2024
History of Diplomacy
Name: History of Diplomacy
Code: HIS02296L
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
History
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
Students should be able to recognize and discuss the main differences between diplomacy, foreign policy and international relations. They should be capable to elaborate on the concept of diplomacy and go through the main features of technical terms such as "pure diplomacy", diplomatic "morphology" and diplomatic "pathology"; they will be lectured about the essential lines of ancient, medieval, modern and contemporary diplomatic history.
Students should develop the ability to work individually and in groups, including the preparation and presentation of oral papers, evidence of classroom assessment and research based on recommended reading by the teacher. Students should be able to present and discuss on an oral and writing bases complex arguments, and should be able to collect, digest and present - within pre-set deadlines - materials collected for written or oral presentation.
Students should develop the ability to work individually and in groups, including the preparation and presentation of oral papers, evidence of classroom assessment and research based on recommended reading by the teacher. Students should be able to present and discuss on an oral and writing bases complex arguments, and should be able to collect, digest and present - within pre-set deadlines - materials collected for written or oral presentation.
Contents
1. Introduction. 1.1. What is Diplomacy? What is Diplomatic History? 1.2. Definitions of Diplomacy. 1.3. Diplomatic Morphology. 1.4. Diplomatic Pathology. 1.5. Diplomatic Activity Analyses.
2. Diplomatic History. 2.1. The Diplomacy of Ancient Near East Civilizations. 2.2. The Diplomacy of Greek and Roman World (5th Century B.C to 6th Century A.C). 2.3. European and Mediterranean Medieval Diplomacy (7th to 15th Centuries). 2.4. The 16th Century European Diplomacy. 2.5. Ancien Régime European and Atlantic Diplomacy 2.6. The "Long" 19th Century Diplomacy: Europe and the Wider World. 2.7. "Short" Twentieth Century Diplomacy: The Wider World and Europe. 2.8. From the 20th to the 21st Century: Diplomacy in a Global Age.
2. Diplomatic History. 2.1. The Diplomacy of Ancient Near East Civilizations. 2.2. The Diplomacy of Greek and Roman World (5th Century B.C to 6th Century A.C). 2.3. European and Mediterranean Medieval Diplomacy (7th to 15th Centuries). 2.4. The 16th Century European Diplomacy. 2.5. Ancien Régime European and Atlantic Diplomacy 2.6. The "Long" 19th Century Diplomacy: Europe and the Wider World. 2.7. "Short" Twentieth Century Diplomacy: The Wider World and Europe. 2.8. From the 20th to the 21st Century: Diplomacy in a Global Age.
Teaching Methods
The first classes will be of introduction giving overall perspective of the topic. This will be followed by introducing the students to the concepts of diplomatic technique and practice, complemented with others from various fields of human and social sciences. Subsequently, and to allow for better identification of the object of study, diplomacy, foreign policy and international relations events will be stated and discussed. The presentation of concrete cases will allow for a better introduction of the concepts which is essential to the operation of the curriculum unit and to the harnessing of students. Students will prepare for all evaluation evidence, such as for theoretical-practice classes, reading the previously distributed bibliography.
Assessment
Students will be expected to read an average of 30 pages per week as preparation for two 120-minute frequency evidence of attendance.
Weighting: two frequencies (50% each).
Obtaining classification of less than 8 values ??in one of the frequency involves the student's immediate passage to the examination regime.
Frequencies and exams with consultation.
Weighting: two frequencies (50% each).
Obtaining classification of less than 8 values ??in one of the frequency involves the student's immediate passage to the examination regime.
Frequencies and exams with consultation.
Teaching Staff
- Fernando Manuel Santos Martins [responsible]
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