The course offers an overview of the practice of the diplomatic activity. It is subdivided into 4 classes: 1) the structure of an embassy and its diplomatic and non-diplomatic staff; the tools of communication with the institutions of the country of accreditation; the modalities and channels of

This course will examine the European cultural and intellectual experience from the 1870s. Positivism, Liberalism, Idealism, Socialism, Marxism, Fascism, and Existentialism will be discussed, focusing on the relation between ideas and arts, politics, and economics. We will pursue a number of themes,