Conference Opening, Keynote Speech and Reception

Participants:

On behalf of Leiden University;

Isabelle Duyvesteyn, Professor of International Studies and Global History at Leiden University

Anne-Isabelle Richard, Leiden University, on behalf of the local organizing committee

Katja Castryck-Naumann, GWZO Leipzig, on behalf of ENIUGH

Keynote Speech by Scott Giles-Smith (Leiden University)

„Citizen Diplomacy, New Diplomatic History, and Questions of Historical Agency”

Can citizens be diplomats? This talk addresses this question through the lens of New Diplomatic History (NDH), which moves beyond the simple assumption that diplomacy is purely an official state-to-state activity. NDH re-investigates the social and physical settings that enable diploma-cy to take place, and gives attention to the wide range of actors who populate – often unseen or unrecognised – the diplomatic stage. Focusing on the role of citizens as diplomats challenges neat understandings of the state-based international system, but also enriches the notion of diplomacy as a necessary practice to avoid conflict.  

Moderator: Stefano Bellucci (Leiden University)

Reception

sponsored by the City of The Hague

The Deputy Mayor will welcome the delegates to the city of The Hague.

Moderator: Alanna O’Malley (Leiden University)

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