As you know, about of a third of the contributions to the early modern diplomacy handbook are co-authored to gain a broader perspective on the respective topic.

And as typical for the early modern period, only a few author couples chose their partners by themselves, most pairings were suggested by the editors due to their expertise.

Today, we want continue the handbook countdown by introducing you to Maria-Elisabeth Brunert (Bonn University) and Nadir Weber (Bern University) who discuss diplomatic reporting for the handbook. (2/9)

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Maria-Elisabeth Brunert worked at the Center for Historical Peace Studies at Bonn University. She is an expert on early modern peace negotiations, especially the Peace of Westphalia. Besides editing numerous volumes in the Acta Pacis Westphalicae series, she has a high interest in the cultural history of early modern diplomacy, including issues like nonverbal communication or the role of women in #diplomacy.

https://www.zhf.uni-bonn.de/mitarbeiter-innen-und-fellows/brunert

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Nadir Weber is Associate Professor for Early Modern Swiss History at Bern University. He also has a strong interest in early modern diplomacy as his co-edited volume on early modern Swiss diplomacy shows.

https://www.hist.unibe.ch/about_us/people/weber_nadir/index_eng.html

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In their works both Brunert and Weber regularly touched issues of diplomatic reporting. Therefore, we asked them to contribute with an article on this topic to the handbook, and luckily both agreed. (5/9)

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In their article, they argue that regular and written correspondences between the delegate and his sender not only became a prerequisite for the establishment of permanent diplomacy and multilateral congresses but also were part of diplomatic negotiations. (6/9)

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Early modern treatises treated the question of how a diplomatic report should be like: concise, but not too short, comprehensive, but focussing on relevant information.

Early modern diplomats should provide the information well structured and also indicating their reliability. Thus, reporting becomes a delicate business according to Weber and Brunert. (7/9)

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