Objective/context:

The present study wants to introduce 'diplomacy from below' as a conceptual tool invoked and developed in the discourse and practices of an actor of the political movements of the Italian post-autonomy during its transnational activities between the year 1997 and 2004.

Methodology:

This article uses a qualitative and multidisciplinary approach to provide a theoretical reference tool for the study of global relations of civil society non-state political actors. The objective of this tool is to understand how ‘diplomacy from below` is placed in the theoretical horizon of social sciences by proposing a hybrid framework that takes into account differentiated and multidisciplinary contributions. The sources of information for the study were authors belonging to the Italian Theory, English School and poststructuralist currents.

Conclusions:

This study offers a new theoretical tool to understand how civil society non-state political actors relate to each other in the global arena.

Originality:

This research introduces an original and unpublished theoretical tool for global studies.