Flashcards on International Relations Theories and Institutions
International Relations Theories and Institutions: A Student's Guide
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Diplomacy
16 cards
Card 1
Question: When and how was the French foreign ministry established and what organizational model did it provide?
Answer: Established in 1626; model included geographical units, the Cabinet du Ministre, the Cypher Bureau, and the Bureau des Fonds (Accounting Office).
Card 2
Question: Which monarchies copied the French foreign ministry practice early on?
Answer: Russia and Sweden were among the first to copy the French practice.
Card 3
Question: How did the social status of ambassadors and diplomacy change over time?
Answer: The ambassador's job increased in importance, attracting aristocratic interest; diplomacy gradually became the domain of the aristocracy.
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Question: What does 'gradual professionalization of diplomacy' refer to in the content?
Answer: The process by which diplomacy became an organized, professional practice; the French MFA reached an organizational stage in the late 18th century tha
Card 5
Question: How is diplomacy described as an institution of modern state order?
Answer: As a set of rules and routines that define appropriate actions of states in the international environment, relating state roles to situations.
Card 6
Question: Where is diplomacy embedded according to the presentation?
Answer: Within organizational structures, routines, habits, and professional culture at foreign ministries.
Card 7
Question: List four features of diplomacy as an institution provided in the content.
Answer: Shared legal basis (Vienna Convention 1961), shared professional identity, shared professional language, shared norms and principles.
Card 8
Question: Why are basic rules necessary for mediation in diplomacy according to the slides?
Answer: Because mediation requires some basic rules to function effectively (implicit in statement that mediation needs rules).
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Question: How was diplomacy practiced in Ancient Greece?
Answer: Open and public diplomacy: ambassadors' instructions discussed in open citizen forums of the sending state; diplomatic statements read in public assem
Card 10
Question: What were key characteristics of diplomacy in early medieval Europe?
Answer: Embassies were temporary; overlapping jurisdictions with many principals and recipients; various actors served as diplomatic agents; the environment w