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Diplomacy in A Globalizing World Theories and Practices 1St Edition Full Chapter
Diplomacy in A Globalizing World Theories and Practices 1St Edition Full Chapter
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particular cooperative multilateral diplomacy— has never WITH DEPTH AND THEORY
been more complex, nor more important to get right. WITH PRACTICE, TWENTY-
Scholars and practitioners alike should be grateful to have
a guide through the maze as informative and thought
provoking as this very professionally edited volume.”
THREE LEADING SCHOLARS
EXPLORE THE CHANGING DIPLOMACY
IN A GLOBALIZING
NATURE OF CONTEMPORARY
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preface xv
abbreviations xvii
about the contributors xxi
world map xxiii
Introduction 1
Pauline Kerr and Geoffrey Wiseman
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viii BRIEF CONTENTS
glossary 345
references 361
index 391
C ON T E N T S
preface xv
abbreviations xvii
about the contributors xxi
world map xxiii
Introduction 1
Pauline Kerr and Geoffrey Wiseman
The diplomacy puzzle 1
Historical background, contemporary trends, and challenges
for diplomacy 3
The book’s structure, chapter summaries, and pedagogical
features 7
glossary 345
references 361
index 391
P R E FAC E
L ike many of our colleagues, we found that when preparing our undergraduate
and graduate courses on diplomacy we could not find sufficient sources that
fully captured the evolutionary and contemporary nature of diplomacy. Despite
many fine scholarly works, something was still missing. We needed a book that was
contemporary, comprehensive, comparative, cutting-edge, and written by a diverse
group of scholars from around the world. Oxford University Press in New York, and
particularly Jennifer Carpenter, the Executive Editor, believed our book proposal
identified that gap in the existing literature. So too did the academic reviewers of both
the proposal and the first draft of the book, who enthusiastically endorsed the proj-
ect and gave sage advice: Dave Benjamin, University of Bridgeport; Renato Corbetta,
University of Alabama at Birmingham; Bruce Cronin, City College of New York;
Bruce Gregory, George Washington University, Georgetown University, and U.S.
Naval War College; Paul Webster Hare, Boston University; Vladimir Matic, Clemson
University; Agnes Simon; University of Missouri; Brent Strathman, Dartmouth
College; and Timothy Wedig, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The result,
some two years later, is Diplomacy in a Globalizing World: Theories and Practices.
We think we have largely fulfilled our vision. We were fortunate. Invitations to
very busy scholars were accepted in quick time, although the onerous intellectual
and pedagogical tasks and the limited word length were commented upon! We asked
our authors to write on their area of expertise in a way that was contemporary, com-
prehensive, comparative, and based on the latest research. The questions we sought
their answers to were “how is diplomacy changing, why, and with what implications
for future theories and practices?” They tackled the questions throughout the four
parts of the book: in part I on diplomacy’s historical evolution; in part II on contem-
porary concepts and theories; in part III on contemporary diplomacy’s structures,
processes, and instruments; and in part IV on today’s national, regional, and inter-
national practices.
We consider that the analyses in the book’s four parts, combined with the ped-
agogical tools, in each chapter and particularly in the extensive companion websites
for students and instructors, contribute in a unique way to students’ understanding
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the debates about the nature of diplomacy in our globalizing and electronically
mediated world. Finally, the book confirms our normative belief that diplomacy
should be, as Martin Wight (1979: 113) observed, “the master-institution of interna-
tional relations” if our children are to live in sustainable peace and prosperity.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Producing a book like this one can only succeed with a team of dedicated people
working together over a long period. We had that privilege.
Jennifer Carpenter and Maegan Sherlock at Oxford University Press were unfail-
ingly professional and engaging colleagues from start to finish. Mary-Louise Hickey,
Publications Editor at the Australian National University (ANU), patiently guided
us through a maze of editorial issues and prepared the manuscript for publication
with splendid efficiency. The authors of each chapter inspired us with their zest for
the project, their wisdom, and insights on their respective areas of research. The
reviewers of both the original proposal and the first draft of the book were equally
enthusiastic and also extraordinarily generous with their ideas for making the book
the best available for students. The Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy (APCD) at the
ANU provided financial support for the book’s production. Scot MacDonald was of
great assistance in preparing the companion website, and Landry Doyle in provid-
ing research assistance. Andrea Haese from APCD was consistently supportive, as
was Linda Cole at the University of Southern California’s School of International
Relations. Last but certainly not least, our families tolerated weekends without com-
pany and responded to our pleas for time with something akin to sainthood.
We are endlessly grateful to you all.
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