Overview

In a field dominated by the history and practices of Western states, Global Diplomacy expands the mainstream discourse on diplomacy to include non-Western states and states in all stages of development. By presenting a broader view of this crucial institution, this exciting text cultivates a more global understanding of the ways in which diplomacy is conducted in the world today and offers a new perspective on the ways it may continue to develop in the future.This book presentsA brief introduction to diplomatic practice, the classic diplomatic narrative, and different theories of diplomacyAn exploration of diplomacy over time and place through four types of diplomacy- political, cultural, economic, and military- discussed by guest authors who are experts in their respective fieldsThree new models of diplomatic interaction- Community, Transatlantic, and Relational- illustrated through the examples of the European Union, UK and US relations, and the rising powers of India and China.

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Global Diplomacy is a fascinating account of an important development on the diplomatic stage: the cast of characters is lengthening, and states are no longer guaranteed the starring roles. --David Clinton, Baylor University Global Diplomacy is both challenging and rewarding. The essential character of what diplomacy does is unchanging, the authors argue, but how it is done, and by whom are both greatly dependent on the contexts of time and place in which diplomacy is undertaken. --Paul Sharp, University of Minnesota Duluth

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Alison Holmes is assistant professor and program leader of International Studies at Humboldt State University. She earned her Ph.D. in International Relations at the London School of Economics and has been awarded fellowships at Oxford University and Yale University. Before starting her academic career, Holmes worked in the UK for 21 years, including ten years with the third party of British politics, the Liberal Democrats, running both their 1992 and1997 General Election Campaigns. Just prior to leaving the UK, Holmes was speechwriter and communications advisor to the US Ambassador to the UK.J. Simon Rofe is senior lecturer in Diplomacy and International Studies in the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy at the University of London. His research interests focus on US Foreign Relations and Diplomacy in the twentieth century, with a specific focus on Presidential post-war planning. Author of Franklin Roosevelt's Foreign Policy and the Welles Mission. (Palgrave: New York, 2007), Rofe is also co-series editor of Key Studies in Diplomacy (Bloomsbury) and is on the editorial board of the journal Diplomatic History.

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