Thomas Nowotny

Diplomacy and Global Governance (eBook, PDF)

The Diplomatic Service in an Age of Worldwide Interdependence

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Produktbeschreibung

Traditional diplomacy is based on the notion of competing nation-states, each attempting to maximize its autonomy and independence. This notion is at odds with today's world in which even mighty states are enmeshed in a web of interdependence. Much of the world's economy, information, industry, and culture have become global. Given these massive changes, argues Thomas Nowotny, much of traditional diplomacy has become redundant and sometimes counterproductive. Notwithstanding worldwide interdependence, states still anchor this complex global system. In a timelier version of their craft, diplomats retain an important function in safeguarding and shaping that worldwide interdependence. They are trained to transform differences into consensus and to navigate zones of conflict. But to do so effectively, and to meet today's challenges, they will have to adjust their ways and institutions. Nowotny bases his arguments on his unique experiences in internal organizational politics and in bilateral and multilateral international diplomacy, as well as on his theoretical reflections as an academic. His work aims to merge lessons from these distinct spheres into one comprehensive whole, intertwining practice and theory. To affect outcomes one, thus, has to deal with practice and theory at the same time. This is what Novotny aims to achieve, and he succeeds admirably.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 322
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351522250
• Artikelnr.: 54194272

Autorenporträt

Thomas Nowotny

Inhaltsangabe

1: Introduction
2: Not Living up to Its Claims: Obsolete, Irrelevant, and Sometimes Dysfunctional
3: Traditional Diplomacy and Its Operative Functions
4: Diplomats as Symbols
5: Confirming Identity through the Narrative on Foreign Policy
6: Co-dependent: Discourse and Reality
7: Beyond Its Usefulness: The Enduring Dogma of "Realpolitik"
8: The Role of the Military and the Response to Threats and Risks
9: From Anarchy to Cooperation
10: Welded Together by the Economy: "All Politics Is Global"
11: International Organizations: More Than Reflections of Narrow "National Interests" of Their Member States
12: Moving beyond "Optimal Games": The International Public Sector
13: Non-Governmental Organizations, Nations without a Territory, and the Fractured Global "Polity"
14: Public Opinion and Foreign Policy Elites
15: Parliamentary Representation beyond the Borders
16: Public Diplomacy
17: Delocalization
18: The Quasi-Governmental Function of Transnational Corporations and of Financial Institutions
19: The State: Still the Crucial Hinge
20: From Government to Governance
21: Diplomats as Facilitators of Global Governance
22: A New Setting for Diplomatic Activities
23: The Diplomatic Service Needs to Adapt