Andrew Cooper co-authors new book with Jorge Heine and Ramesh Thakur
Oxford University Press
Oxford Handbook of Modern Diplomacy
- Provides a stand-alone, one volume source for contemporary issues affecting diplomacy
- Moves beyond academic analysis and provides insights into the actual practice of diplomacy
At
a
time
when
diplomatic
practices
and
the
demands
imposed
on
diplomats
are
changing
quite
radically,
and
many
foreign
ministries
feel
they
are
being
left
behind,
there
is
a
need
to
understand
the
various
forces
that
are
affecting
the
profession.
Diplomacy
remains
a
salient
activity
in
today's
world
in
which
the
basic
authoritative
actor
is
still
the
state.
At
the
same
time,
in
some
respects
the
practice
of
diplomacy
is
undergoing
significant,
even
radical,
changes
to
the
context,
tools,
actors
and
domain
of
the
trade.
These
changes
spring
from
the
changing
nature
of
the
state,
the
changing
nature
of
the
world
order,
and
the
interplay
between
them.
One
way
of
describing
this
is
to
say
that
we
are
seeing
increased
interaction
between
two
forms
of
diplomacy,
"club
diplomacy"
and
"network
diplomacy".
The
former
is
based
on
a
small
number
of
players,
a
highly
hierarchical
structure,
based
largely
on
written
communication
and
on
low
transparency;
the
latter
is
based
on
a
much
larger
number
of
players
(particularly
of
civil
society),
a
flatter
structure,
a
more
significant
oral
component,
and
greater
transparency.
The
Oxford
Handbook
of
Modern
Diplomacy
is
an
authoritative
reference
tool
for
those
studying
and
practicing
modern
diplomacy.
It
provides
an
up-to-date
compendium
of
the
latest
developments
in
the
field.
Written
by
practitioners
and
scholars,
the
Handbook
describes
the
elements
of
constancy
and
continuity
and
the
changes
that
are
affecting
diplomacy.
The
Handbook
goes
further
and
gives
insight
to
where
the
profession
is
headed
in
the
future.
Co-edited
by
three
distinguished
academics
and
former
practitioners,
the
Handbook
provides
comprehensive
analysis
and
description
of
the
state
of
diplomacy
in
the
21st
Century
and
is
an
essential
resource
for
diplomats,
practitioners
and
academics.