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  • AboutThe City Diplomacy Lab at Columbia Global Centers | Paris is an unprecedented alliance between scholars and practitioners of cities’ international action.
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Tag: Italy

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Shaping the future of Italian cities’ international action

24 Nov 202224 Nov 2022
Since its dawn following World War II, city diplomacy has featured Italian municipalities among its main drivers of expansion and innovation. Twinning agreements, the municipal peace movement, the partnership approach…
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The city without the country? City diplomacy as a platform for a new, cohesive municipalism

30 Sep 202230 Sep 2022
By Michele F. Fontefrancesco, PhD Is city diplomacy just about large cities? How can small municipalities have a voice? Exploring the case study of Italy, the article reads city diplomacy…
Hybrid Events

Cities: from theatres of war to actors for peace

31 Mar 202230 Sep 2022
The City Diplomacy Lab organizes and hosts an official Forum of Mayors' side event to discuss cities' diplomatic and humanitarian contributions in wars and conflicts. The very essence of cities…

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