Friday from 11.0015.00.

Address Drift 10, 3512 BS Utrecht Phone number (030) 253 6285 E-mail address studiepunt.gw@uu.nl

Student Services You can contact Student Services for information and advice. This includes for example issues regarding admission, application and enrolment, tuition fees, financial assistance, having a paid job during your programme, insurance, schemes and facilities for outstanding student athletes, student housing, student organisations and information about studying with a disability or chronic illness.

Address: Opening hours: E-mail: Phone number:

Bestuursgebouw, Heidelberglaan 6 (De Uithof) ma t/m vrij 10.00-16.00 uur studentservices@uu.nl (mentioning your studentnumber!)

030 253 7000

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Student psychologist Utrecht University has two student psychologists: Fokke Dijkstra and Renske Marechal.

If you are a Dutch student, you can schedule an appointment yourself (www.students.uu.nl/afspraakmaken-met-een-studentenpsycholoog, information in Dutch). If you are an international student, please contact Student Services either by phone or by coming to the desk – not by e-mail - to schedule an introductory meeting.

During the introductory meeting, the Student Psychologist will investigate your problem. This will involve focusing on your personal background. Sometimes this initial meeting will be sufficient to assist you with your problem, sometimes more meetings will be required. Either way, the student psychologists are happy to help.

Centre of Teaching and Learning The Centre of Teaching and Learning provides workshops on education, teaching and learning for teachers and students. They have several courses on offer to improve your academic skills. Most courses, however, are in Dutch, although there may be exceptions.

If you are interested, contact the Centre of Teaching and Learning to learn more about the possibilities: www.uu.nl/en/education/educational-development-and-training/academic-skills-for-students.

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4. Important dates and deadlines Academic calendar SEMESTER I start period 1: Monday September 5th 2016 (week 36) start period 2: Monday November 14th 2016 (week 46) Holiday: December 26th 2016 t/m January 6th 2017 (week 52 and week 1) SEMESTER II start period 3: Monday Februari 6th 2017 (week 6) start period 4: Monday April 24th 2017 (week 17) FEESTDAGEN Christmas: December 25th and 26th2016 New Year’s : January 1st 2017 Good Friday: April 14th 2017 Easter: April 16th and 17th 2017

Koningsdag: April 27th 2017 Liberation Day: May 5th 2017 Ascension Day: May 25th 2017 Pentecost: June 4th and 5th 2017

Dates and deadlines programme The programme starts in week 36 with an introduction programme on 7-9 September. Courses start in week 37.

Enrolment deadlines Together with your letter of admittance you received an enrolment form concerning the courses you are expected to follow during the first semester. With respect to the second semester, starting in February, you need to indicate whether you would like to follow the Practice Track or the Research Track.

After having completed the form return it as soon as possible to our Secretarial Office as this increases your chances to be assigned to the research seminar working group and electives of your first choice.

In the second week of January each of you will be invited to discuss your study progress and plans for the second semester with us on the basis of a completed study progress & planning form. A copy of this form is included in annex 2 of this programme book. In this form you also need to confirm your choice for either the Practice or the Research Track. If you opt for the Research Track we will see to it that you are properly enrolled in the track’s Research Tutorial and will receive proper thesis supervision within the framework of a Research Thesis Kitchen Group afterwards by one of the lecturers from the Research Tutorial.

When you opt for the Practice Track you will discover that it is impossible to register yourself for the internship module through the student information system OSIRIS. Registration will automatically happen when you deliver a copy of your internship contract to the Humanities Student Desk at Drift 10.

If you follow the Practice Track you are free to decide whether you first want to do an internship or write your thesis. Thesis supervision takes place within the framework of Thesis Kitchen Tutorial Groups.

TKTGs start in February and in September. Those starting in February are specifically meant for students who first want to write their thesis and those starting in September for students who first want do an internship. If your internship already ends before the start of the summer adjournment you do not need to wait with the start of your thesis until September. On your request we will immediately assign you to one of our available senior staff member for individual thesis supervision. This allows you to spend your valuable time as effectively as possible.

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Graduation Ceremony Most of you will conclude your studies at different moments of time. Some of you will be capable to pass through the program within twelve months. Other will need additional time because of a lengthy internship. As a result we work with two separate graduation ceremonies every year.

The first one takes place in October, the second one in May. During the ceremony, which will take about one hour, you will not only receive your Master diploma but you will also be personally addressed to by your thesis supervisor. After the ceremony a reception will be offered to celebrate you successful conclusion of the Master programme IB/HP. The graduation ceremony normally takes place in the Treaty of Utrecht Hall or Auditorium which is the oldest part of the University Hall located, in the central Dom square. The Auditorium, was completed in 1462. And it was it was here that the Treaty of Utrecht was signed in 1579, an event that is generally viewed as marking the origin of the Dutch nation. The statue of Jan van Nassau, standing in front of the University Hall, serves as a reminder of this important occasion.

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5. Programme information 5.1. Programme outline The MA programme IB/HP is directed at: • Increasing your knowledge about the history of international relations, especially of the 20th and 21st centuries; • Making you an expert in at least one of the research areas central to the programme: The history of war and violence, among which the meaning of security concerns, terrorism, humanitarian interventions and intelligence; The history of European interstate relations, among which the European integration process; The history of global governance, norms & values and North-South relations; • Strengthening your ability to distinguish relevant international political issues and to study them independently; • Sharpening your research skills, with an emphasis on research into historical sources and the use of theories from within the field of international relations; • Learning you to report research clearly and understandably, in both written and oral form.

A successful completion of our programme implies that you have the proper qualities to become a successful policy maker, consultant, journalist or researcher, especially in the field of international relations and foreign policy: You know how to analyse complicated policy issues, you know how and where to retrieve the right information to draw you conclusions and you are capable of presenting these in a well-structured format and in understandable language.

The first part of our programme consists of a number of obligatory modules directed at increasing your knowledge and skills, and to bring them from a BA to an advanced MA level. During the second part of the programme, starting from February, it is up to you to decide what you want to do with your advanced knowledge and skills. Either you follow a Practice Track (internship & thesis) that specifically prepares you for a career in (foreign) policy making, journalism or consultancy, or you decide to follow a Research Track (research tutorial & research thesis) preparing you for a career in an academic environment.

Instead of doing the Practice of Research Track, students also have the option to study abroad during semester 2. You may follow relevant courses form related MA programmes up to a maximum of 15 EC. The remaining 15 EC in semester 2 is reserved for writing a thesis under supervision of one of the lecturers from our own programme. If you want to follow courses from other programmes, either in the Netherlands or abroad, please refer yourself to your programme director.

Block 1

Block 2

Introduction: Modern World and States System (5 EC) Research Seminar, part 1

Research Seminar, part 2 (together 10 EC)

IR in Practice (5 EC)

2 Electives (2 x 5 EC)

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Practice Track: Internship or Thesis (15 EC)

Practice Track: Internship or Thesis (15 EC)

Research Track: Research Tutorial (10 EC)

Research Track: Research Thesis (20 EC)

MA courses from other programmes (abroad) (15 EC) or Thesis (15 EC)

MA courses from other programmes (abroad) (15 EC) or Thesis (15 EC)

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5.2. Courses Introductory course: The Modern World and States System. Comparing Historical and IR Theories Lecturer: Dr. Christ Klep Introduction The course's aim is to gain insight into the development of the ‘World System’ or, as some would call it, the ‘International System of States’. The course relies on three books by prominent authors, analysing the international state system from different perspectives. The focus will be on the emergence of the modern state, the correlation between the nation state and capitalism, the subsequent stages of development of the state system, the implications of humanitarian rules and values, the most recent developments in this field, as well as a view towards the future. ‘Sovereignty’ will be a core concept, partly in relationship to the fairly recent phenomenon of humanitarian intervention, a topic of a wideranging and ardent debate. Finally, this course aims to delineate and compare different approaches and theories with regard to the evolution of the international system of states. The purpose is not to discover ‘the one true theory’, but to find strengths and weaknesses in current theories, as well as to understand basic terms and concepts. This will allow you to develop and use a set of instruments for your future reference and use.

Objectives Learning to assess and compare relevant historical and IR theories at a basic MA level; Learning to operationalise these theories by preparing propositions for discussion and conducting research on the basis of a given question at a basic MA level; Learning to present research results, both orally and in writing, in a clear and well-structured way, at a basic MA level.

Examination Weekly delivering discussion statements (10%); Duo presentation 20 minutes (30%); Essay on the basis of a given statement (3200 words, excl. annotation, 60%).

Research Seminar Coordinator : Dr. Peter Malcontent Introduction The research seminar’s main objective is to strengthen your research skills and bring them on an advanced MA level. To make this effort successful the seminar is divided in two parts. Part 1 is directed at gaining in-depth knowledge – both theoretical and empirical - concerning one of the three central focus areas of the Utrecht International Relations Department’s research program: Conflict & violence, including terrorism and intelligence; European inter-state Relations & European integration; Global governance, norms & values and North-South relations. During the second part you will write an in-depth research paper on the basis of a research proposal written during part 1. You will write your paper within the framework of a small tutor group, supervised by your lecturer. Your paper will be assessed on the basis of the same criteria being used to asses MA theses, though they still will be applied rather flexibly.

Objectives Learning to gain and assess relevant empirical and theoretical knowledge on the seminar's topic, initially at a basic and later at an advanced level; Learning to operationalise knowledge and analytical skills, a.o. by writing a research proposal at a basic level and a research paper at an advanced level; Learning to present your research results, especially in writing, in a clear and well-structured way, initially at a basic and later at an advanced level.

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Examination 2 x take home essay examination (2 x 20%); Writing a convincing book proposal for a publisher (1600 words excl. annotation; 20%); 1) Offer a convincing introduction to your topic; develop a well-defined research question 2) Explain how you think you are going to answer this question by: - Introducing proper research method; - By explaining what kind of research sources you are going to use; 3) Explain what is going to make your book relevant in comparison to already published research in the field.

Writing a research paper, taking your book proposal as your point of departure. (6000 words excl. annotation; 40%) Your paper will be assessed on the basis of the same criteria being used to asses MA theses, though they still will be applied rather flexibly. See para 5.5 for assessment criteria.

Working Group 1: Terrorism: new perspectives on an old phenomenon Lecturers: Prof. Beatrice de Graaf, Prof. Jacco Pekelder Under the influence of the immediate shock wave every new large-scale act of terrorism brings along, governments, mass media and the public at large of tend to think they are dealing with a totally new phenomenon. Terrorism experts are not immune to this effect. After 9/11 social scientists, for instance, spoke of a ‘new terrorism’, portraying Al Qaeda’s atrocities as historically unique. And, again, after the Paris attacks in November 2015 many saw ISIS as a threat sui generis. Other academics regard this perspective on terrorism ahistorical and tend to emphasize the similarities between terrorism then and now. Path breaking in this regard was the American political scientist David Rapoport who discerns ‘four waves’ of modern terrorism since the late nineteenth century. The lecturers of this research seminar working group, who are in the forefront of international comparative terrorism research, subscribe to this historical perspective on terrorism. They will assist you to broaden you understanding of political violence and terrorism. Moreover, they will challenge you to think and debate about the societal and political dynamics of terrorism and about the effectiveness and legitimacy of counter terrorist policies on a national and international scale.

Working Group II: European integration and trans-Atlantic cooperation Lecturer: Dr Marloes Beers This working group focuses on Europe’s history from the early 20th century to the present. Central to the content is Europe’s endemic great question: What is Europe? The scope of the course, and the student’s research that forms an integral part of it, is explicitly diachronic and truly multidisciplinary, so as to enable you to develop innovative research-perspectives on the basis of a sound knowledge of the relevant existing scholarly debates and the blind spots and shortcomings within them. Special emphasis is placed on the processes of European integration and trans-Atlantic cooperation. Key puzzles concerning European integration, such as the boundaries of the ever deepening of (market) integration, the (perceived) democratic deficit and legitimacy issues, the finalité politique and géographique, the role of the EU as an international actor, and the (im)possibility of a European identity are addressed and analyzed in depth in research lab-sessions on the basis of primary source material. Moreover, during policy labs the connection to topical policy dilemma’s will be explored further. In those sessions you will engage in high level policy advise with real life policy-makers handling real dossiers. In so doing students will be trained to apply their scholarly knowledge and academic skills in the practice of European diplomacy and policy-making.

Working Group III: The Asian century Lecturer: Prof. Remco Raben The balance of power in the world is shifting. After a period of European and U.S. hegemony, Asian countries are gaining force. New big powers on the global stage are India and China, while Japan is increasingly showing its teeth, Indonesia is emerging, and ASEAN countries are on a path of continuing integration. Due to the increasing clout of the new Asian powers the global political landscape is swiftly changing. How have regional relations emerged over the last 70 years? Will there be a drive towards a new hegemony of Chinese making? What are the fault lines in Asian politics? How do Asian leaders conceptualize and shape international relations? Are existing IR theories suitable to assess the events in Asia and the behaviour of the Asian powers on the regional and global stage? In this course students will

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acquire knowledge of recent developments in Asia, in particular China, India, Japan and ASEAN countries, and their historical roots. In a series of short assignments, you will learn to analyse several issues of Asian international relations: international cooperation, regional controversies, military and economic developments, ideological and cultural differences, the weight of historical issues, and Asian visions of the West.

International Relations in Practice Lecturers: Dr. Eleni Braat, Dr. Laurien Crump, Yvonne Kleistra Introduction This course will focus on primary sources. You will not only learn how to interpret primary sources such as resolutions, declarations, speeches and policy memo’s, but you will also become a policy advisor yourself by actually creating primary sources. Rather than passively analysing other people’s sources you will actively engage in past and current affairs and make policy yourself. This course will raise your awareness of the fact that the sources you usually study merely as static historical objects have actually been part of a dynamic process, which was intended to shape the future rather than reflect the past.

After selecting and studying a wide range of sources from inter alia international organisations in depth, you will write your own policy memo, resolution or declaration, while taking the political context and the relevant goals into account. At the end of the course, you will also participate in the simulation of a large international organisation, such as the UN, so as to put your knowledge of international relations in practice.

To pass this course you are expected to attend the extracurricular Meet the Experts Seminar Series.

These are meant to increase your knowledge and understanding of how IR works in practice.

Objectives Learning to analyse relevant primary sources; Learning to write primacy sources, like resolutions declarations and policy memo's from a policy; advisor's perspective in order to prepare yourself for a career in policy making; Learning to present prepared materials orally in a simulated working situation.

Examination Assess a primary source, like a UN Security Council resolution (800 words, 20%); Write a primary source – like a EU Council declaration – yourself (1200 words, 25%) Write a policy memo (1200 words, 25%); Play a country delegation at a meeting on an international organization (UN Security Council or European Council for example) and ‘sell’ your country’s policy on the basis of self-written memos and declarations and by lobbying in the corridors of the meeting. (30%).

Electives Coordinator: Dr. Peter Malcontent Introduction Like the first part of the research seminar electives allow you to specialise in a specific theme. At the same time electives, like every other module of this programme, are directed at sharpening your research and writing skills. You are expected to follow two out of three available electives whose themes are all related to one of the three central focus areas of the Utrecht International Relations Department’s research program: Conflict & violence, including terrorism and intelligence; European inter-state Relations & European integration; Global governance, norms & values and North-South relations.

Objectives Learning to gain and assess relevant empirical and theoretical knowledge concerning the course's topic at an advanced level; Learning to operationalise knowledge and analytical skills, a.o. by preparing propositions for discussion and conducting research on the basis of a given question at an advanced level;

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Learning to present research results, both orally and in writing, in a clear and well-structured way at an advanced level.

Examination Weekly delivering discussion statements (10%); Writing an essay on the basis of a given statement (2800 words, excl. annotation, 45%); Take home essay examination (45%).

Elective The Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Tragedy of a never-ending story Lecturers: Dr. Yvonne Kleistra, Dr. Peter Malcontent The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is without doubt one of the most contentious disputes in international politics. The conflict is not only characterised by its complexity, but also by a wide variety of attitudes and beliefs that underlie its origins, course and intractableness. A familiar pattern is that one party claims the ‘truth’ and expresses its views against the light of the 'lies', 'myths' and 'propaganda' by the other party. But there are also academics, journalists and policy analysts who acknowledge the controversial nature of the conflict and strive to discuss events and developments in terms of 'competing' stories or 'parallel' truths. This course does not intend to offer ‘the history of’ as such, but focuses on a limited series of diplomatic moments in the history of the conflict; the analysis of 'key documents’, which are central to the diplomatic moment under discussion – bargaining deals, secret agreements, speeches by key players, UN resolutions; and the attitudes of the two parties directly involved, as well as those of other countries and regional and international organisations. Along the way we will learn to recognise some of the key arguments and paradoxes that contribute to the unfortunate fact that the conflict is still not resolved.

Elective Military violence in international relations Lecturer: Prof. Jan Hoffenaar Military violence is one of the instruments a state (or group) may use to accomplish its goals.

International relations, domestic social and political relations, geographical position, technological developments, experiences in the recent and far past, institutional interests and cultural factors: all of these dimensions influence how states perceive threats against their security and how they respond to these from a military perspective. In this course we will explore how a state’s military defence develops and is being implemented in practice by focusing on the example of the Netherlands. After an introductory session (military terminology and concepts; overview of the developments in warfare; military violence in IR theory) the Dutch security and defence policy from 1945 until today will be analysed. How did the Netherlands as a military small state perceived its security and the role of its armed forces? What kind of posture did it take, first in the midst of the Cold War and afterwards, in a world in which the fear of an all-destroying nuclear Third World War was replaced by new international threats resulting from an increasing number of national and regional conflicts, including the rise of international terrorism?

Elective Facing the past. Amending historical injustices through instruments of transitional justice Lecturer: Dr. Peter Malcontent Especially since the end of World War II societies, both at national and international level, started to develop instruments and mechanisms to repair historical injustices. Examples range from the Nuremberg Military Tribunal, the ad hoc tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda and the International Criminal Court to the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission, financial compensation programmes for war victims and descendants of colonial abuse and slavery and historical research as a way of truth finding. But the question remains how effective all of these instruments and mechanisms actually are. Do they indeed have the power to heal broken societies? Can they really help to restore peace and stability in countries and regions that try to recover from war, violence, crimes against humanity and genocide? Starting point of this course is that successfully amending historical injustices is only possible when all groups of the so-called atrocity triangle are involved in this process. By using a multidisciplinary approach that combines history with social sciences and international law we will try to determine whether available instruments of retributive and restorative justice have indeed been able to pay equal attention to both victims, perpetrators and bystanders.

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Research Tutorial Lecturers: Prof Beatrice de Graaf, Dr. Ozan Ozavci Introduction This tutorial is a follow-up to the first semester’s research seminar and is specifically designed for students interested in a research career. It is a demanding but also very rewarding course. This tutorial offers you the opportunity to find your way through hardly discovered territory. The underlying idea is to sharpen your analytical skills even more in order to prepare you for writing a 20 EC research thesis at an expert plus level. If you have set your eyes on a research career in the field of International Relations, this tutorial is a must Theme Common European security operations often tend to be regarded as part of a development that only started with the arrival of the UN, NATO and the EU in the second half of the 20th century. Many experts are inclined to overlook that already after the Vienna Conference in 1815 serious efforts were undertaken to establish transnational European security regimes. In this tutorial we will compare a series of underexposed but fascinating European security missions, mechanisms and institutions from the 19th century to relevant examples from the 20th and 21st centuries, ranging from military and policing missions to international courts and conventions. We will focus on their development and ask ourselves when and how security regimes started to emerge. At the same time we will use an international and historical comparative framework to determine what has actually changed since the 19th century and whether European states learned from their experiences.

Objectives Learning to gain and assess relevant empirical and theoretical knowledge on the tutorial's topic at an expert level; Learning to conduct primary sources research at an expert level; Learning to operationalise knowledge and analytical skills, a.o by writing an historiographical essay and an elaborate research proposal paying specific attention to the relevance of your research(question) compared to already existing literature; Learning to present your research in a clear and well-structured way at an expert level, also orally, for example by explaining and defending your research proposal in class.

Examination Archives/primary sources assignment (3200 words, excl. annotation, 25%); Historiographical essay in which you compare (part of) the course literature to two self-retrieved state of the art publications (3200 words, excl. annotation, 30%); Elaborate research proposal including an extensive historiographical analysis explaining the adding value of your research objectives to existing literature in the field (3200 words excl. annotation, 25%); Presentation and defense of your proposal before a commission of peer-reviewers existing of your fellow students (20%).

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Examination Schedule Dutch students are obliged to do specific assignments in Dutch to practice their mother language in writing as many of them will end up as policy makers or journalists in a Dutch language environment.

Even internationally oriented organisations like the Netherlands Foreign Ministry demand an excellent working knowledge of Dutch in writing.

First semester Period 1, 1st half

Cursus Modern World and States System Research Seminar

Examination Duo presentation

Language English

Take home essay examination 1 Assess a primary source

English or Dutch

Write a primary source Essay

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Research Seminar

Research proposal

English English or Dutch

IR in practice

Take home essay examination 2 Write a policy memo

IR in Practice

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Modern World and States System

Practice simulation Period 2, 1st half

Period 2, 2nd half

Elective 1

Essay

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Research Seminar

1st part research paper Take home essay examination Take home essay examination 2nd part research paper

Elective 1 Elective 2 Research Seminar

Semester 2 Practice Track Periods 3-4

Internship

English

For Dutch students obliged in Dutch

English English For Dutch students obliged in Dutch For Dutch students obliged in Dutch English English or Dutch English or Dutch English

Internship report + porfolio with working products + evaluation superrvisor internship organisation, have to be submitted max. 4 weeks after finishing the internship Deadline is 3 months after the moment you started

English or Dutch

Historiographical essay

English English

Period 3, 2nd half

Archives/primary sources assignment Research proposal

Engels

Period 4

Presentation & defence Deadline: 1 July

Thesis Research Track Period 3, 1st half

Research tutorial

Research Thesis

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5.3. Career orientation During your programme you will improve your knowledge, but you will also work on academic and professional skills. It is not always clear when you are dealing with career orientation during your Master, apart from the events and workshops explicitly dedicated to career orientation. However, it is advisable to prepare yourself for your future career during your master by going through – as research shows - the following phases: reflecting on your motivation and work values, researching your opportunities on the job market, creating ties with potential employers and practicing skills as needed for your job application and the following interview. This way, you will establish yourself as a professional.

The following outline shows the career orientation events per block. Most of these events are organised by the programme in collaboration with the Utrecht Centre for International Studies (UCIS).

Period 1 Introduction: your classmates are part of your future network.

(September) Your programme directors and lecturers are there to help you with your studies but also knows where alumni have ended up working!

Workshop Selfanalysis for internship or job market (or internship) in collaboration with Career Services (September) Do a test on the website of Career Services and discover your work values.

Period 2 Meet the Expert Seminar Series; 4 meetings in periods 1 & 2 with experts from the field who will tell about their working experiences as IR practitioners LinkedIn profile Creating such a profile helps you to think about yourself as a professional (workshop available).

Period 3 Your internship will help you to put your skills and knowledge into practice.

On the Career day (organised together with UCIS there will be room for meeting company representatives and increasing your network.

Period 4 Become a member of the alumni community of your programme and of an alumni LinkedIn group and keep in touch with your teachers.

Alumni have a right to the services of Career Services up to half a year after graduation.

At the alumni gathering alumni share their experience regarding the transition from university to the job market.

5.4. Internship Introduction An internship of at least three months offers you the opportunity to test your knowledge and skills in practice. Keep in mind that international organizations like the EU or the UN, or the Foreign Ministry of your country cannot offer a job to everyone with a MA degree in IR. However, with your skills in gathering reliable sources of information, and using these to write in-depth analyses on a variety of policy issues in an understandable language, you have the right profile to start a career as a policy maker with every organization and agency in the profit and non-profit sector. An internship in the world of international politics is great, but a policy internship with a multinational, a bank, or a consultancy agency can be rewarding and valuable as well. Of course you may also want to test your skills in the world of journalism. And if you opt for an academic career contact applied research agencies like Clingendael, Center for Terrorism and Counter Terrorism and the Institute of Military History.

When having acquired an internship, please contact you MA coordinator who will assign you to an internship supervisor.

N.B.: Once you have handed your internship contract at the Student Desk you will be enrolled for the internship, this does not happen through Osiris!

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Objectives Applying acquired knowledge and skills in a practical working situation; Improving your skills and social competences in order to strengthen your position on the labour market.

What will assessed?

The quality and diversity of your work and achievements will be assessed on the basis of: The quality of your internship report in which you analyse to what extent you have been capable to implement the objectives mentioned in your internship working plan (30%); The quality of your portfolio with concrete working products (30%); Your functioning during your internship on the basis of an evaluation by your supervisor on the working floor (40%).

Internship procedure 1. Once you have secured an internship position, please contact your programme director who will assign you an academic internship supervisor.

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Make an internship work-plan and fill out the internship work-plan form, to be found on students.uu.nl, under the ‘internship’ tab.

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Present the work-plan to your academic supervisor. Once the plan is approved, discuss it with your daily supervisor at your internship spot. Once it has been approved by all parties, you and both supervisors must sign the internship work-plan form.

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The internship work-plan must be about two pages long and contain the following elements: an indication as to what your goals are for the duration of your internship (about 5 goals); what you hope to learn during your internship; why you want to do this particular internship, and how it fits with your future career goals.

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Internship goals can vary from the specific to the more abstract. For example, a goal can be ‘gaining work experience’, though more specific descriptions like ‘discovering whether diplomacy is right for me’, ‘learning how to apply my academic skills in a journalistic or diplomatic setting’, or ‘strengthening my assertive and communicative skills’ can work as well. Make sure to write these goals into your final work-plan.

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Link the internship goals to examples from your internship job description. If before starting your internship it is not entirely clear what your role or responsibilities will be, you may hand in the final version of your work-plan to your academic supervisor max. two weeks after starting the internship.

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An internship contract must be drawn up and signed. A standardised internship contract can be found on students.uu.nl, under the ‘internship’ tab. In the case that your internship uses a different form (large organisations, such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, tend to use their own forms for internship contracts), a copy of this contract must still be sent to ‘Studiepunt’ (the Student Desk).

Mind: do not underestimate the importance of such a contract. Without it you would not have any legal standing in the case of a dispute, or an accident during work hours.

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Hand in a copy of the work-plan, the work-plan form, and the contract with the Student Desk, your academic supervisor and your daily internship supervisor.

N.B.: You will only be officially enrolled for the internship once you have handed your internship contract at the Student Desk, this process cannot be completed through Osiris

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In the case that you want to do an internship in a conflict-zone, please contact your programme director. Internships in countries/regions considered unsafe by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (a list can be found online) are discouraged and will not be supervised by Utrecht University.

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10. Make sure to check in with your academic supervisor at least once or twice during the course of your internship.

11. At the end of your internship, your daily supervisor is expected to fill in an internship feedback form, to be handed in, together with your internship report, to your academic supervisor. The internship feedback form can be found on students.uu.nl, under the tab, ‘internship’.

12. The final report of your internship must be a minimum of 10 pages and should fulfil the following criteria: a) Introduce your internship in detail. Take this seriously: for example, if you have interned at the Dutch embassy in Berlin, make sure you discuss the role of the embassy in the context of the historical development of Dutch-German relations. b) In the report a link should be made back to your previously listed goals. Indicate to what degree you have completed these goals; if you have not completed them, explain why. Analyse how well you functioned in the intern position, but dare to analyse the internship spot itself as well.

Do not be afraid to be critical, though take care to keep an academic distance. Your daily supervisor might want to review your report as well. c) Make sure to link the internship back to your MA programme. Explain in what ways the knowledge and skills you have acquired during your MA have proved to be useful over the course of your internship. d) Include a portfolio of work product examples that, to your understanding, truly represent the nature, level and quality of your internship. As far as you are not able to submit representative examples of your work in terms of concrete products, please try to describe these as extensively as possible in your internship report. e) If your internship organisation has indicated that products you have contributed to are of a confidential nature (the Ministry of Foreign Affairs tends toward this view), make sure to indicate that your academic supervisor is willing to return/destroy the documents containing the work products after having read them.

13. Should there be any complications during your internship, make sure to contact your academic supervisor. This includes cases where an issue arises between you and your daily supervisor that you are not able to solve yourself.

14. After having assessed your internship report, your portfolio of work product examples and the internship feedback form completed by your daily supervisor, your academic supervisor will determine your grade on the basis of the criteria mentioned in the university’s internship form, see: https://intranet.uu.nl/en/evaluation-forms-thesis-and-internship

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5.5. Thesis Thesis Practice Track In the Middle Ages student-craftsmen had to show their master that they were really capable of building a decent piece of furniture or forging a fine example of ironwork themselves before they were allowed to enter the guild of their profession. Writing a final thesis is in fact a comparable exercise. Packed with the knowledge and skills you have acquired and expanded during your MA it is now time to show whether you indeed may call yourself a Master in International Relations.

Length: Min. 12.000 max. 15.000 words (excl. annotation).

Objectives Independently gaining and assessing empirical and theoretical knowledge on a specific topic at an expert level; Independently conducting self-initiated research at an expert level and on the basis of a: a) Self-developed relevant and well-marked research question; b) To be answered through an autonomous exploration of relevant sources in combination with a legitimate method of research; to present research results in a clear and well-structured way in writing and at an expert level.

Supervision Thesis supervision takes place within the framework of so-called Thesis Kitchen Tutorial Groups. TKTGs start in February and in September. The lecturer coordinating your TKTG is also your supervisor. The Thesis Kitchen Tutorial Group intends to guide you through the thesis writing process without any delays The idea is that writing your thesis within the framework of a small group of 4 or 5 students will continue to motivate you even when you are haunted frustration because you are struck. TKGTGs also allow you to learn from each-others experiences and comments. When you are really prepared to that a TKTG may transform into a fantastic kitchen in which the cooks by learning from each-others recipes are able to serve original an tasty meals.

Research Thesis, Research Track When writing a research thesis we expect you to offer something extra. Your 'piece of furniture or ironwork' should apart from decency also show some eloquence. In other words your research should not only be more extended, but also show a higher level of analysis including a more expanded use of sources, including an extensive amount of primary sources. (archival material, interviews and resolutions, declarations, proceedings and policy-papers from the internet) Length: Min. 20.000 max. 25.000 words (excl. annotation).

Objectives Independently gaining and assessing empirical and theoretical knowledge on a specific topic at an expert plus level; Independently conducting self-initiated research at an expert plus level and on the basis of a: a) Self-developed relevant and well-marked research question; b) To be answered through an autonomous exploration of relevant sources, including an extensive amount of primary sources, in combination with a legitimate method of research; to present research results in a clear and well-structured way in writing and at an expert plus level.

Supervision You will be individually by one of the lecturers of the Research Tutorial within the framework of a Research Thesis Kitchen Tutorial Group.

Assessment criteria and evaluation form practice track and research track thesis Quality and originality research question;

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Showing your research question’s relevance by comparing it to already existing literature on your research topic; Capacity to explain and use theoretical conceptions/theories that are relevant to your field of research, like for example ‘sovereignty’, ‘realism’, ‘constructivism’, terrorism’, ‘human rights’, ‘globalism’ etc.; Capacity to develop and use a convincing method of research; Depth of analysis of your research; Quality of your conclusion. Does it really answer your research question and is it more than just a thesis summary; Quality and amount of sources used; Structure, language and style; Extent to which you needed assistance from your supervisor during the process.

For further information on how to write a proper thesis, see our history research guide: http://ong.wp.hum.uu.nl/en/ Procedures and grading See for thesis evaluation form: https://intranet.uu.nl/en/humanities-thesis-evaluation-forms Your thesis will be graded by two evaluators, who will fill out the evaluation form separately and come to a final grade after joint consultation. Once you have handed in the final version of your thesis, the evaluators have 10 working days to evaluate the thesis and inform you of the final grade.

If both evaluators believe your thesis should be assessed as only ‘just sufficient’ (6 or 6,5 on a grading scale form 1 - 10), and in cases in which the first and second evaluator cannot agree on the final grade for you thesis, a third evaluator will be approached and consulted by the first evaluator. You will be given notice by the first evaluator that a third evaluator has been employed and that the grading period of 10 working days will be extended by another 10 working days. The third evaluator evaluates the grade of the first and second evaluator by examining their provisional grades and argumentation. The judgement of the third evaluator is binding. If the third evaluator agrees with the other two evaluators on the proposed grade (if all evaluators agree), no further argumentation is needed. A brief explanation will otherwise suffice.

Eventually your Master’s thesis should be uploaded in the digital theses archive of the University Library (Igitur). This is a compulsory part of graduating. It is also possible to view the work of other students in Igitur, sorted by faculty.

Plagiarism Utrecht University considers any form of academic dishonesty to be a very serious offense. Utrecht University expects you to be familiar with and to observe the norms and values that ensure academic integrity.

Therefore, when you start writing your thesis you will have to hand in the Plagiarism rules awareness statement https://intranet.uu.nl/en/humanities-thesis-evaluation-forms With this, you declare to know about and abide by the norms and rules on fraud and plagiarism of Utrecht University.

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5.6. Policies and Procedures EDUCATION AND EXAMINATION REGULATIONS Every programme has its own Education and Examination Regulations (EER), in which the specific rules and regulations of that programme are described. There are also general Education and Examination Regulations that all Humanity programmes have to adhere to.

The EER of your programme can be found by going to www.students.uu.nl FRAUDE AND PLAGIARISM The most serious forms of deception that can impair integrity are fraud and plagiarism. Plagiarism is a form of fraud and is defined as the wrongful appropriation of another author’s work without proper citation. The text below provides further elaboration on what may be considered fraud or plagiarism, along with a number of concrete examples. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list!

If the university discovers a case of fraud or plagiarism, the study programme’s Examination Committee may implement sanctions on the offender. The most serious sanction that the Examination Committee may implement is the submission of a request for expulsion to the Executive Board.

Fraud Fraud may include: Copying answers from another person during an exam. The person providing the opportunity to copy is considered an accomplice to fraud; Being in possession of (i.e. having/carrying) tools and resources during examinations, such as pre-programmed calculators, mobile phones, smartwatch, smartglasses, books, course readers, notes, etc., consultation of which is not explicitly permitted; Allowing others to complete all or part of an assignment, and passing it off as your own work; Acquisition of the questions or answers of an exam prior to the time the exam is to take place; Fabrication of survey- or interview answers or research data.

Plagiarism Plagiarism is the appropriation of another author’s works, thoughts, or ideas and the representation of such as one’s own work.

The following are some examples of what may be considered plagiarism: Copying and pasting text from digital sources, such as encyclopaedias or digital periodicals, without using quotation marks and referring to the source; Copying and pasting text from the Internet without using quotation marks and referring to the source; Copying information from printed materials, such as books, periodicals or encyclopaedias, without using quotation marks and referring to the source; Using a translation of the texts listed above in one’s own work, without using quotation marks and referring to the source; Paraphrasing from the texts listed above without a (clear) reference: paraphrasing must be marked as such (by explicity linking the text with the original author, either in text or a footnote), ensuring that the impression is not created that the ideas expressed are those of the student; Using another person’s imagery, video, audio or test materials without reference and in so doing representing them as one’s own work; Resubmission of the student’s own earlier work without source references, and allowing this to pass for work originally produced for the purpose of the course, unless this is expressly permitted in the course or by the lecturer; Using other students’ work and representing it as one’s own work. If this occurs with the other student’s permission, then he or she may be considered an accomplice to the plagiarism;

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When one author of a joint paper commits plagiarism, then all authors involved in that work are accomplices to the plagiarism if they could have known or should have known that the other was committing plagiarism; Submitting papers provided by a commercial institution, such as an internet site with summaries or papers, or which have been written by others, regardless of whether the text was provided in exchange for payment.

For more information: www.students.uu.nl/en/ COMPLAINTS If you feel you have not been treated properly by someone employed by Utrecht University, or if you disagree with a decision that affects you personally, you can respond in a number of ways.

A complaint relates to conduct towards you. You cannot submit a complaint about a general rule or scheme.

For more information: www.students.uu.nl/en/ APPEALS Every university has an Examination Appeals Board to which students can appeal.

This Board is an independent appeals board established in accordance with the Higher Education and Research Act [Wet op het Hoger Onderwijs en Wetenschappelijk onderzoek]. It includes members from various different faculties. The chair and the deputy chair are both lawyers. Students also serve on the Examination Appeals Board.

You can appeal decisions relating to: • Satisfying the requirements of the final academic review in connection with the performancelinked grant • Examination eligibility • A colloquium doctum (entrance examination) and addressing any deficiencies • Admission to the university teacher training programmes that qualify graduates to teach all classes at senior general secondary education (havo) and university preparatory education (vwo) level • Negative binding recommendation concerning the continuation of studies • Admission to a Master’s degree programme • Admission to a degree programme for which selection criteria are applied • Decisions made by Boards of Examiners and examiners.

For more information: www.students.uu.nl/en/

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6. Practical information 6.1. Study delay Study delay can be caused by different circumstances and situations and can have serious consequences.

If you are a full-time student and your studies have been delayed as a result of circumstances beyond your control, you may be able to receive (financial) compensation or other facilities. Always contact your Study Advisor if you are expecting a delay in your studies for over one month.

Study delay can be caused by study-related problems such as ineffective study methods, stress or procrastination. If necessary, you can schedule an appointment with a Student Psychologist or Student Counsellor (via Student services) for guidance and advice.

UNEXPECTED CIRCUMSTANCES Your studies can be delayed due to circumstances beyond your control, such as illness, psychological problems, family circumstances or other situations. If you are a full-time student and your studies have been delayed as a result of circumstances beyond your control, you may be able to receive financial compensation from Utrecht University. For further information about conditions and the procedure: please schedule an appointment with a Student Counsellor (via Student services).

FORSEEN STUDY DELAY In other situations your study delay can be foreseen: • Pregnancy • Waiting time internships • Board activities in a student organisation • Disabilities or (chronic) illness • Student athletes For more information: www.students.uu.nl/en/

6.2. Workshops There are a couple of workshops available to help you with your studies. These are workshops in training academic skills for example, but also in training academic writing. Most courses are offered in English, although they are not all listed on the English webpage, but some may only be taught in Dutch. If you are interested in taking one of these workshops, it might be best to contact your study advisor.

Moreover, there are also language courses on offer by Babel. They offer Dutch and English courses in English and a couple of foreign language courses in Dutch and/or the target language.

See for the full list of courses (Dutch website): www.students.uu.nl/naast-en-na-de-studie/trainingen For the language courses by Babel: www.babel.nl

6.3. Graduation Your faculty’s Board of Examiners determines when you graduate and what your final examination date (the date on your diploma) will be. You will have graduated when you meet all examination requirements. The Board of Examiners will inform you by email as soon as you meet (nearly) all examination requirements.

Please note! Graduating does not always mean your enrolment will end automatically! If you wish to terminate your enrolment before the end of the academic year, you have to do so yourself.

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Do you wish to postpone your graduation? File a request for postponement with the Board of Examiners within two weeks of their informing you of your imminent graduation. So keep a close eye on your UU email account!

On the International Diploma Supplement your GPA will be mentioned. The GPA of a master programme is based on the weighted average of all final grades of the programme. This weighted average is calculated on the basis of the following table: www.students.uu.nl/sites/default/files/gpa-vertaaltabel.pdf CUM LAUDE As it is written in article 6.2 of the faculty part of the EER 2016-2017: a)

The Master's Degree may be awarded 'cum laude' if each of the following conditions has been met: a weighted average mark of at least 8.0 has been earned for the components of the study programme; the mark for all components is 7.0 or higher; the credit load of exemptions that do not count does not exceed 15 ECTS; the Board of Examiners has not taken any decision as referred to in Clause 5.15, Subclause 4 under b; the mark for the final thesis is 8.5 or higher; has passed the final examination of the Master’s Degree Programme within oneyear (parttime within 2 years; 90 EC full time Master’s Degree Programma: within one and a half years). b) Results that have not been expressed in a mark will not be counted in the assessment of the degree classification. c) The Board of Examiners may, on its own initiative or the initiative of a teacher, in individual cases make an exception to this rule, to the advantage of the student. d) The cum laude classification will be stated on the degree certificate.

TERMINATION OF ENROLMENT Your enrolment can be terminated as of the 1st of the month following your request for termination of enrolment, no sooner. This means that if you submit a request for termination in the month of September, your enrolment will be terminated as of 1 October. You cannot terminate your enrolment retroactively. When you graduate, you may choose to terminate your enrolment as of the 1st of the month following your graduation date. You may also stay enrolled for the rest of the academic year, in which case your enrolment automatically ends as of 1 September.

Do you want your enrolment to end as of 1 September? Or do you decide to stop in the month June, July or August? Then there is no need to request termination of enrolment. Your current enrolment will automatically end as of 1 September.

For more information: www.students.uu.nl/en/ VALIDITY RESIDENCE PERMIT If you are a non-EU/EEA student and hold a residence permit for study purposes, your residence permit is only valid as long as you are enrolled as a student at Utrecht University. From the date you are no longer enrolled, your residence permit becomes void and you will be required to leave the country within 28 days. For more information please contact the visa department: visa@qdesk.uu.nl.

6.4. Solis-id Your Solis-id is your user name for most university services. Used in combination with your Solis password, it gives you access to services such as OSIRIS, Blackboard and Surfspot. You should also sign in using your Solis-id at the university computers.

You will have been sent your Solis-id and password in two separate emails when you enrolled at the university or took part in the matching programme. If you have not received these emails, please take your student card or proof of enrolment to UU for U Student Services.

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If you have received your Solis-id but not your password, go to the password self-service to change your password.

AFTER DEREGISTRATION Once you are no longer enrolled at Utrecht University you will be sent an email warning you that your Solis-id and password are only valid for another 180 days. After this six-month period you will no longer be able to use the IT services associated with your Solis-id. Your email address will also be terminated.

So it is important that you save and secure any files and emails that you want to keep before then.

Do you want to back up your e-mails? You can easily do this by making a copy of the data from your account via Google takeout.

PASSWORD SELF-SERVICE In the Solis-id password self-service (www.uu.nl/password) you can change your Solis-id password yourself. Here you can also create a new password if you have forgotten your password or if you never received one.

For more information: www.students.uu.nl/en/solis-id

6.5. Osiris Osiris Student is the internet portal to the Osiris study information system. Here you can register for course offerings and tests and review your results and course schedule. Access Osiris Student with your Solis-id via www.uu.nl/osirisstudent or click the Osiris-icon you find below every page on this website.

6.6. UU Gmail Every student has access to his/her own UU Gmail account. A lot of communication, from the UU or your teachers, goes to this address. Moreover, it is possible to save, edit and share files in the Google Drive.

You log in with your UU Gmail email address (for example: j.smith@students.uu.nl) and your password (Your UU Gmail password is not by definition the same as your Solis password!).

Link: http://gmail.students.uu.nl

6.7. Blackboard All Utrecht University students and staff use the digital learning environment Blackboard. You can use the Blackboard Mobile Learn app to access Blackboard information on your mobile devices. This app is suitable for Android, Blackberry, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. In Blackboard, under ‘Support’ > ‘Support students’, you will find a Quick Start Guide to help you get started.

6.8. WiFi Utrecht University has a wireless network in most of its university buildings, named Eduroam. Log in using your Solis-id and add @soliscom.uu.nl (for example 1234567@soliscom.uu.nl) and your password.

You can find help setting up this network on your device on www.students.uu.nl/en/wireless-networkeduroam. Eduroam is also available at other educational institutions, both nationally as well as internationally. You can log in on the Eduroam network at any location using your UU Solis-id and password.

6.9. Library Utrecht University has multiple libraries, but the most important ones for Humanities are the one in the city centre and in the Utrecht Science Park (sometimes referred to as ‘de Uithof’). Both locations have a large collection of not only books but also manuscripts, journals, films and audio files. It is also possible to make use of the computers and printers and study in the designated study areas.

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BORROWING BOOKS You must have a library card to be able to borrow books. This card is available for free for UU students and can be created for you at the library desk. The standard loan period of books is 28 days, although you can borrow some books and journals for a shorter period. Using the website, you can extend your loan multiple times, unless someone else has reserved the book. You can borrow up to 15 books at the same time. Should you need more books at once due to exceptional circumstances, permission may be granted to raise the amount of books you are allowed to borrow at the same time.

Using the catalogue, you can make a reservation on books. Once you have done that (and if the book is available/not on loan at that time) the university library team will collect the book and place it on a bookshelf at the entrance of the library (‘de afhaalkast’). Books that are not stored in the depot are easily accessible, as they are on their shelves. Look the shelf number up in the catalogue or browse through the bookcases until you find what you are looking for.

If you do not return your books in time, you will receive a reminder and a 7 days extension to return them. If the books are not returned by the end of the seventh day, you will be fined. The height of the fine will depend on the amount of books and the amount of days they are due. You can pay your fine at the desk or the designated pay machine. You will also be fined for damaged books, so make sure you look after them!

‘COLLEGEPLANKEN’ Teachers can choose to reserve certain books and have them placed on a specific shelf for the duration of their course. These shelves are called ‘collegeplanken’ and cannot be borrowed for the duration of the course. This way students can all take a look at the books and make copies if necessary. The collegeplanken can be found in the city centre library and are labled after the title of the course.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION The library buildings are opened during the course of the blocks from Monday till Friday from 08.0022.30, on Saturday from 10.00-18.00 and on Sunday from 10.00-22.30. Opening hours may vary during the holidays. During the exam periods the library usually closes later than the normal opening hours.

Universiteitsbibliotheek Binnenstad Drift 27, 3512 BR Utrecht Universiteitsbibliotheek Utrecht Science Park Heidelberglaan 3, 3584 CS Utrecht For more information and the library catalogue: www.students.uu.nl/universiteitsbibliotheek

6.10. Course evaluations Good quality education is important to you and also to the Faculty of Humanities. In order to guarantee the quality of education, the faculty and programme would like to know your opinion on the courses you have attended. At the end of each block, you will receive an invitation via email to fill in a questionnaire and to provide feedback for each course.

The digital evaluation system Caracal (caracal.science.uu.nl) is used for the course evaluations. You can log in to Caracal using your Solis-id and password. You will then see the course evaluations that apply to you. By answering a couple of open and closed questions you evaluate the courses you have attended.

All of the answers will be processed anonymously.

After the deadline you will be able to see the results for evaluated courses in Caracal. All the answers to the open and closed questions are visible for students who attended the course and the lecturer(s) of the course. The lecturer(s) can also post a reaction to the course evaluation. Students who did not attend the course only see the answers to the closed questions and not the reaction of the lecturer(s).

The Curriculum Committee will carefully review the results of the course evaluations and address potential problems or compliment good initiatives. They will publish their advice as a result of the course evaluations in Caracal for all students to see. This will occur twice each year, prior to the course registration period. It is therefore advisable to log in now and again to see if the Curriculum Committee has already posted their advice, or the lecturer has responded to your course evaluations.

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7. Getting Around Utrecht Utrecht is an amazing city with old canals, a lot of sights and nice bars and restaurants. The old city centre can easily be crossed on foot, while the rest of Utrecht is best visited using a bike or the public transport. On the visitor website of Utrecht (www.visit-utrecht.com) you can find interesting historical locations, museums, festivals, shops and group activities in the city. And not only does Utrecht have a beautiful old core, a lively student community traverses its streets.

Before and during your stay in Utrecht this website may be very useful to you for all the questions you might have and more: www.uu.nl/welcometoutrecht. Make sure to check it out!

Housing Finding an accommodation in Utrecht can be quite a challenge. Utrecht is one of the most popular university towns in the Netherlands, and the demand for student housing is very high. It is therefore absolutely necessary to start looking for accommodation as soon as possible (if you are not already).

You may find accommodation via Dutch housing websites such as Kamernet (www.kamernet.nl) and SHH (www.sshxl.nl), which are both accessible in English as well as in Dutch. The latter reserves completely furnished rooms for international students (limited availability, so on first come, first serve basis!), so you might give that a shot if you are still looking for an accommodation. Searching for a room online may or may not prove successful for you, so it may be advisable to ask the International Office of the UU for help.

Usually, Dutch accommodation websites offer housing to the person with the ‘oldest’ registration number. Some of the accommodation is available immediately, for other you need to be registered for a longer period (between 4-18 months). In case of a room: you are usually invited to a Present Yourself Night. You visit the floor or house in which a room will be vacated, in order to both view the room and meet your prospective co-tenants.

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8. Links • • • • • • • •

http://students.uu.nl/en/hum/international-relations-in-historical-perspective http://osiris.universiteitutrecht.nl http://gmail.students.uu.nl http://uu.blackboard.com http://caracal.science.uu.nl http://uu.nl/universiteitsbibliotheek http://aleph.library.uu.nl (library catalogue) http://dub.uu.nl (university newsletter)

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9. Attachments ANNEX 1: STUDY-AGREEMENT MASTER PROGRAMME IR IN HISTORICAL PERSPEPCTIVE The undersigned hereby agrees to the following household rules as prescribed by the Master programme: 1.

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All mandatory courses must be completed within the first semester (periods 1 & 2)of the MA year. These are: The Modern World and States System (5 EC) Research Seminar (10 EC) International Relations in Practice 2 x Elective (2 x 5 EC) In the case of a failing grade, the retake exams and/or assignments must be completed within 4 weeks after the end of the second block.

All MA-related components, including the internship, substitutive courses and thesis, must be completed with a passing grade.

At the end of the second period there will be a progress meeting, together with the programme director, where the results from the first two periods will be discussed. A trajectory for the second part of the programme will be agreed on. This trajectory will be made up of one of the following collectives: The Practice Track: Internship (15 EC ) and Thesis (15 EC) The Research Track: Research Tutorial (10 EC) and Research Thesis (20 EC) Courses from other relevant MA programmes either within the country or from a foreign university, all of which must be approved by the programme director beforehand (15 EC), and a thesis (15 EC) If the student has chosen for the first option, he/she must come to the meeting with a wellprepared thesis topic.

During the progress meeting agreements will be made and recorded in a progress and planning agreement.

Students may only begin their thesis, internship, research tutorial or extra courses from other programmes once they have passed all mandatory components from the first two periods.

The students must be fully committed to the programme should they want to finish it within the given 12 months.

The Research Track Practice Thesis should be handed in on July 1st at the latest.

The Practice Track Thesis should be handed in 3 months following the first meeting with the supervisor.

If a thesis has been awarded with a failing grade, the student will be given 1 opportunity to revise their manuscript. If the revised thesis still does not pass, the student can only re-submit in the following school year.

Students who are unable to complete the MA programme within 18 months will no longer be allowed to participate in the programme or its activities, and will no longer receive any form of supervision in the finalisation of their internship or thesis.

In undersigning this agreement, the student, as a participant of the MA programme International Relations in Historical Perspective, has declared not to plagiarise in any way, shape or form on penalty of immediate expulsion form the Master programme.

NAME STUDENT: STUDENT NUMBER:

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ANNEX 2: PROGRESS & PLANNING AGREEMENT MASTER PROGRAMME IR IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

STATUS MANDATORY COURSES, EDUCATIONAL TRAJECTORY MA PART 1:

PLANNING AND ORGANISATION EDUCATIONAL TRAJECTORY MA PART 2:

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NAME STUDENT: STUDENT NUMBER: STARTE DATE PROGRAMME: SIGNATURE STUDENT: SIGNATURE DATE:

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Š Faculteit Geesteswetenschappen, Universiteit Utrecht, 2016