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Preface | |
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Abbreviations | |
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About the Contributors | |
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World Map | |
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Introduction | |
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The diplomacy puzzle | |
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Historical background, contemporary trends, and challenges for diplomacy | |
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The book's structure, chapter summaries, and pedagogical features | |
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The Historical Evolution of Diplomacy | |
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Diplomacy through the Ages | |
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Introduction | |
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Ancient Near Eastern diplomacy | |
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Classical diplomacy | |
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European diplomacy | |
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Conclusion | |
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Past Diplomacy in East Asia: From Tributary Relations to Cold War Rivalry | |
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Introduction | |
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Collapse of the traditional East Asian order and the tributary system | |
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Japan's military expansion and the diplomacy of imperialism | |
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Cold War diplomacy in East Asia | |
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Diplomacy during the deterioration of the East Asian bipolar system | |
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Diplomacy of the strategic triangle | |
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Conclusion | |
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Concepts and Theories of Contemporary Diplomacy | |
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Diplomacy in International Relations Theory and Other Disciplinary Perspectives | |
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Introduction: the attractions and limitations of theory | |
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Diplomacy in international theory | |
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Diplomats in social theory | |
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Diplomatic theory | |
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Postpositivist diplomatic theory | |
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Conclusion | |
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Debates about Contemporary and Future Diplomacy | |
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Introduction: debating diplomacy | |
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Debating what we mean by "diplomacy" | |
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Debating continuity and change in contemporary diplomacy | |
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Debating theory and practice in contemporary diplomacy | |
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Conclusion: how debates about diplomacy are, or are not, resolved | |
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Transnationalizing Diplomacy and Global Governance | |
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Introduction | |
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From interstate toward intersocial diplomacy | |
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Non-state actor participation in world politics | |
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Intersocial diplomacies versus interstate diplomacies | |
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Global governance and the declining resilience of the state | |
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Conclusion | |
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Diplomacy as Negotiation and Mediation | |
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Introduction | |
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Negotiation and diplomacy | |
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Expanding the scope of diplomacy | |
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Challenging the processes of negotiation: mediation and multilateral diplomacy | |
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Facing the future of diplomatic negotiation: prevention | |
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Conclusion | |
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Structures, Processes, and Instruments of Contemporary Diplomacy | |
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Diplomatic System | |
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Introduction | |
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The ministry of foreign affairs (MFA): diplomatic perspectives | |
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The MFA and the national diplomatic system (NDS) | |
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The emergence and evolution of the MFA | |
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The MFA and the NDS in the twenty-first century | |
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Conclusion | |
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The Impact of the Internet and ICT on Contemporary Diplomacy | |
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Introduction | |
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Historical background: the telegraph and diplomacy | |
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Changing the environment for diplomacy | |
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A new issue on diplomatic agendas | |
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A new tool for diplomatic activities | |
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Conclusion | |
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Consular Diplomacy | |
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Introduction | |
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Definitional issues | |
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Emergence and development of consular tasks and offices | |
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The consul and the diplomat | |
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The consul today | |
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Conclusion | |
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Bilateral and Multilateral Diplomacy in Normal Times and in Crises | |
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Introduction | |
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Distinguishing bilateralism and multilateralism | |
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Distinguishing between forms of multilateralism | |
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Understanding the contemporary international order | |
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The challenge of a power transition | |
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Conclusion | |
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Public Diplomacy | |
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Introduction: the rise of a practice and a field of study | |
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The epiphenomenal nature of public diplomacy | |
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Official and nongovernmental public diplomacy | |
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Beyond the new public diplomacy: evolving concepts | |
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Public diplomacy outside the West | |
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Conclusion | |
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Economic Diplomacy | |
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Introduction | |
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What is economic diplomacy? | |
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What makes economic diplomacy important? | |
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Is economic diplomacy distinctive? | |
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Conclusion | |
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Track-Two Diplomacy in East Asia | |
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Introduction: debates about diplomacy and track-two diplomacy | |
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An analytical framework and methodology for investigating track-two diplomacy | |
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The practice of track-two diplomacy in East Asia: environmental, security, and economic issues | |
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Explaining track-two diplomacy in East Asia | |
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Conclusion | |
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Diplomacy and Intelligence | |
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Introduction: exploring the "dark arts" in international politics and diplomacy | |
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Defining intelligence, deception, and covert action | |
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Ethical issues: how dark are the dark arts? | |
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Looking to the future | |
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Conclusion | |
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National, Regional, and International Diplomatic Practices | |
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United States Contemporary Diplomacy: Implementing a Foreign Policy of "Engagement" | |
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Introduction: foreign policy as diplomatic process | |
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Containment: negotiating (only) from a position of strength | |
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Transformation: putting (others') domestic affairs at the center of foreign policy | |
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Engagement: talking with enemies as well as (just) with friends | |
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Conclusion: diplomacy now the primary means, but not the end of policy | |
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China's Contemporary Diplomacy | |
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Introduction | |
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The context of Chinas contemporary diplomacy | |
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Evolving diplomatic strategies and thinking | |
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Proactive multilateral diplomacy | |
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An omnidirectional diplomatic structure | |
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The broadening of diplomatic arenas | |
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Multilevel foreign relations and diplomacy | |
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Conclusion | |
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Regional Institutional Diplomacies: Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, and Other Regions | |
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Introduction | |
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Diplomacy as an institution and the challenge of regional institutional diplomatic systems | |
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EU regional institutional diplomacy | |
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Regional diplomacy in Asia | |
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Regional diplomacy in Africa | |
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Regional diplomacy in South America | |
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Other regional diplomatic systems | |
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Conclusion | |
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The United Nations | |
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Introduction | |
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Historical origins and emergence | |
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Main UN organs | |
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Evolution of diplomatic practices | |
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The diplomatic community | |
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Conclusion | |
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Conclusion | |
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Introduction | |
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How is diplomacy changing? | |
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Why is diplomacy changing? | |
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Implications for future theories and practices | |
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Complex diplomacy | |
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Glossary | |
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References | |
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Index | |