Diplomacy As a Social World - Role Images and Diplomatic Memoirs

This book proposes a reconceptualization of diplomacy as a social world, which has implications for the study of diplomatic memoirs as speech acts and forms of communication in relation to role images of diplomats.

List of contents

1 Introduction 2 Diplomacy as a Social World 3 Roles, Diplomacy, and Practice 4 Reading Autobiographies and Memoirs 5 Framework of the Empirical Analysis 6 Reporting: Diplomats as Messengers 7 Storytelling: Diplomats as Travelers 8 Self-assertion: Diplomats as Representatives 9 Reflection: Diplomats as Reasonable Actors 10 Thanking: Diplomats as Relational Actors 11 The Diplomatic Memory Corps 12 Conclusion

About the author

Benedikt Franz has a PhD from Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.

Product details

• Authors: Benedikt Franz
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032853925
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3285392-5
• No. of pages: 208
• Series: Routledge New Diplomacy Studies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intergovernmental Organizations, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Law Enforcement, International institutions, International institutions / intergovernmental organizations