Introduction to Newsletter No.
Diplomatic studies deals chiefly with the processes of conducting diplomacy.
In other words, it is in the first place about its modes and diplomacy and functions. But such a working definition is not enough. The DSP has also developed an elaborate Research Framework, originally drafted by Geoff Berridge and now updated by Erik Goldstein from Birmingham. As a fund of ideas for research on diplomacy it may also be instrumental in securing funding. Copies can be obtained from the Programme's administrative base, the Centre for the Study of Diplomacy at the University of Leicester.