Abstract
Diplomatic practices, institutions and discourses are no longer limited to traditional international diplomacy. The author analyses the possible future consequences of such a “pluralisation” of diplomacy. What may diplomacy look like in the world of influential companies, sub-state units and NGOs acting on an equal footing with states? How may it affect global governance? The chapter discussed three topics related to the future of diplomacy. Firstly, the new institutionalisation of diplomacy in its very plural form. Secondly, trade-offs between the effectiveness and legitimisation of actors and their diplomatic activities. Finally, a new diplomatic culture is needed to introduce the new diplomatic order. This contribution is speculative academic fiction but within political science’s boundaries.
Reprint with permission by Foreign Affairs, 2122.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Similar content being viewed by others
Notes
- 1.
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, one of the first fully open-access publishing house, being in the past perceived as a predatory publisher because it introduced charges for publishing papers, which was perceived as unethical.
- 2.
Started in 2003, the Kimberley Process was an early example of NeoDiplomacy. The coalition of governments, civil society and the commercial companies aimed at regulating the international trade in rough diamonds and eliminating of the trade in so-called conflict diamonds.
- 3.
I want to thank my AIRobot Isabela for writing this text with me.
References
Antonio, V. ⟨Ψ 2115⟩. Antidiplomacy and Its Critics. European Journal of International Relations, 1.
Batora, J. (2005). Does the European Union Transform the Institution of Diplomacy? Journal of European Public Policy, 12(1), 44–66.
Beck, U. (2005). Power in the Global Age: A New Global Political Economy. Polity.
Bull, H. (1977). The Anarchical Society: A Study of Order in World Politics. Macmillan.
C-3PO. ⟨Ψ 2118⟩. Analyse of Inefficiencies of Current System of Global Interactions. Lukas Analytics. AIRobots Publishing House.
Christiansen, J. T. (2021). Denmark’s Tech Diplomacy: A Roadmap for Others. Canadian Global Affairs Institute. https://www.cgai.ca/denmarks_tech_diplomacy_a_roadmap_for_others.
Constantinou, C. M., Cornago, N., & McConnell, F. (2016). Transprofessional Diplomacy. Brill Research Perspectives in Diplomacy and Foreign Policy, 1(4), 1–66. https://doi.org/10.1163/24056006-12340005.
Cornago, N. (2013). Plural Diplomacies: Normative Predicaments and Functional Imperatives. Martinus Nijhoff.
Eco, U. (2014). The Name of the Rose (Reprint edition). Mariner Books.
Fernandes, L. ⟨Ψ 2055⟩. World Without Superpowers. San Paulo Academic Publishing.
Fletcher, T. (2017). The Naked Diplomat. William Collins.
Friedman, G. (2008). The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century. Doubleday.
Futuryama, F. ⟨Ψ 2090⟩. The End of Diplomacy and the Last Diplomat. Palgrave Macmillan.
Gopnik, A. (2019). A Thousand Small Sanities: The Moral Adventure of Liberalism. Basic Books.
Guardiola, A. ⟨Ψ 2115⟩. FC Barcelona: The History of a State. Palgrave Macmillan.
Gzik, M. ⟨Ψ 2045⟩. Will the Voice of Cities Be Heard? [Policy Brief]. Institute of Paradiplomatical Studies, University of Lodz.
Hurd, I. (1999). Legitimacy and Authority in International Politics. International Organization, 53(2), 379–408.
Interview with prof Anthony La Vina. (2019, April 27). [Personal communication].
Jing, C. ⟨Ψ 2110⟩. Do We Need to Reinvent the Wheel? Future of NeoDiplomacy. Foreign Affairs, 4.
Jizak, J., & Rodrigues, F. ⟨Ψ 2050⟩. How to Became a Diplomat? Handbook for Professionals. Palgrave Macmillan.
Jönsson, C., & Hall, M. (2005). The Essence of Diplomacy. Palgrave Macmillan.
Kamiński, T. (2021). Foreign and Security Policy. In Liberal Whitebook Europe 2030: The Roadmap for a Liberal Europe and How to Get There (pp. 194–225). European Liberal Forum.
Kaplan, R. (2012). The Revenge of Geography: What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate. Randomhouse.
Khanna, P. (2009). Neomedievalism. Foreign Policy, 172, 91.
Makowski, J. ⟨Ψ 2052⟩. The Demise of the UN System. Foreign Affairs, 3.
McConnell, F., Moreau, T., & Dittmer, J. (2012). Mimicking State Diplomacy: The Legitimizing Strategies of Unofficial Diplomacies. Geoforum, 43(4), 804–814. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2012.01.007.
McDonald, A.-M. ⟨Ψ 2105⟩. Back to Beck. The Legitimacy Paradox and the World Order. Foreign Affairs, 2.
Nicholson, H. (1939). Diplomacy. Harcourt Brace.
Paris Climate Pledges ‘Far Too Little, Too Late’. (2019, November 5). DW.COM. https://www.dw.com/en/paris-climate-pledges-far-too-little-too-late/a-51110205.
Piernickova, L., & AIRob R2D2. ⟨Ψ 2105⟩. The Decline of Professional Diplomacy—Statistical Analysis. The Hague Journal of Diplomacy, 3, 35–50.
Pretorius, R. (2011). Polylateralism as Diplomatic Method: The Case of the Kimberley Process, 2000–2002. University of Pretoria. https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.829.1200&rep=rep1&type=pdf.
Rutte, M. ⟨Ψ 2118⟩. Looking for New Sources of Legitimacy. International Society Redesign. International Affairs, 10.
Sukur, H. ⟨Ψ 2121⟩. The New Diplomatic Culture. Foreign Affairs, 1.
Takeda, K. ⟨Ψ 2068⟩. Illegal No More? The Story of Criminals That Became Diplomats. Palgrave Macmillan.
The Book of All Things. ⟨Ψ 2120⟩. Palgrave Macmillan.
Wiseman, G. (1999). ‘Polylateralism’ and New Models of Global Dialogue. Diplomatic Studies Programme.
Xie, L. (2050). Towards Multi-Level Diplomacy. Shanghai Academic Publishing.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2023 The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Kamiński, T. (2023). The Death and Renaissance of Diplomacy: The New Diplomatic Order for Our Times. In: Horn, L., Mert, A., Müller, F. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Global Politics in the 22nd Century. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13722-8_8
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13722-8_8
Published:
Publisher Name: Palgrave Macmillan, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-031-13721-1
Online ISBN: 978-3-031-13722-8
eBook Packages: Political Science and International StudiesPolitical Science and International Studies (R0)