Diplomacy in a Globalizing World

In Diplomacy in a Globalizing World: Theories and Practices, Second Edition, twenty-three respected scholars contribute to the debate about the changing nature of contemporary diplomacy and its future theoretical and practical directions. Filling a gap in the diplomacy textbook market, this unique volume balances breadth with depth and theory with practice, using cutting-edge comparisons to show the complexities of twenty-first-century diplomacy.

Pauline Kerr is Fellow and Director of Studies at the Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy (APCD) at the Australian National University.

Geoffrey Wiseman is Professor of the Practice of International Relations and, until recently, served as director of the Center on Public Diplomacy at the University of Southern California (USC).

Preface
Abbreviations
About the Editors and Contributors
World Map

Introduction
Pauline Kerr and Geoffrey Wiseman
Complex diplomacy
Historical background, contemporary trends, and challenges for diplomacy
The book's structure, chapter summaries, and pedagogical features

Part I The Historical Evolution of Diplomacy

Chapter 1 Diplomacy through the Ages
Raymond Cohen
Introduction
Ancient Near Eastern diplomacy
Classical diplomacy
European diplomacy
Conclusion

Chapter 2 Past Diplomacy in East Asia: From Tributary Relations to Cold War Rivalry
Suisheng Zhao
Introduction
Collapse of the traditional East Asian order and the tributary system
Japan's military expansion and the diplomacy of imperialism
Cold War diplomacy in East Asia
Diplomacy during the deterioration of the East Asian bipolar system
Diplomacy of the strategic triangle
Conclusion

Part II Concepts and Theories of Contemporary Diplomacy

Chapter 3 Diplomacy in International Relations Theory and Other Disciplinary Perspectives
Paul Sharp
Introduction: the attractions and limitations of theory
Diplomacy in international theory
Diplomats in social theory and practice theory
Diplomatic theory
Postpositivist diplomatic theory
Conclusion

Chapter 4 Debates about Contemporary and Future Diplomacy
Geoffrey Allen Pigman
Introduction: debating diplomacy
Debating what we mean by "diplomacy"
Debating continuity and change in contemporary diplomacy
Debating theory and practice in contemporary diplomacy
Conclusion: how debates about diplomacy are, or are not, resolved

Chapter 5 Transnationalizing Diplomacy in a Post-Westphalian World
Bertrand Badie
Introduction
From interstate toward intersocial diplomacy
Non-state actor participation in world politics
Intersocial diplomacies versus interstate diplomacies
Global governance and the declining resilience of the state
Conclusion

Chapter 6 Diplomacy as Negotiation and Mediation
I. William Zartman
Introduction
Negotiation and diplomacy
Expanding the scope of diplomacy
Challenging the processes of negotiation: mediation and multilateral diplomacy
Facing the future of diplomatic negotiation: prevention
Conclusion

Part III Structures, Processes, and Instruments of Contemporary Diplomacy

Chapter 7 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Diplomatic System
Brian Hocking
Introduction
The ministry of foreign affairs (MFA): Diplomatic perspectives
The MFA and the national diplomatic system (NDS)
The emergence and evolution of the MFA
The MFA and the NDS in the twenty-first century
Conclusion

Chapter 8 The Impact of the Internet and ICT on Contemporary Diplomacy
Jovan Kurbalija
Introduction
Changing the environment for diplomacy
New topics on diplomatic agendas
New tools for diplomatic activities
Conclusion

Chapter 9 Consular Diplomacy
Halvard Leira and Iver B. Neumann
Introduction
Definitional issues
Emergence and development of consular tasks and offices
The consul and the diplomat
The consul today
Conclusion

Chapter 10 Bilateral and Multilateral Diplomatic Practices
Vincent Pouliot and Jérémie Cornut
Introduction
Diplomacy as practice
The practice of bilateral diplomacy
The practice of multilateral diplomacy
Conclusion

Chapter 11 Public Diplomacy
Jan Melissen
Introduction: the rise of a practice and a field of study
The epiphenomenal nature of public diplomacy
Official and nongovernmental public diplomacy
Beyond the new public diplomacy: evolving concepts
Public diplomacy outside the West
Conclusion

Chapter 12 Economic Diplomacy
Stephen Woolcock
Introduction
What is economic diplomacy?
What makes economic diplomacy important?
Is economic diplomacy distinctive?
Conclusion

Chapter 13 Diplomacy: A Gendered Institution
Karin Aggestam and Ann E. Towns
Introduction: What does gender have to do with diplomacy?
A brief history of women in diplomacy
The diplomatic wife - A fixture of diplomacy?
Change and continuity in the contemporary foreign service
Women at the negotiating table
Gendered practices of negotiation?
Conclusion

Chapter 14 Diplomacy and the Use of Force
Michael L'Estrange
Introduction
Changing contexts of the use of force
Diplomacy's responses to the threat or use of force
Diplomacy, the use of force and national decision-making: An Australian structural approach
Conclusion

Part IV National, Regional, and International Diplomatic Practices

Chapter 15 United States Contemporary Diplomacy: Implementing a Foreign Policy of "Engagement"
Alan K. Henrikson
Introduction: foreign policy as diplomatic process
Containment: negotiating (only) from a position of strength
Transformation: putting (others') domestic affairs at the center of foreign policy
Engagement: talking with enemies as well as (just) with friends
Conclusion: diplomacy now the primary means, but not the end of policy

Chapter 16 China's Contemporary Diplomacy
Zhang Qingmin
Introduction
Changing diplomatic goals and evolving diplomatic strategies
Proactive multilateral diplomacy
An omnidirectional diplomatic structure
The broadening of diplomatic arenas
Pluralization of diplomatic actors and demand for diplomatic cooperation
Conclusion

Chapter 17 Regional Institutional Diplomacies: Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, and Other Regions
Jozef Bátora
Introduction
Diplomacy as an institution and the challenge of regional institutional diplomatic systems
EU regional institutional diplomacy
Regional diplomacy in Asia
Regional diplomacy in Africa
Regional diplomacy in South America
Other regional diplomatic systems
Conclusion

Chapter 18 The United Nations
Geoffrey Wiseman and Soumita Basu
Introduction
Historical origins and emergence
Main UN organs
Evolution of diplomatic practices
The diplomatic community
Conclusion

Conclusion
Geoffrey Wiseman and Pauline Kerr
Introduction
How is diplomacy becoming more complex?
Why is diplomacy changing and becoming more complex?
Implications for future theories and practices
Complex diplomacy futures

Glossary
References
Index