Fringe Players and the Diplomatic Order [electronic resource] : The “New” Heteronomy /
Bátora, Jozef.author.
Hynek, Nik.author.
This book analyzes ways how three fringe players of the modern diplomatic order - the Holy See, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, and the EU – have been accommodated within that order, revealing that the modern diplomatic order is less state-centric than conventionally assumed and is instead better conceived of as a heteronomy.
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Social Scientific Conceptualizationsof Diplomacy; 2 Diplomacy as an InstitutionEmbedded in Environments,Structures and Practices; 3 Studying Liminality andFringe Players in the ModernDiplomatic Order; 4 The Holy See: Global BorderlessSovereignty and Double-HattedDiplomats; 5 The Sovereign Military Order ofMalta: Extraordinary ResilienceMeets Chance; 6 The European Union: Bendingthe Rules to Fit in; 7 Conclusion - Liminality,Co-existing Diplomatic Orders andthe "New" Diplomatic Heteronomy; Notes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book analyzes ways how three fringe players of the modern diplomatic order - the Holy See, the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, and the EU – have been accommodated within that order, revealing that the modern diplomatic order is less state-centric than conventionally assumed and is instead better conceived of as a heteronomy.
International relations.
International organization.
European Union.
Political sociology.
Diplomacy.
World politics.
International Relations.
International Organization.
European Union Politics.
Political Sociology.
Diplomacy.
Political History.