Diplomacy in a Globalizing World

Pauline Kerr is Fellow and Director of Studies at the Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy at the Australian National University.Geoffrey Wiseman is Professor and Director at the Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy at the Austrailian National University.

• PrefaceAbbreviationsAbout the Editors and ContributorsWorld MapIntroductionPauline Kerr and Geoffrey WisemanComplex diplomacyHistorical background, contemporary trends, and challenges for diplomacyThe book's structure, chapter summaries, and pedagogical featuresPart I The Historical Evolution of DiplomacyChapter 1. Diplomacy through the AgesRaymond CohenIntroductionAncient Near Eastern diplomacyClassical diplomacyEuropean diplomacyConclusionChapter 2. Past Diplomacy in East Asia: From Tributary Relations to Cold War RivalrySuisheng ZhaoIntroductionCollapse of the traditional East Asian order and the tributary systemJapan's military expansion and the diplomacy of imperialismCold War diplomacy in East AsiaDiplomacy during the deterioration of the East Asian bipolar systemDiplomacy of the strategic triangleConclusionPart II Concepts and Theories of Contemporary DiplomacyChapter 3. Diplomacy in International Relations Theory and Other Disciplinary PerspectivesPaul SharpIntroduction: the attractions and limitations of theoryDiplomacy in international theoryDiplomats in social theory and practice theoryDiplomatic theoryPostpositivist diplomatic theoryConclusionChapter 4. Debates about Contemporary and Future DiplomacyGeoffrey Allen PigmanIntroduction: debating diplomacyDebating what we mean by "diplomacy"Debating continuity and change in contemporary diplomacyDebating theory and practice in contemporary diplomacyConclusion: how debates about diplomacy are, or are not, resolvedChapter 5. Transnationalizing Diplomacy in a Post-Westphalian WorldBertrand BadieIntroductionFrom interstate toward intersocial diplomacyNon-state actor participation in world politicsIntersocial diplomacies versus interstate diplomaciesGlobal governance and the declining resilience of the stateConclusionChapter 6. Diplomacy as Negotiation and MediationI. William ZartmanIntroductionNegotiation and diplomacyExpanding the scope of diplomacyChallenging the processes of negotiation: mediation and multilateral diplomacyFacing the future of diplomatic negotiation: preventionConclusionPart III Structures, Processes, and Instruments of Contemporary DiplomacyChapter 7. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Diplomatic SystemBrian HockingIntroductionThe ministry of foreign affairs (MFA): Diplomatic perspectivesThe MFA and the national diplomatic system (NDS)The emergence and evolution of the MFAThe MFA and the NDS in the twenty-first centuryConclusionChapter 8. The Impact of the Internet and ICT on Contemporary DiplomacyJovan KurbalijaIntroductionChanging the environment for diplomacyNew topics on diplomatic agendasNew tools for diplomatic activitiesConclusionChapter 9. Consular DiplomacyHalvard Leira and Iver B.NeumannIntroductionDefinitional issuesEmergence and development of consular tasks and officesThe consul and the diplomatThe consul todayConclusionChapter 10. Bilateral and Multilateral Diplomatic PracticesVincent Pouliot and Jérémie CornutIntroductionDiplomacy as practiceThe practice of bilateral diplomacyThe practice of multilateral diplomacyConclusionChapter 11. Public DiplomacyJan MelissenIntroduction: the rise of a practice and a field of studyThe epiphenomenal nature of public diplomacyOfficial and nongovernmental public diplomacyBeyond the new public diplomacy: evolving conceptsPublic diplomacy outside the WestConclusionChapter 12. Economic DiplomacyStephen WoolcockIntroductionWhat is economic diplomacy?What makes economic diplomacy important?Is economic diplomacy distinctive?ConclusionChapter 13. Diplomacy: A Gendered InstitutionKarin Aggestam and Ann E. TownsIntroduction: What does gender have to do with diplomacy?A brief history of women in diplomacyThe diplomatic wife - A fixture of diplomacy?Change and continuity in the contemporary foreign serviceWomen at the negotiating tableGendered practices of negotiation?ConclusionChapter 14. Diplomacy and the Use of ForceMichael L'EstrangeIntroductionChanging contexts of the use of forceDiplomacy's responses to the threat or use of forceDiplomacy, the use of force and national decision-making: An Australian structural approachConclusionPart IV National, Regional, and International Diplomatic PracticesChapter 15. United States Contemporary Diplomacy: Implementing a Foreign Policy of "Engagement"Alan K. HenriksonIntroduction: foreign policy as diplomatic processContainment: negotiating (only) from a position of strengthTransformation: putting (others') domestic affairs at the center of foreign policyEngagement: talking with enemies as well as (just) with friendsConclusion: diplomacy now the primary means, but not the end of policyChapter 16. China's Contemporary DiplomacyZhang QingminIntroductionChanging diplomatic goals and evolving diplomatic strategiesProactive multilateral diplomacyAn omnidirectional diplomatic structureThe broadening of diplomatic arenasPluralization of diplomatic actors and demand for diplomatic cooperationConclusionChapter 17. Regional Institutional Diplomacies: Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, and Other RegionsJozef BátoraIntroductionDiplomacy as an institution and the challenge of regional institutional diplomatic systemsEU regional institutional diplomacyRegional diplomacy in AsiaRegional diplomacy in AfricaRegional diplomacy in South AmericaOther regional diplomatic systemsConclusionChapter 18. The United NationsGeoffrey Wiseman and Soumita BasuIntroductionHistorical origins and emergenceMain UN organsEvolution of diplomatic practicesThe diplomatic communityConclusionConclusionGeoffrey Wiseman and Pauline KerrIntroductionHow is diplomacy becoming more complex?Why is diplomacy changing and becoming more complex?Implications for future theories and practicesComplex diplomacy futuresGlossaryReferencesIndex

One truly gets a feel for the dramatic transformation diplomacy has been undergoing in recent times compared to what it used to be in the past. The challenges and uncertainties of diplomacy in a less state-centric world are presented forcefully and effectively."