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The Palgrave Handbook of Diplomatic Reform and Innovation

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Editors:
  1. Paul Webster Hare

    1. Boston University, Boston, USA

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  2. Juan Luis Manfredi-Sánchez

    1. School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., USA

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  3. Kenneth Weisbrode

    1. Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey

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  • Written by seasoned diplomats and leading academics from across the globe
  • Proposes practical steps to improve the effectiveness of contemporary diplomacy
  • Explores actual diplomatic practices beyond theoretical debates

Part of the book series: Studies in Diplomacy and International Relations (SID)

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Table of contents (36 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  3. State of Diplomacy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21
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    2. The Closing of the Diplomatic Mind

      • Kenneth Weisbrode
      Pages 23-39

    3. A Diplomatic Taxonomy for the New World Disorder

      • Chas W. Freeman Jr.
      Pages 41-58

    4. Knowledge Diplomacy: A Conceptual Analysis

      • Jane Knight
      Pages 59-80

    5. Why Reforms Are Needed in Bilateral Diplomacy: A Global South Perspective

      • Kishan S. Rana
      Pages 81-108

  4. Politicization of Diplomacy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 109-109
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    2. Diplomats and Politicization

      • Pauline Kerr
      Pages 111-142

    3. Digital Diplomacy and International Society in the Age of Populism

      • Onur Erpul
      Pages 143-166

    4. Withering Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Evidence from China

      • Qingmin Zhang, Lize Yang
      Pages 167-192

    5. South Africa and Its Foreign Alignment and Practice: From Hope to Dashed Expectations

      • Anthony James Leon
      Pages 193-210

  5. Reforming Institutions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 211-211
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    2. From Great Expectations to Dwindling Status: Brazilian Diplomacy’s Response to Post-Cold War Upheavals

      • Rogério de Souza Farias, Antônio Carlos Lessa
      Pages 213-234

    3. Crisis Prevention and Stabilization Made in Germany: Meeting the Demands of Modern Diplomacy?

      • Sarah Bressan
      Pages 235-249

    4. Integrated Statecraft and Australia’s Diplomacy

      • Tom Barber, Melissa Conley Tyler
      Pages 251-276

    5. African Union Reform: Challenges and Opportunities

      • Emmanuel Balogun, Anna Kapambwe Mwaba
      Pages 277-294

    6. What Motivates South Korea’s Diplomatic Reform and Innovation?

      • HwaJung Kim
      Pages 295-314

    7. The Transformations of French Diplomacy

      • Maxime Lefebvre
      Pages 315-319
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About this book

In this handbook, a group of 40 scholars and practitioners from some 30 countries takes a critical look at the contemporary practice of diplomacy. Many assume diplomacy evolves naturally, and that state- and non-state actors are powerless to make significant changes. But Diplomacy’s methods, its key institutions and conventions were agreed more than six decades ago. None take account of the opportunities and vulnerabilities presented by the Internet. Diplomacy is now a neglected global issue.
The COVID pandemic and the invasion of Ukraine have highlighted some of the problems of diplomatic dysfunction. Beyond identifying current problems diplomacy is facing, the book also seeks to identify some practical options for reform and innovation. How might a process of reform be agreed and implemented? What role might the United Nations, regional organizations and Big Tech play? How can new norms of diplomatic behavior and methods be established in a multipolar, digital world where diplomacy is seen as less and less effective?

Editors and Affiliations

  • Boston University, Boston, USA

    Paul Webster Hare

  • School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., USA

    Juan Luis Manfredi-Sánchez

  • Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey

    Kenneth Weisbrode

About the editors

Paul Webster Hare is Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University, USA. He was a diplomat for 30 years and British ambassador to Cuba from 2001 to 2004.


Juan Luis Manfredi-Sánchez is Prince of Asturias Distinguished Visiting Professor at the School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, USA, and Professor at the University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.
 
Kenneth Weisbrode is Assistant Professor of History at Bilkent University, Turkey.

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