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
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
Initial classes will introduce and give an overview of the topic. On a weekly base bibliography relating to the themes that comprise the "course" will be critically worked. Some research work will enable students to implement their skills and deepen their knowledge. Students will prepare for all assessment tests, as for the practical and theoretical classes, reading the literature previously indicated by the lecturer.
Students will read an average of 30 pages per week and will prepare presentations as a basis for discussions to take place in the classroom. Final grades will be based on one research paper with 35 000 characters and two frequency texts with consultation (length of 90 m. each). Weighting: Two frequencies texts (33 p.c. each) and a research work with c. 35 000 characters (33 p.c.).
Students will read an average of 30 pages per week and will prepare presentations as a basis for discussions to take place in the classroom. Final grades will be based on one research paper with 35 000 characters and two frequency texts with consultation (length of 90 m. each). Weighting: Two frequencies texts (33 p.c. each) and a research work with c. 35 000 characters (33 p.c.).
Teaching Staff (2023/2024 )
- Fernando Manuel Santos Martins [responsible]
