Diplomatic performances

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

According to recent scientific data, the diplomatic phenomenon is at least 4,500 years old of history. But its sources are undoubtedly older. Over the last three decades, however, three factors have considerably accelerated the transformation of diplomacy: firstly, the number of actors who participate in diplomatic processes has exploded with the corollary of contesting the state monopoly on transactions diplomatic. Then, diplomacy took over or inherited new responsibilities. Finally, diplomatic action encountered competition from anti-diplomatic practices multifaceted and of increasing intensity, in a context permeated by new information and communication technologies. The aim of this teaching is to study diplomacy both as an instrument, as a public policy and as a form of international social life. The scope and trajectory of the course are set by the following questions: what is diplomacy and what are its functions? Who is it than a diplomatic actor? How is diplomacy shaped and conducted? There Is diplomacy essential to the world order?