Le relazioni diplomatiche tra Santa Sede e Irlanda nel corso del Pontificato di Pio XI (1922-1939): i documenti dell'Archivio Segreto Vaticano

The dissertation Le relazioni diplomatiche tra Santa Sede e Irlanda nel corso del pontificato di Pio XI (1922-1939): i documenti dell’Archivio Segreto Vaticano is the final step of an historical research carried out during the Phd program in Sociologia, Analisi Sociale, Politiche Pubbliche e Teoria e Storia delle Istituzioni. The research focuses on the diplomatic relationship between the Holy See and Ireland during the papacy of Pius XI, from 1922 to 1939. Previous researches on the same topic, like Ireland and the Vatican. The Politics and Diplomacy of Church-State Relations 1922-1960 by the Irish Professor Dermot Keogh, didn’t consider the primary documentary sources from the Archivio Segreto Vaticano, that had been closed until 2006. For this reason, the dissertation is based on the crossing between the documents from the Holy See and the primary sources from the National Archives of Ireland. .. [edited by Author]