Diplomacy and Viena Convention
Course Title: Theory and Practices of Diplomacy
1. Conceptual definitions 1.1. Meaning & definitions of diplomacy
The term diplomacy has changed its meaning & applications over time. Both practitioners & academicians define it differently so as to suit to their interest. In order to properly grasp & digest the meaning of the term, therefore it is necessary and appropriate to explore different definitions of diplomacy given by different scholars & practitioner at different time in history.
✓ The term diplomacy comes from the Greek word diploun/diploma, in reference to an official, folded document, the officials means by which sovereign nations conducts affairs with one another & develop agreement on their respective position. A diploma is understood to be a document by which a privilege conferred: a sate paper, a charter. In ancient Greece, a diploma also served as a certificate certifying completion of a course of study, typically folded in two. ✓ Diplomacy is the art & practice of conducting negations b/n representatives of groups or nations. It usually refers to international diplomacy, the conduct of international r/ns through the intercession of professional diplomats with regard to issues of peace-making, culture, economics, trade, & war. Intentional treaties are usually negotiated by diplomats prior to endorsement by national politicians. ✓ Diplomacy is a means of conducting r/ns among countries, each state aiming at carrying out these affairs to its own best interest. It is wrapped in a complex etiquette impossible to describe. ✓ It is a process of dialogue & negotiations by which states in a system conduct their r/ns & pursue their purpose by means short of war. ✓ Diplomacy is practice & institutions by which nations conduct their r/ns with one another.
✓ Diplomacy is the employment of tact to gain strategic advantage, one set of tools being the phrasing of statements in a non-confrontational or social manner.
1. Conceptual definitions 1.1. Meaning & definitions of diplomacy
The term diplomacy has changed its meaning & applications over time. Both practitioners & academicians define it differently so as to suit to their interest. In order to properly grasp & digest the meaning of the term, therefore it is necessary and appropriate to explore different definitions of diplomacy given by different scholars & practitioner at different time in history.
✓ The term diplomacy comes from the Greek word diploun/diploma, in reference to an official, folded document, the officials means by which sovereign nations conducts affairs with one another & develop agreement on their respective position. A diploma is understood to be a document by which a privilege conferred: a sate paper, a charter. In ancient Greece, a diploma also served as a certificate certifying completion of a course of study, typically folded in two. ✓ Diplomacy is the art & practice of conducting negations b/n representatives of groups or nations. It usually refers to international diplomacy, the conduct of international r/ns through the intercession of professional diplomats with regard to issues of peace-making, culture, economics, trade, & war. Intentional treaties are usually negotiated by diplomats prior to endorsement by national politicians. ✓ Diplomacy is a means of conducting r/ns among countries, each state aiming at carrying out these affairs to its own best interest. It is wrapped in a complex etiquette impossible to describe. ✓ It is a process of dialogue & negotiations by which states in a system conduct their r/ns & pursue their purpose by means short of war. ✓ Diplomacy is practice & institutions by which nations conduct their r/ns with one another.
✓ Diplomacy is the employment of tact to gain strategic advantage, one set of tools being the phrasing of statements in a non-confrontational or social manner.