Diplomacy and the Making of World Politics

This book shows how changing diplomatic practices are central in explaining key dimensions of world politics, from law to war.

List of contents

Introduction Ole Jacob Sending, Vincent Pouliot and Iver B. Neumann; Part I. Making of International Institutions: 1. International law and the politics of diplomacy Ian Hurd; 2. Diplomacy, war, and world politics Tarak Barkawi; 3. The practice of permanent representation to international organizations Vincent Pouliot; Part II. Making International Cooperation: 4. From representation to governing: diplomacy and the constitution of international public power Jennifer Mitzen; 5. Institutionalizing peace and reconciliation diplomacy: third-party reconciliation as systems maintenance Iver B. Neumann; 6. Christian ethics, actors, and diplomacy: mediating universalist pretentions Cecelia Lynch; Part III. Diplomacy as a Contested Terrain: 7. Diplomacy as economic consultancy Leonard Seabrooke; 8. US military diplomacy in practice Captain Miriam Krieger, Lieutenant Commander Shannon L. C. Souma and Daniel H. Nexon; 9. Diplomats and humanitarians in crisis governance Ole Jacob Sending; Conclusion. Relationalism: why diplomats find international relations theory strange Rebecca Adler-Nissen.

Summary

Diplomacy can help explain key dimensions of world politics, including international law, war, international organizations, humanitarianism, and economic governance. Examining contemporary changes in diplomacy through social theoretical frameworks, this book sheds new light on how the evolution of diplomacy is integral to the making and remaking of world politics.

Product details

• Authors: Ole Jacob Sending, Ole Jacob (Norsk Utenrikspolitisk Institu Sending, Ole Jacob Pouliot Sending
• Assisted by: Iver B. Neumann (Editor), Iver B. (London School of Economics and Political Science) Neumann (Editor), Vincent Pouliot (Editor), Vincent (Mcgill University Pouliot (Editor), Ole Jacob Sending (Editor), Ole Jacob (Norsk Utenrikspolitisk Institutt Sending (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.08.2015
• EAN: 9781107492004
• ISBN: 978-1-107-49200-4
• No. of pages: 384
• Series: Cambridge Studies in International Relations; Cambridge Studies in International Relations
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education