Foreign ministries and the information revolution : going virtual? / by Jozef Batora.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bátora, Jozef.

Series:

Diplomatic Studies 2.

Nijhoff eBook titles 2009

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foreign offices--Information technology--Case studies.

Foreign offices.

Diplomacy--Information technology--Case studies.

Diplomacy.

Internet in public administration--Case studies.

Internet in public administration.

Diplomacy--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The ongoing information revolution is perceived as a profound organizational challenge for foreign ministries. Yet there is only scant empirical evidence on the nature of the change dynamics. Anchored in new institutionalist approaches in political science, this book reconceptualizes diplomacy as an institution of the modern state order and identifies its key organizing principles maintained by the global group of foreign ministries. With this conceptualization as a point of departure, the book provides a comparative analysis of information technology effects in the foreign ministries of Canada, Norway and Slovakia. The result is a comprehensive assessment of the magnitude and the direction of change in the organizational machinery of diplomacy in early 21st Century.

Contents:

Preliminary Materials / J. Bátora

Chapter One. Introduction / J. Bátora

Chapter Two. The Organizational Basis Of Modern Diplomacy: Its Emergence, Characteristics And Change / J. Bátora

Chapter Three. Analyzing It-Effects In Foreign Ministries / J. Bátora

Chapter Four. Canada’s Department Of Foreign Affairs And International Trade / J. Bátora

Chapter Five. Royal Norwegian Ministry Of Foreign Affairs / J. Bátora

Chapter Six. Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Of The Slovak Republic / J. Bátora

Chapter Seven. Conclusion: The Organizational Basis Of Diplomacy Renewed / J. Bátora

References / J. Bátora

Appendices / J. Bátora

Index / J. Bátora.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-235) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-39953-5

9786612399534

90-04-18073-7

OCLC:

592756352

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004169005.i-250 DOI