Diplomacy and global governance
Subtitle: the diplomatic service in an age of worldwide interdependence
By: Thomas Nowotny
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New Brunswick, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 314
ISBN-13: 9781412818445
Subjects: Diplomatic and consular service; International organization; International relations; Diplomacy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-308) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1.; title: Introduction -- -- 2.; title: Not Living up to Its Claims: Obsolete, Irrelevant, and Sometimes Dysfunctional -- -- 3.; title: Traditional Diplomacy and Its Operative Functions -- -- 4.; title: Diplomats as Symbols -- -- 5.; title: Confirming Identity through the Narrative on Foreign Policy -- -- 6.; title: Co-dependent: Discourse and Reality -- -- 7.; title: Beyond Its Usefulness: The Enduring Dogma of "Realpolitik" -- -- 8.; title: The Role of the Military and the Response to Threats and Risks -- -- 9.; title: From Anarchy to Cooperation -- -- 10.; title: Welded Together by the Economy: "All Politics Is Global" -- -- 11.; title: International Organizations: More Than Reflections of Narrow "National Interests" of Their Member States -- -- 12.; title: Moving beyond "Optimal Games": The International Public Sector -- -- 13.; title: Non-Governmental Organizations, Nations without a Territory, and the Fractured Global "Polity" -- -- 14.; title: Public Opinion and Foreign Policy Elites -- -- 15.; title: Parliamentary Representation beyond the Borders -- -- 16.; title: Public Diplomacy -- -- 17.; title: Delocalization -- -- 18.; title: The Quasi-Governmental Function of Transnational Corporations and of Financial Institutions -- -- 19.; title: The State: Still the Crucial Hinge -- -- 20.; title: From Government to Governance -- -- 21.; title: Diplomats as Facilitators of Global Governance -- -- 22.; title: A New Setting for Diplomatic Activities -- -- 23.; title: The Diplomatic Service Needs to Adapt.