Introduction:
This game has two aims:
o To get students to understand issues related to international relations (generally) and the EU's Neighbourhood Policy (more specifically);
o To develop students’ negotiating skills in an online environment
Timetable:
The game assumes at least 8 rounds of game play, with each round taking a week. This can be accelerated and/or lengthened to your situation, but multiple rounds are needed, to allow players to see consequences to their actions.
The game at least one player per role, but would be better with more than this: in such cases, think about making group members have to use online media to do their work, to further strengthen their understanding of the online environment.
Exercise:
Each student should be given a copy of the attached sheet. Access is provided to an online forum.
Feedback Points
Some aspects to discuss:
Variations