- When writing the introduction chapter of the #emdiplomacy handbook, we discovered that, although #NewDiplomaticHistory is a vibrant field, there is a reluctance to define #earlyModern #diplomacy in most works.
Instead, #emdiplomacy is described by focusing on certain aspects such as diplomatic actors, practices or issues #emdiplomats dealt with.
The @emdiplomacy@hcommons.social handbook added a fourth aspect: spaces of diplomacy. This is also reflected in the structure of the handbook which contents three major parts on spaces, actors and practices.
However, the editors did not duck away and suggested the following definition:
“Early modern (European) #diplomacy is a way of channelling and organising cultural, political and economic contacts between different cultural and/or political actors and entities that can, but need not be, stately in the context of foreign relations.”
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