Diplomatic Tenses - A Social Evolutionary Perspective on Diplomacy

This book discusses changes that have taken place in diplomatic institutions and conventions over thousands of years. It analyses these changes in terms of 'tipping points', which it understands as the culmination of long-term trends.

List of contents

1 Introduction: the nature of diplomacy
2 The evolution of diplomacy
3 The evolution of the consular institution (with Halvard Leira)
4 The evolution of visual diplomacy
5 Presentability
6 Diplomatic subjunctive: the case of Harry Potter's realms
7 Conclusion: towards diplomacy as global governance
Reference
Index

About the author

Iver B. Neumann is Director of The Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway

Product details

• Authors: Iver Neumann, Iver B. Neumann
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2021
• EAN: 9781526148711
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-4871-1
• No. of pages: 144
• Series: Key Studies in Diplomacy
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education