Face-To-Face Diplomacy - Social Neuroscience and International Relations

List of contents

Acknowledgements; 1. The puzzle of face-to-face diplomacy; 2. Face value: the problem of intentions and social neuroscience; 3. Reassurance at the end of the Cold War: Gorbachev and Reagan face-to-face; 4. Unification and distribution after the wall falls: a flurry of face-to-face; 5. Overcoming distrust at Camp David; 6. 'Munich'; 7. Escaping uncertainty; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Marcus Holmes is Assistant Professor of Government at the College of William and Mary, Virginia. He is co-editor of Digital Diplomacy: Theory and Practice (2015, with Corneliu Bjola) and has written articles for multiple journals including International Organization, International Studies Quarterly, and the Journal of Theoretical Politics.

Summary

Face-to-face diplomacy is the most ubiquitous practice of world politics, seen as essential by leaders, but dismissed as irrelevant by political scientists. Drawing upon social neuroscience and psychology, this book addresses this puzzle to create a theory of face-to-face diplomacy that is relevant for both students and scholars of world politics as well as practitioners and policymakers.

Product details

• Authors: Marcus Holmes, Marcus (College of William and Mary Holmes, Holmes Marcus
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2019
• EAN: 9781108404440
• ISBN: 978-1-108-40444-0
• No. of pages: 315
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Political science & theory, Diplomacy, Political science and theory