Essence Of Diplomacy

by Jönsson, Christer; Hall, Martin

• ISBN13: 9781403992253
• ISBN10: 1403992258
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-10-14
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Essence of Diplomacy explores the essential, timeless features of diplomacy, drawing on the historical record of over three millennia. In their effort at making international relations (IR) theory relevant to diplomacy, and diplomacy relevant to IR theory, the authors identify three essential dimensions of diplomacy: communication, representation and the reproduction of international society.

Author Biography

Christer Jönsson is Professor of Political Science at Lund University, Sweden. Martin Hall is a Researcher at Lund University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Preface	ix
Introduction	1	(6)
The Study of Diplomacy	7	(17)
Extant studies	7	(5)
Why is diplomacy marginalized in international relations?	12	(7)
The turn to history and the return of diplomacy? The English school, constructivism and postmodernism	19	(3)
Concluding remarks	22	(2)
Analytical Framework	24	(15)
Diplomacy as an institution	25	(5)
Toward a historical sociology of diplomacy	30	(3)
Mediating universalism and particularism	33	(4)
Building blocks of theory	37	(2)
Institutionalization and Ritualization	39	(28)
Institutionalization	39	(3)
Ritualization	42	(3)
Shared symbols and references: diplomatic protocol	45	(5)
Reciprocity, precedence and diplomatic immunity	50	(13)
Diplomatic ranks	63	(2)
Concluding remarks	65	(2)
Communication	67	(31)
Language	69	(4)
Gathering information	73	(2)
Transmitting information: diplomatic signaling	75	(7)
Negotiation	82	(2)
Verbal and nonverbal communication	84	(4)
Private and public communication	88	(2)
Technological development	90	(5)
Concluding remarks	95	(3)
Diplomatic Representation	98	(21)
Behavior: acting for others	100	(13)
Status: standing for others	113	(4)
Concluding remarks	117	(2)
The Reproduction of International Society	119	(17)
Reproduction of premodern international societies	121	(4)
Reproduction of the modern society of states	125	(9)
Concluding remarks	134	(2)
Diplomacy and Changing Polities	136	(28)
Phillip, Alexander and the Greek community	136	(7)
Religious vs. secular polities in the Early Middle Ages	143	(7)
The European Union	150	(12)
Concluding remarks	162	(2)
Conclusions	164	(4)
Notes	168	(33)
Index	201