Training Programmes Jul. 2014 | Page 4

4 -  The role of the Media: changing the culture of Disaster management Practical exercise: Risk management and Scenario building Field Visits to local Disaster Management units Module 9 Shifts in Hegemony December 8th – December 12th 2014 - History of colonisat ion and decolonisation - History and economics of the 20th century - Critique of the concepts of North and South - Cultural representations of the North and the South - International relations theories - International political-economy and law - Development theory and policy - The emergence of the BRICS - The multiplicity of actors involved in international development  Module 10 The Rise of China and its impact on the Caribbean January 12th – January 16th 2015 - The diplomatic history of China - The economy of China - China and its Asian neighbours - Contemporary challenges - The diplomatic culture of China - China’s relations with the Caribbean - South-South cooperation  Module 11 Small States in Trade Diplomacy: The Caribbean Perspective February 9th – February 13th 2015 - The Evolving Nature of World Trade - The national and regional institutional trading set up - Trading within CARICOM and Latin America - The Caribbean Triangular Diplomacy with the EU and the ACP: negotiating EPAs - Trading with the BRICS: Issues and Challenges - From aid to trade: opportunities and challenges - The post- Doha Development Round - The Trade Facilitation Agreement adopted at the Bali Ministerial in November, 2013: implications and practical benefits - Practical exercise: negotiating at the WTO Module 12 Humanitarian Affairs and the Responsibility to Protect: Issues, Processes, and Critiques February 23th – February 27th 2015 - The universal architecture of humanitarian affairs