BEYOND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD: THE URBAN HISTORIES OF SOCIABILITY AND COMMUNITY IN RENAISSANCE FLORENCE, 1400-1500.

澳大利亚人在文艺复兴历史上是国际公认的领导者。2000年，这一声誉直接促成了与意大利Cassamarca基金会的重大国际协议。该基金会在澳大利亚的大学资助了11个意大利研究讲座和许多奖学金，提高了意大利文化在学术界、学生团体和更广泛的社区中的地位。目前关于佛罗伦萨城市社会的项目将推进文艺复兴社会史领域，加强澳大利亚在该领域已经很高的国际形象，并促进国际协议，例如与Cassamarca基金会的协议，从而为澳大利亚民族文化带来重大的学术、文化和经济利益。

Australians are internationally-recognised leaders in Renaissance history. In 2000, this reputation directly contributed to a major international agreement with the Italian Cassamarca Foundation. The Foundation has funded eleven Italian-studies lectureships and many scholarships in Australian universities, raising Italian culture's profile in academia, the student body and the wider community. The present project on Florentine urban society will advance the field of Renaissance social history, reinforce Australia's already high international profile in the area, and promote international agreements such as that with the Fondazione Cassamarca, thereby conferring major academic, cultural and economic benefits on Australian national culture.