Foreign policy in an interconnected world / George T. Overton, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Overton, George T.

Series:

Global Political Studies

Global political studies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union countries--Foreign relations.

European Union countries.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In recent times, web-mediated communication has qualified as a powerful strategic resource in foreign policy. It is central to any country's effort to reach foreign audiences pervasively, also in areas of the world which - for various reasons - are otherwise difficult to access for Western actors. This is why an effective exploitation of web resources is crucial in so-called 'public diplomacy', which is an extension of traditional diplomacy directly addressing foreign publics. This book examines the use of web-mediated multimodal resources in contemporary U.S. public diplomacy in an effort to understand the strategies enacted to exploit internet-mediated communication and its affordances for political purposes. Moreover, in the Middle East and North African region (MENA), some of the world's most daunting resource and governance challenges meet. About 1 per cent of the worlds freshwater are located in the MENA region but more than 5 per cent of the population of the globe lives in that region. This book addresses the increasing complexity that confronts policy makers dealing with water management and the need for a water governance transformation in the region.

Contents:

""FOREIGN POLICY IN AN INTERCONNECTED WORLD""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""EUROPEANIZATION OF BRITISH FOREIGN POLICY TOWARD CHINA: AN INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""EUROPEAN FOREIGN POLICY SYSTEM""; ""EUROPEANIZATION OF NATIONAL FOREIGN POLICY""; ""CASE OF TRADE AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS AND THE REGULATION DYNAMIC""; ""CASE OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE AND THE COORDINATION DYNAMIC""; ""CASE OF HONG KONG ISSUE AND THE EXCLUSION DYNAMIC""; ""TOWARDS A POST-STATE DIPLOMACY""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""PUBLIC DIPLOMACY, MULTIMODALITY AND THE WORLD-WIDE WEB""; ""1. STUDY DESIGN""

""2. DEFINING PUBLIC DIPLOMACY""""2.1. Public Diplomacy, Public Relations and Place Branding""; ""2.2. Communication in Public Diplomacy: Recent Developments""; ""3. A CASE STUDY IN PUBLIC DIPLOMACY COMMUNICATION: AMERICA.GOV""; ""3.1. Reorganization of Thematic Categories""; ""3.1.1. Slogans and catchphrases""; ""3.2. The America.gov Homepage""; ""3.2.1. The “cover� stories""; ""3.2.2. Other homepage contents""; ""3.3. Looking Inside the Website""; ""3.3.1. Examining the economics section""; ""3.3.2. Non-textual modal resources""

""3.3.3. Economics, entrepreneurship and personalization""""3.4. Some Observations on Website Construction and Exploitation of HCMC Affordances: Interactivity, Co-Articulation and Visual Resources""; ""3.4.1. Longer texts""; ""4. CONCLUSIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""TYING DISASTER DIPLOMACY IN KNOTS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""DISASTER DIPLOMACY""; ""DISASTER DIPLOMACY TYPOLOGIES""; ""TOO MUCH AND TOO LITTLE INTERCONNECTEDNESS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""EUROPEAN UNION ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL VALUE PROJECTION: SOFT POWER IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""

""EUROPE AND THE PACIFIC IN HISTORY""""DIPLOMACY""; ""TRADE AGREEMENTS""; ""TRADE CONTROVERSY""; ""EPAS IN THE PACIFIC?""; ""DIALOGUE ON DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND RULE OF LAW""; ""INTERIM EPA AGREEMENTS WITH FIJI AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA""; ""POLITICAL DIALOGUE WITH FIJI""; ""ASSESSMENT""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS THE RESOURCE CURSE: HIGH ON RHETORIC, LOW ON RELEVANCE?""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2. A BRIEF GUIDE TO THE RESOURCE CURSE LITERATURE""; ""3. THE EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE (EITI)""; ""4. PETROLEUM-RELATED AID""

""5. CONCLUSION""""REFERENCES""; ""FOREIGN AID: AN INTRODUCTION TO U.S. PROGRAMS AND POLICY""; ""SUMMARY""; ""A NOTE ON NUMBERS AND SOURCES""; ""FOREIGN AID PURPOSES AND PRIORITIES""; ""What Are the Rationales and Objectives of U.S. Foreign Assistance?""; ""Rationales for Foreign Aid""; ""Objectives of Foreign Aid""; ""Peace and Security""; ""Investing in People""; ""Governing Justly and Democratically""; ""Economic Growth""; ""Humanitarian Assistance""; ""What Are the Different Types of Foreign Aid?""; ""Bilateral Development Assistance""

""Economic Aid Supporting U.S. Political and Security Objectives""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61761-758-X

OCLC:

923653612