Open government, open diplomacy : conversations with a former American diplomat M. Andre Goodfriend / István Hargittai.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hargittai, István, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy.

Diplomacy.

Diplomats--United States--Interviews.

Diplomats.

Hungary--Politics and government--21st century.

Hungary.

United States--Foreign relations--Hungary.

United States.

Hungary--Foreign relations--United States.

Goodfriend, M. André--Interviews.

Goodfriend, M. André.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (162 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Budapest, Hungary : Central European University Press, [2023]

Summary:

"Andre Goodfriend was Deputy Chief of Mission from 2013 to 2015 at the US Embassy in Budapest. In the absence of an ambassador, most of the time he was Charge d'Affaires. Goodfriend represented his country, and for that matter, liberal democracy, in the early period of the increasingly autocratic Orbán regime. This tenure was distinguished by an unusually high public visibility and broad-based popularity. This book contains the distilled essence of conversations recorded in the fall of 2015 and in the years after his departure. Aside from Goodfriend's reflections on his personal history, the main focus of the deliberations is on open government: its characteristics, preconditions, benefits, and its relation to modern diplomacy. The mindset of a democracy-rooted diplomat with a working experience in an increasingly autocratic regime lends a particular perspective to the topics discussed. These topics include the fight against corruption, the protection of civil society, crisis prevention, education, economy, international relations, applied humanities, and the use of the social and traditional media to achieve policy goals. This book presents modern, "people-friendly" diplomacy in an era in which public officials are increasingly expected to be transparent and engaged"-- Provided by publisher.

"Andre Goodfriend was Deputy Chief of Mission from 2013 to 2015 at the US Embassy in Budapest. In the absence of an ambassador, most of the time he was Charge d'Affaires. Goodfriend represented his country, and for that matter, liberal democracy, in the early period of the increasingly autocratic Orbán regime. This tenure was distinguished by an unusually high public visibility and broad-based popularity. This book contains the distilled essence of conversations recorded in the fall of 2015 and in the years after his departure.Aside from Goodfriend's reflections on his personal history, the main focus of the deliberations is on open government: its characteristics, preconditions, benefits, and its relation to modern diplomacy. The mindset of a democracy-rooted diplomat with a working experience in an increasingly autocratic regime lends a particular perspective to the topics discussed. These topics include the fight against corruption, the protection of civil society, crisis prevention, education, economy, international relations, applied humanities, and the use of the social and traditional media to achieve policy goals.This book presents modern, "people-friendly" diplomacy in an era in which public officials are increasingly expected to be transparent and engaged"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Preface by István Hargittai

Preface by Andre Goodfriend

Innovative Diplomacy

Crisis Prevention

Peoples' Diplomat

Foreign Policy Goals

Open Government

Fighting Corruption

Protecting Civil Society

Stability versus Instability

Education and Economy

Looking Back

Communication and Politics

Hungarian Experience

A Current Issue

Personal History

Meeting with "Martians"

Index.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Hargittai, István Open Government, Open Diplomacy

ISBN:

9789633866092

OCLC:

1376507376