The diplomatic corps as an institution of international society / edited by Paul Sharp and Geoffrey Wiseman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sharp, Paul, 1953-

Wiseman, Geoffrey.

Series:

Studies in diplomacy and international relations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diplomats.

Diplomacy.

International relations.

Physical Description:

xii, 287 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.

Summary:

The diplomatic corps is one of the most obvious manifestations of the international society of states. Nevertheless, the body of diplomats which constitutes it in every capital city and home of international organizations has been almost completely neglected by contemporary international scholarship. This volume challenges the conventional view that the diplomatic corps is a leftover from the ceremony and privilege of a bygone era of 'old diplomacy'. Its essays trace the historical development of the diplomatic corps. They demonstrate its importance in setting the terms on which everyday international life continues to be undertaken and the way the corps has adapted to a world in which states are increasingly only one among many actors which require diplomatic representation.

Contents:

Part I The Diplomatic Corps from the Past to the Present: Historical and Conceptual Background 13

1 The Origins of the Diplomatic Corps: Rome to Constantinople / G. R. Berridge 15

2 The Diplomatic Corps as a Symbol of Diplomatic Culture / Sasson Sofer 31

Part II The Diplomatic Corps as a Settled Affair 39

3 The Washington Diplomatic Corps: The Place, the Professionals, and their Performance / Alan K. Henrikson 41

4 The London Diplomatic Corps / Peter Lyon 75

5 The Emergence and Practices of the Oslo Diplomatic Corps / Halvard Leira, Iver B. Neumann 83

Part III The Diplomatic Corps Recalled by Practitioners 103

6 Diplomacy in the East: Seoul, Beijing and Pyongyang, 1981-2002 / J. E. Hoare 105

7 Representing India in the Diplomatic Corps / Kishan S. Rana 125

Part IV The Diplomatic Corps in Action 143

8 The Kathmandu Diplomatic Corps: In Search of a Role in Times of Transformation / M. Humayun Kabir 145

9 Genocide in Rwanda and the Kigali Diplomatic Corps: Consultation, Cooperation, Coordination / Joyce E. Leader 168

10 The Skopje Diplomatic Corps and the Macedonian Political Crisis of 2001 / Paul Sharp 197

Part V The Future of the Diplomatic Corps 221

11 A European Epistemic Community of Diplomats / Mai'a Keapuolani Davis Cross 223

12 Esprit de Corps: Sketches of Diplomatic Life in Stockholm, Hanoi, and New York / Geoffrey Wiseman 246

13 Conclusion: The Diplomatic Corps' Role in Constituting International Society / Paul Sharp, Geoffrey Wiseman 265.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0230001653

9780230001657

OCLC:

187300296

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