At the moment, the question of culture is fundamental in the construction of Europe. The European Union is in fact searching for its identity which would be the basis to develop the political integration. Diplomacy has always played an important role in Europe: to represent and inform countries and to negotiate notably the peace in a continent where conflicts lasted for centuries. Does this intense practice of diplomacy lead to the existence of a common European culture in diplomacy? The common European history and most particularly the European conflicts led to the construction of a diplomatic network and a common practice of diplomacy. Though the importance of diplomacy hasn't always been the same in all the European countries, the European Union appears as an outcome of the common culture of diplomacy. On the other hand, we consider the difficulties of the European Union in building a common international representation as a limit to the common European culture in diplomacy.
[...] The common culture in diplomacy helps to create a common European culture but remains part of European culture of norms” which is not accessible to the majority of European citizens. Three questions to lead the debate 1. Do you think that standardization could be possible at an international scale regarding diplomacy through the United Nations? 2. Do you think that the European culture of diplomacy is part of the “European culture of norms”? 3. In your opinion, will the European Union be able to have a common foreign policy in a near future? [...]
[...] As a European culture in diplomacy exists, why is that so difficult for the European Union to speak as one voice on the international scene? In spite of this common diplomatic culture, the European Union still doesn't “speak as one voice” speak as one voice”, the European Union needs to agree with a common foreign policy (according to Watson, the substance of a state's relations with other states and agencies and the goals it strives to achieve by those relations). [...]
[...] With this kind of major event, European Nations learnt to cooperate, to discuss to solve conflicts and once again it contributed to the development of a common culture in diplomacy. The most important European congress in the establishment of a common culture was surely the congress of Vienna in 1815. First, this congress was a major event because it was about re- organising Europe and the balance of powers. During this congress, codes and methods were clearly standardized. As we have seen, before this congress, codes already existed, but they had been created by a long practice, relations . [...]
[...] We just may consider that until wars exist, the achievement of common European culture in diplomacy is not complete. The European Union as an outcome of the common European culture in diplomacy After centuries of conflicts and especially after the choc and the barbarity of the Second World War, Europe needed to create a system which would guarantee the peace in Europe. This common idea of the European construction of peace can be seen as an outcome of the common European culture in diplomacy. [...]
[...] This ancient creation of a diplomatic network is the root of the common European culture in diplomacy. A common culture is created by relations, which permit to discover and understand your partners more and more. Indeed, the diplomat embodies his own culture by the way he is dressed, the way he talks and the way he acts. Contacts also help to create common codes, traditions, ways of communicating and ways of reacting which also contribute to the creation of a common culture. [...]
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