Diplomatic Systems (Online Module)

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Module overview

Through this module students will learn about the conditions in which diplomacy is stimulated and the nature of different diplomatic systems that arise as a result of variations in these conditions. Students will also study historical and contemporary case studies from Byzantium to Ancient Greece and from the French system to a transatlantic system of diplomacy.

All modules are subject to availability and are subject to change from session to session.

Suggested reading

Anderson, M. S., The Rise of Modern Diplomacy, 1450-1919 (1993)
Berridge, G. R., Diplomacy: Theory and practice, 3rd ed. (2005), Intro.

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