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Global Diplomacy

An Introduction to Theory and Practice

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Examines vehicles and mechanisms through which diplomacy operates
  • Analyses both traditional and new actors of diplomacy
  • Focuses on the different forms or expressions of diplomacy

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
  2. Introduction: History and Theories of Diplomacy

    • Thierry Balzacq, Frédéric Charillon, Frédéric Ramel
    Pages 1-16
  3. Places and Vectors of Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
    2. Bilateral Relations

      • Alice Pannier
      Pages 19-33
    3. Multilateral Diplomacy

      • Franck Petiteville, Delphine Placidi-Frot
      Pages 35-47
    4. Paradiplomacy

      • Stéphane Paquin
      Pages 49-61
    5. Club and Group Diplomacy

      • Christian Lechervy
      Pages 63-77
    6. From Negotiation to Mediation

      • Valérie Rosoux
      Pages 97-109
    7. Rituals and Diplomacy

      • Thierry Balzacq
      Pages 111-122
  4. The Actors

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
    2. States and Their Foreign Services

      • Christian Lequesne
      Pages 125-138
    3. Intergovernmental Organizations

      • Cédric Groulier, Simon Tordjman
      Pages 139-153
    4. Supranational Diplomats

      • Stephanie C. Hofmann, Olivier Schmitt
      Pages 155-166
    5. Sub-State Diplomacies: Regions, Parliaments, and Local Authorities

      • Benjamin Puybareau, Renaud Takam Talom
      Pages 167-181
    6. Diplomacy by Non-State Actors

      • Auriane Guilbaud
      Pages 183-194
    7. Individuals and Diplomacy

      • Pierre Grosser
      Pages 195-208
  5. Sectors

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 209-209
    2. Economic and Corporate Diplomacy

      • Laurence Badel
      Pages 211-226
    3. Cultural Diplomacy

      • Marie-Christine Kessler
      Pages 227-237

About this book

This volume brings together different approaches to diplomacy both as an institution and a practice. The authors examine diplomacy from their own backgrounds and through sociological traditions, which shape the study of international relations (IR) in Francophone countries. The volume’s global character articulates the Francophone intellectual concerns with a variety of scholarships on diplomacy, providing a first contact with this subfield of IR for students and practitioners.

Reviews

“This textbook offers an accessible, up-to-date and complete introduction to diplomacy. Written by advanced scholars and experts in diplomatic studies, it covers the main dimensions of diplomacy gathered around three themes—‘Vectors,’ ‘Actors’ and ‘Sectors.’ Through a series of short chapters, traditional areas (defence diplomacy, multilateral diplomacy) as well as new and emerging ones (digital diplomacy, diplomacy of sub-states organizations, environmental diplomacy) are presented. The renewed interest for diplomacy is obvious not only in France, where most contributors to this textbook have their home institution, but in many countries all over the globe. This timely and easy to navigate textbook will be especially appreciated by first-year undergraduate students and the general public. It will certainly become an essential reference in the coming years.” (Jérémie Cornut, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Simon Fraser University, Canada)

Global Diplomacy is a superb tour de force that implicitly challenges the dominance of the Anglosphere in diplomacy studies. It raises intriguing questions about diplomacy’s under-estimated role in world politics, while simultaneously illustrating that diplomatic practices point to a deeper theoretical understanding of how the world works. Students will learn much from this engaging textbook.” (Geoffrey Wiseman, Professor, Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy, Australian National University, Australia)

“This French textbook strengthens the European tradition in diplomatic studies with a valuable and intellectually curious perspective on diplomacy, and at a time when various forces in the West and elsewhere conspire to undermine this essentially civilizing practice. New generations of students acknowledge diplomacy’s role in shaping tomorrow’s world, and this book rightly caters for the demand to study diplomacy and its role in international politics at undergraduate level.” (Jan Melissen, Senior Fellow, Institute of Security and Global Affairs and the Netherlands Institute of International Relations “Clingendael”)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Sciences Po, Paris, France

    Thierry Balzacq, Frédéric Ramel

  • University of Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France

    Frédéric Charillon

About the editors

Thierry Balzacq is Professor of Political Science at Sciences Po, Paris, and Researcher at the Centre for International Studies (CERI Sciences Po), France.


Frédéric Charillon is Professor of Political Science at Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA), and Coordinator for International Studies at ENA (French National School of Administration), France.


Frédéric Ramel is Professor of Political Science at Sciences Po, Paris, and Researcher at the Centre for International Studies (CERI Sciences Po), France.

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eBook USD 109.00
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Softcover Book USD 139.99
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Hardcover Book USD 139.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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