Reimagining Diplomatic Models in the English – speaking World

The reconfiguration of international relations in the wake of the geopolitical upheavals of the later twentieth and early 21st centuries, from the so-called “end of history” to “the end of globalisation”, has stimulated theoretical innovation in diplomatic paradigms, with attention shifting from the State to public, cultural, unofficial and non-state forms of diplomacy and the exercise of ‘soft’ and ‘smart power’ influence. In parallel to the rethinking of diplomatic practice in contemporary global politics, the field of diplomatic history has extended its notional scope beyond foreign policy-making and external relations to reconsider transnational interrelations among colonial and postcolonial societies. This conference looks at how changing conceptions of diplomacy are casting new light on the past as well as the present relations of English-speaking communities with the wider world.

Our post- doctoral Research Associate, Maria Hadjiathanasiou will deliver a presentation entitled “A ‘Right to Culture’: Cultural Policy and Cultural Relations in the Early Republic of Cyprus, 1960-1965” 

The event’s agenda here: Reimagining Diplomatic Models in the English-speaking World

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