Università Roma Tre

The aim of the course is to face with the origins and the development of a stable Italian and European diplomacy, from the end of the 15th century until the beginning of the 19th century. A critical approach will be used to study sources and models, considering the connections between the Early Modern Era to the Late Modern World. The topics of the lectures are: the origin of the diplomatic representation, Italian and European models, diplomatic treatises, careers and roles of ambassadors and nuncios, negotiation skills that are typical of the Early Modern Age.

Bibliography:
1) S. Andretta, L’arte della prudenza. Teorie e prassi della diplomazia nell’Italia del XVI e XVII secolo, Roma, Biblink, 2006.
2) Esperienza e diplomazia. Saperi, pratiche culturali e azione diplomatica nell’età moderna (XV-XVIII secc.) / Expérience et diplomatie. Savoirs, pratiques culturelles et action diplomatique à l’époque moderne (XV-XVIIIe siècle), a cura di S. Andretta, L. Bély, A. Koller, G. Poumarède (lo studente dovrà riferire sull’Introduzione e 8 saggi a sua scelta), Roma, Viella, 2020.

Students not attending the course are required to:

3) G. Alonge, Ambasciatori. Diplomazia e politica nella Venezia del Rinascimento, Roma, Donzelli, 2019.
Oppure
Diplomazie. Linguaggi, negoziati e ambasciatori far XV e XVI secolo, a cura di E. Plebani, E. Valeri, P. Volpini, Milano, Franco Angeli, 2017.