Global Diplomacy

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.

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

Auteur
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.

Texte du rabat
This volume brings together different and transdisciplinary 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.
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.

Contenu

1. Introduction: History and Theories of Diplomacy.- 2. Bilateral Relations.- 3. Multilateral Diplomacy.- 4. Paradiplomacy.- 5. Club and Group Diplomacy.- 6. Communication and Diplomacy: Change and Continuity.- 7. From Negotiation to Mediation.- 8. Rituals and Diplomacy.- 9. States and their Foreign Services.- 10. Intergovernmental Organizations.- 11. Supranational Diplomats.- 12. Sub-State Diplomacies: Regions, Parliaments and Local Authorities.- 13. Diplomacy by Non-State Actors.- 14. Individuals and Diplomacy.- 15. Economic and Corporate Diplomacy.- 16. Cultural Diplomacy.- 17. Environmental Diplomacy.- 18. Humanitarian Diplomacy.- 19. Defense Diplomacy.- 20. Entertainment Diplomacy.- 21. International Expertise and the Diplomacy of Influence.- 22. Conclusion. Overwhelmed Diplomats.