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• Winner of Cowinner, DPLST Book Prize (Diplomatic Studies Sec.

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With a study that is rife with political lessons and rich with analytic achievements, Hall has done more than one profession a great service. Combining rationalist and constructivist political science with contemporary history, he defines emotional diplomacy as 'coordinated state-level behavior that explicitly and officially projects the image of a particular emotional response toward other states.' Hall's concept expands the study of state-level encounters, specifically among heads of state, by focusing on the premises, expressions and consequences of emotional practice as an element of political competence. * New Diplomatic History * Hall paints a fascinating picture of emotionalism as both diplomatic theater and rational calculation. * Foreign Affairs * Hall offers an innovative theoretical lens.... to explain interstate relations that seemingly belie the logic of rational choice. The volume offers an original approach to explain political crises, demonstrating the power of emotional diplomacy as a significant driver of statecraft. * International Affairs * Supplementing a rich theoretical framework with a set of compelling case studies and an in-depth conceptual exploration, Hall's work is an important contribution to the study of international relations.... He provides persuasive evidence in support of his thesis that contemporary analyses must be extended to non-material state aspirations. * Journal of East Asian Studies *

Supplementing a rich theoretical framework with a set of compelling case studies and an in-depth conceptual exploration, Hall's work is an important contribution to the study of international relations.... He provides persuasive evidence in support of his thesis that contemporary analyses must be extended to non-material state aspirations. * Journal of East Asian Studies * Hall offers an innovative theoretical lens.... to explain interstate relations that seemingly belie the logic of rational choice. The volume offers an original approach to explain political crises, demonstrating the power of emotional diplomacy as a significant driver of statecraft. * International Affairs * Hall paints a fascinating picture of emotionalism as both diplomatic theater and rational calculation. * Foreign Affairs * With a study that is rife with political lessons and rich with analytic achievements, Hall has done more than one profession a great service. Combining rationalist and constructivist political science with contemporary history, he defines emotional diplomacy as 'coordinated state-level behavior that explicitly and officially projects the image of a particular emotional response toward other states.' Hall's concept expands the study of state-level encounters, specifically among heads of state, by focusing on the premises, expressions and consequences of emotional practice as an element of political competence. * New Diplomatic History *

In this pathbreaking study, Hall argues that emotionalism in diplomacy often serves a strategic purpose. Hall paints a fascinating picture of emotionalism as both diplomatic theater and rational calculation. * Foreign Affairs * Hall offers an innovative theoretical lens through which to explain interstate relations that seemingly belie the logic of rational choice. The volume offers an original approach to explain political crises, demonstrating the power of emotional diplomacy as a significant driver of statecraft. * International Affairs * Supplementing a rich theoretical framework with a set of compelling case studies and an in-depth conceptual exploration, Hall's work is an important contribution to the study of international relations.... He provides persuasive evidence in support of his thesis that contemporary analyses must be extended to non-material state aspirations. * Journal of East Asian Studies * With a study that is rife with political lessons and rich with analytic achievements, Hall has done more than one profession a great service. Combining rationalist and constructivist political science with contemporary history, he defines emotional diplomacy as 'coordinated state-level behavior that explicitly and officially projects the image of a particular emotional response toward other states.' Hall's concept expands the study of state-level encounters, specifically among heads of state, by focusing on the premises, expressions and consequences of emotional practice as an element of political competence. * New Diplomatic History * In Emotional Diplomacy, Todd H. Hall explicitly recognizes that official emotion is not just the aggregation of individual emotions but is used strategically to achieve political goals. He provides engaging historical cases in which official emotion is salient and interprets these cases to challenge standard rational-choice models of diplomacy. -- Clark McCauley, Bryn Mawr College, co-author of <I>Why Not Kill Them All? The Logic and Prevention of Mass Political Murder</I> Todd H. Hall argues credibly in Emotional Diplomacy that, when conveying emotions, states engage in action that cannot otherwise be readily explained and finds that such emotional diplomacy sometimes has unexpected consequences. I found Hall's empirical accounts-of China's anger in the Taiwan Straits, Russian and Chinese sympathy for the United States in the wake of 9/11, and guilt shown by West Germany in its support for Israel-convincing, and they provide strong evidence that emotional diplomacy can sometimes be effective. -- Natasha Hamilton-Hart, The University of Auckland, author of <I>Hard Interests, Soft Illusions: Southeast Asia and American Power</I> Todd H. Hall's groundbreaking book on 'emotional diplomacy' explains the nature, significance, and consequences of the strategic use of emotion in international politics. It exploits the best work on rational signaling, intersubjective meanings, and psychology to create a theory of emotional diplomacy backed with rigorous empirical cases. This is a creative and important book. -- Jonathan Mercer, University of Washington, author of <I>Reputation and International Politics</I>

Todd H. Hall's groundbreaking book on 'emotional diplomacy' explains the nature, significance, and consequences of the strategic use of emotion in international politics. It exploits the best work on rational signaling, intersubjective meanings, and psychology to create a theory of emotional diplomacy backed with rigorous empirical cases. This is a creative and important book. -- Jonathan Mercer, University of Washington, author of <I>Reputation and International Politics</I> Todd H. Hall argues credibly in Emotional Diplomacy that, when conveying emotions, states engage in action that cannot otherwise be readily explained and finds that such emotional diplomacy sometimes has unexpected consequences. I found Hall's empirical accounts-of China's anger in the Taiwan Straits, Russian and Chinese sympathy for the United States in the wake of 9/11, and guilt shown by West Germany in its support for Israel-convincing, and they provide strong evidence that emotional diplomacy can sometimes be effective. -- Natasha Hamilton-Hart, The University of Auckland, author of <I>Hard Interests, Soft Illusions: Southeast Asia and American Power</I> In Emotional Diplomacy, Todd H. Hall explicitly recognizes that official emotion is not just the aggregation of individual emotions but is used strategically to achieve political goals. He provides engaging historical cases in which official emotion is salient and interprets these cases to challenge standard rational-choice models of diplomacy. -- Clark McCauley, Bryn Mawr College, co-author of <I>Why Not Kill Them All? The Logic and Prevention of Mass Political Murder</I> With a study that is rife with political lessons and rich with analytic achievements, Hall has done more than one profession a great service. Combining rationalist and constructivist political science with contemporary history, he defines emotional diplomacy as 'coordinated state-level behavior that explicitly and officially projects the image of a particular emotional response toward other states.' Hall's concept expands the study of state-level encounters, specifically among heads of state, by focusing on the premises, expressions and consequences of emotional practice as an element of political competence. * New Diplomatic History * Supplementing a rich theoretical framework with a set of compelling case studies and an in-depth conceptual exploration, Hall's work is an important contribution to the study of international relations.... He provides persuasive evidence in support of his thesis that contemporary analyses must be extended to non-material state aspirations. * Journal of East Asian Studies * Hall offers an innovative theoretical lens.... to explain interstate relations that seemingly belie the logic of rational choice. The volume offers an original approach to explain political crises, demonstrating the power of emotional diplomacy as a significant driver of statecraft. * International Affairs * Hall paints a fascinating picture of emotionalism as both diplomatic theater and rational calculation. * Foreign Affairs *

Todd H. Hall's groundbreaking book on 'emotional diplomacy' explains the nature, significance, and consequences of the strategic use of emotion in international politics. It exploits the best work on rational signaling, intersubjective meanings, and psychology to create a theory of emotional diplomacy backed with rigorous empirical cases. This is a creative and important book. -- Jonathan Mercer, University of Washington, author of <I>Reputation and International Politics</I> Todd H. Hall argues credibly in Emotional Diplomacy that, when conveying emotions, states engage in action that cannot otherwise be readily explained and finds that such emotional diplomacy sometimes has unexpected consequences. I found Hall's empirical accounts-of China's anger in the Taiwan Straits, Russian and Chinese sympathy for the United States in the wake of 9/11, and guilt shown by West Germany in its support for Israel-convincing, and they provide strong evidence that emotional diplomacy can sometimes be effective. -- Natasha Hamilton-Hart, The University of Auckland, author of <I>Hard Interests, Soft Illusions: Southeast Asia and American Power</I> In Emotional Diplomacy, Todd H. Hall explicitly recognizes that official emotion is not just the aggregation of individual emotions but is used strategically to achieve political goals. He provides engaging historical cases in which official emotion is salient and interprets these cases to challenge standard rational-choice models of diplomacy. -- Clark McCauley, Bryn Mawr College, co-author of <I>Why Not Kill Them All? The Logic and Prevention of Mass Political Murder</I> With a study that is rife with political lessons and rich with analytic achievements, Hall has done more than one profession a great service. Combining rationalist and constructivist political science with contemporary history, he defines emotional diplomacy as 'coordinated state-level behavior that explicitly and officially projects the image of a particular emotional response toward other states.' Hall's concept expands the study of state-level encounters, specifically among heads of state, by focusing on the premises, expressions and consequences of emotional practice as an element of political competence. * New Diplomatic History * Supplementing a rich theoretical framework with a set of compelling case studies and an in-depth conceptual exploration, Hall's work is an important contribution to the study of international relations.... He provides persuasive evidence in support of his thesis that contemporary analyses must be extended to non-material state aspirations. * Journal of East Asian Studies * Hall offers an innovative theoretical lens through which to explain interstate relations that seemingly belie the logic of rational choice. The volume offers an original approach to explain political crises, demonstrating the power of emotional diplomacy as a significant driver of statecraft. * International Affairs * In this pathbreaking study, Hall argues that emotionalism in diplomacy often serves a strategic purpose. Hall paints a fascinating picture of emotionalism as both diplomatic theater and rational calculation. * Foreign Affairs *

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Todd H. Hall is Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations and Tutorial Fellow in Politics, Saint Anne's College, at the University of Oxford.

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