Report

Teaser, summary, work performed and final results

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - DIPLOWAR (Hybrid Practices of Diplomacy and Warfare)

Teaser

\"Hybrid Practices of Diplomacy and Warfare (DIPLOWAR) is a transdisciplinary research project that aims to shed light on the changing relationship between diplomacy and war. An important analytical move of the project is to understand diplomacy and war not primarily as...

Summary

\"Hybrid Practices of Diplomacy and Warfare (DIPLOWAR) is a transdisciplinary research project that aims to shed light on the changing relationship between diplomacy and war. An important analytical move of the project is to understand diplomacy and war not primarily as political or legal relations between states, but as structuring principles of peaceful and violent political practices. This reconceptualization makes it possible to bring together insights from research on the \"\"new diplomacy\"\" and research on the \"\"new wars\"\", two literatures that have not yet been systematically linked to each other. Through two explorative case studies of foreign policy decision-making processes in the United States and (West) Germany from 1945 to the present, the project will trace how practices of diplomacy and warfare, which were previously clearly separated, have increasingly formed hybrid constellations. DIPLOWAR seeks to both sharpen our analytical vocabulary and deepen our empirical understanding of these processes of hybridization to help scholars, practitioners, and the public to better grasp the new realities of war and peace.\"

Work performed

During the first reporting period (September 2018 to August 2019), the project\'s focus was on theory development. The researcher produced a theoretical framework that can guide the empirical analysis of how the relationship between diplomacy and war has changed over time. To disseminate the results of this research, a journal article was published and two conference presentations were given. The results were communicated to the public via social media and through two public events.

Final results

So far the project has generated a theoretical framework that opens up a novel perspective on the relationship between diplomacy and war. During the second reporting period, two empirical case studies will be produced that demonstrate the analytical purchase of the framework and contribute to the debates on foreign policy in the US and Germany respectively. The results of the project will advance the academic debate on political violence and foreign policy and can inform more prudent foreign policy decision-making.

Website & more info

More info: https://www.tobiaswille.net/diplowar.