Includes bibliographical references (p. 224-234) and index.

Introduction : understanding global interactions through diplomacy -- Section one. Actors and venues. The changing landscape of diplomatic actors and venues -- Nation-state governments, sub-national and local governments -- Multilateral institutions, supranational polities and regional bodies -- Global and transnational firms -- Civil society organizations and eminent person diplomats -- Section two. Processes and functions. Technological change and diplomatic process -- Public diplomacy -- Managing economic diplomacy -- Managing military and security diplomacy -- Managing cultural diplomacy -- Conclusions : contemporary diplomatic practice and theory looking ahead.

Contemporary Diplomacy offers a comprehensive introduction to thechanging actors, venues, processes and functions of diplomacy inthe 21st Century. Aimed at students and practitioners alike, thistextbook explores the critical theoretical tools that can beemployed to understand diplomacy and its evolution since the end ofthe Cold War. It also shows how the study of diplomacy cancontribute to the analysis of 21st Century conflict andinternational relations more broadly. The book is divided into 2 main parts: part I focuses on diplomaticactors and venues: from the traditional nation-state actors ofclassical diplomatic studies to newer types of actor, such asmultilateral organizations, supranational polities, global firms,civil society organizations and eminent person diplomats. Part IIexamines diplomatic processes and functions, reconsidering the corediplomatic functions of representation and communication in lightof new communications technologies and the increased importance ofpublic diplomacy. It looks in-depth at specific functional areas ofdiplomacy - including economic, military and security, and culturaldiplomacy Ð and how they are managed. The concluding chapterreflects more broadly on the relationship of diplomatic theory topractice and considers the range of challenges facing diplomatstoday. This book will be essential reading for students of diplomacy,politics, international relations and conflict studies.

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