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1 online resource |
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Intro -- Foreword -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Maps -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Diplomatic Thought and Practice -- Foundations of Diplomacy -- The Changing Tools and Types of Diplomacy in International Relations -- Case Studies, Frameworks and Practice of Diplomacy -- Diplomatic Thought and Practice -- Experiences of Diplomacy in the Dynamic World -- Conclusion -- References -- Part I: Foundations of Diplomatic Thought and Practice -- Chapter 2: Visibilizing African Heritage in Diplomatic Thought and Practice -- Introduction |
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Diplomatic Thought and Practice: Contesting Its Eurocentricity -- Military Mindset -- Global Changes -- Emergence of Extra-State Actors -- Diplomatic Thought and Practice: A Classification -- International Diplomatic Thought and Practice -- The African Heritage and Diplomatic Thought and Practice -- Regional Integration -- Justice and Remaking Global Order -- Development Diplomacy -- National Versus Regional Interests -- Quiet Diplomacy -- Dirty Diplomacy -- Environmental Justice -- Hard Power Diplomacy -- Pragmatism -- Culture of Peace -- Conclusion -- References |
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Chapter 3: Afrodiplomacy: Collective Continental Communiqué -- Introduction -- Constructivism as a Tool for Afrodiplomacy -- Factors Influencing African Diplomatic Thought -- Influence of Political Elites on Foreign Policy -- Influence of External Actors on Diplomacy -- The Impact of the Economic Vulnerability on International Relations -- African Agency and Afropolitanism as Catalyst for Afrodiplomacy -- Afrodiplomacy: Pan-African Collective Voice -- The Limits of Afrodiplomacy -- Prospects of Afrodiplomacy -- Characteristics of Afrodiplomacy -- Afropolitan Strategic Approach |
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The Role of the Africa Group -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Feminist Foreign Policy and Diplomacy -- Introduction -- From State-Centric to Feminist Foreign Policy Approaches: Theoretical Considerations -- Existing Feminist Foreign Policies in Practice -- Possibilities for Gender-Sensitive Policies in National and Organization Contexts Without Using a Label -- Critical Intervention -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Modifying Diplomacy for the Twenty-First Century: A New Postmodern Approach -- Introduction -- What Is Postmodernism? |
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Postmodern Diplomacy and the Contestation of Reality -- Discourse and the Problem of Language and Communication in Diplomacy -- A Diplomacy Guided by Identity Politics and Relativism -- Diplomacy Operating Within the Left Versus Right Dichotomy -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Tools and Types of Diplomacy -- Chapter 6: The Increasing Significance of Public Diplomacy in International Relations: New Types and Actors -- Introduction -- Cultural Diplomacy -- The Purpose of Cultural Diplomacy -- Cultural Diplomacy and National Security -- Vehicles of Cultural Diplomacy |
| Summary |
This handbook offers important perspectives on the theory and practice of diplomacy in the age of rapid technological change. Focusing on African and international politics, the authors examine tools, case studies, and first-hand experiences in a masterful collection. - Dr. Lise Howard, Professor of Government and Foreign Service, Georgetown University and President of the Academic Council on the United Nations System. This valuable handbook asks us to reconceptualise the theory and practice of diplomacy in the context of global technological revolution. It offers a useful corrective to previous Eurocentric theories, with a diverse set of contributors, perspectives and case studies. It will be vital reading for those interested in the evolution of the field of diplomacy. - Professor Pdraig Carmody, Department of Geography, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. This handbook integrates a range of conceptual and empirical approaches to diplomacy in the context of ongoing technological and societal change. Technological and societal disruptions affect modern diplomacy, altering its character and reforming its way. In light of such changes, this book offers both historical foundations and contemporary perspectives in the field. By doing so, it demonstrates how contemporary change impacts the work of diplomats representing sovereign states. Global diplomatic services will forever be affected by the digitalization of engagement between states during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. In this rapidly changing culture, with burgeoning geopolitical and geostrategic realignment among global powers, the tools of diplomacy have changed. The states foreign policy astuteness and responses to these changes could have long-term impacts. All this culminates in opportunities for improving the management of diplomatic services and efficiency of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) of various states. This book provides useful insights into how modern diplomacy works, especially the integration of informalities into formal diplomatic practices in complex peace and security environments, within such a framework of change. Francis Onditi is Associate Professor at Riara University, Kenya. Katharina McLarren is senior research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Germany.. Gilad Ben-Nun is Alfred Grosser Professor at Sciences-Po, Paris, France. Yannis A. Stivachtis is Professor at Virginia Tech, USA. Pontian G. Okoth is Professor at Masinde Muliro University of Science & Technology, Kenya |
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Includes index |
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Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 21, 2023) |
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Diplomacy.
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Diplomacy -- Technological innovations
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Diplomatic and consular service.
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diplomacy.
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Diplomacy
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Diplomatic and consular service
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Onditi, Francis, 1981-
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McLarren, Katharina
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Ben-Nun, Gilad.
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Stivachtis, Yannis A., 1965-
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Okoth, P. Godfrey.
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| ISBN |
9783031282140 |
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3031282140 |
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