Diplomatic theory of international relations / Paul Sharp.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sharp, Paul, 1953- author.

Contributor:

British International Studies Association, issuing body.

Series:

Cambridge studies in international relations ; 111.

Cambridge studies in international relations ; 111

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diplomacy.

International relations--Philosophy.

International relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 339 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Diplomacy does not take place simply between states but wherever people live in different groups. Paul Sharp argues that the demand for diplomacy, and the need for the insights of diplomatic theory, are on the rise. In contrast to conventional texts which use international relations theories to make sense of what diplomacy and diplomats do, this book explores what diplomacy and diplomats can contribute to the big theoretical and practical debates in international relations today. Sharp identifies a diplomatic tradition of international thought premised on the way people live in groups, the differences between intra- and inter-group relations, and the perspectives which those who handle inter-group relations develop about the sorts of international disputes which occur. He argues that the lessons of diplomacy are that we should be reluctant to judge, ready to appease, and alert to the partial grounds on which most universal claims about human beings are made.

Contents:

Diplomacy and diplomats in the radical tradition

Diplomacy and diplomats in the rational tradition

Diplomacy and diplomats in the realist tradition

The diplomatic tradition : conditions and relations of separateness

The diplomatic tradition : diplomacy, diplomats and international relations

Using the international society idea

Integration-disintegration

Expansion-contraction

Concentration-diffusion

Rogue state diplomacy

Greedy company diplomacy

Crazy religion diplomacy

Dumb public diplomacy.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-19355-9

0-511-69950-6

0-511-80519-5

0-511-65173-2

0-511-63249-5

0-511-63128-6

0-511-63369-6

OCLC:

609845832