Description |
1 online resource |
Contents |
The Context -- Old & New -- Domestic Arena -- Operation: Managing Amidst Complexity -- 5. Representation Formats -- The Future |
Summary |
Today's embassy blends tradition and change. It accommodates multiple state and non-state actors who jostle on the international stage. This innovative study considers why embassies today are especially relevant to the international system, examining the new representation options and global diplomacy techniques in an information age. Located at the cutting edge of sustaining relations with foreign countries, the embassy plays an expanded role of in bilateral, regional and multilateral affairs, as a promoter of national interests. As foreign ministries and diplomatic networks are expected to deliver more whilst material and human resources in public services are shrinking, this text addresses how embassies can improve their functioning, working in an enlightened, empowered and effective manner |
Notes |
Online resource; title from title details screen (Palgrave Connect, viewed September 16, 2013) |
Subject |
Diplomatic and consular service.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General.
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Diplomatic and consular service
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781137340832 |
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1137340835 |
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