Share
Making Diplomacy Work
Intelligent Innovation for the Modern World
- Paul Webster Hare - Boston University, USA
A must-have volume for any student of diplomacy.
March 2015 | 416 pages | CQ Press
Making Diplomacy Work: Intelligent Innovation for the Modern World promises to take a fresh look at the actual practice of diplomacy, setting diplomacy in its contemporary context and analyzing the major factors that have changed the nature of the intelligent conduct of diplomacy. Unlike other books on the market which are written by academics, Making Diplomacy Work is written from the vantage point of someone who not only knows and teaches about the scholarly underpinnings of diplomacy, but who has lived that experience himself. Ambassador Hare provides a thorough, critical survey of how diplomacy has evolved, the way its institutions have been created, and, crucially, new challenges to its operations. It examines not just the fundamentals -- state to state relations, negotiation, and key diplomatic institutions -- but also considers the role of non-state actors, the impact of modern communications technologies, the effect of transnational issues, and globalized international business practices.
Bringing diplomacy to life for students, every chapter of the book is full of many real world examples from contemporary diplomacy, including events from the author's own experience. Chapters also feature extended case studies, covering topics like diplomatic immunity and privileges, the achievements and failures of institutions like the UN, successes and failures in diplomatic negotiations, the effectiveness of international law and its impact on diplomacy, and more.
Bringing diplomacy to life for students, every chapter of the book is full of many real world examples from contemporary diplomacy, including events from the author's own experience. Chapters also feature extended case studies, covering topics like diplomatic immunity and privileges, the achievements and failures of institutions like the UN, successes and failures in diplomatic negotiations, the effectiveness of international law and its impact on diplomacy, and more.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
About the Author
Chapter 1: Diplomacy in History
Chapter 2: Who Are the Diplomats and How Do They Operate?
Chapter 3: The Institutions of Bilateral Diplomacy – Precedence, Protocol, Ministries, Embassies
Chapter 4: The Institutions of Multilateral Diplomacy
Chapter 5: Regional Diplomacy and the Gs. The Rise of Summitry
Chapter 6: Negotiations
Chapter 7: Public Diplomacy
Chapter 8: Public Goods: Treaties and International Law
Chapter 9: The New Diplomatic Agenda: The Challenges for Diplomatic Reform
Chapter 10: The Non-State Actors: Global Citizens and Global Diplomacy
Chapter 11: The Continuing Information and Communication Revolution – Awaiting the Response of Diplomacy
Chapter 12: Diplomacy in 2025
Chapter 13: Diplomacy for the Ages
"A superb and compelling treatment of diplomacy's evolution as a dynamic institution. Hare provides an unvarnished look at diplomacy's continued relevance as well as its severe challenges in a world populated by diverse actors, including governments, companies, and NGOs. An essential primer for anyone entering this ancient and noble profession."
author, How to Run the World: Charting a Course to the Next Renaissance
“Making Diplomacy Work is extremely comprehensive; it is clearly written by someone who has direct first-person experience in the practice of diplomacy. It covers territory that I have not seen in other textbooks. This is a welcomed addition to the textbook landscape.”
Fordham University – Rose Hill
“The case studies are excellent and add a great deal to the book. The author's discussions about his own experience as a diplomat are also quite interesting. The author is clearly an accomplished expert in his field.”
CUNY Baruch College
