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Diplomatic training : histories, geographies, politics / edited by Ruth Craggs, Jonathan Harris and Fiona McConnell.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Craggs, Ruth.
Harris, Jonathan.
McConnell, Fiona.
Series:
Key studies in diplomacy.
Key Studies in Diplomacy
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Diplomats--Training of.
Diplomats.
Diplomacy--Political aspects.
Diplomacy.
Diplomatic and consular service--History and criticism.
Diplomatic and consular service.
International relations.
World politics.
Physical Description:
1 online resource : illustrations.
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2026.
Language Note:
In English.
System Details:
data file
Biography/History:
Jonathan Harris is Assistant Professor in Political Geography at Dublin City University
Ruth Craggs is Reader in Political and Historical Geography at King's College London
Fiona McConnell is Professor of Political Geography at the University of Oxford and Tutorial Fellow at St Catherine's College
Summary:
Examining the histories, development and contemporary practices of diplomatic training, this edited collection places training centrally within our understanding of international relations. It offers a globe-spanning, interdisciplinary account of the politics of diplomatic training and appeals to both scholarly and practitioner audiences.
Contents:
Front cover
Cover
Half Title
Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
List of figures and tables
List of Contributors
Introduction: Theorising diplomatic training
Part I: Diplomatic training in the context of evolving geopolitics
Learning internationalism: Constructing identity through diplomatic training
Remembering diplomatic training in Africa, 1976-90
Rethinking diplomatic training: Adapting to a changing world
Sites and spaces in diplomatic training in Kenya: The case of the Department of Diplomacy and International Studies, University of Nairobi
From art to academia: Diplomacy in UK higher education
Historic evolutions of diplomatic training in Iran: Diplomatic continuities amidst domestic changes and global transformations
Clingendael Academy: Shaping diplomacy in South Africa's transformative years
Part II: The pedagogies and politics of diplomatic training
Becoming a diplomat: The history and present of diplomatic training in Norway
Ethnic diplomats and failed inclusion in Ecuador
Brazil's next generation of Indigenous diplomats
The politics of international diplomatic training: Representation and socialisation in programmes for diplomats from the Balkans
Training 'unrepresented diplomats'
The pedagogy of defence diplomacy: Tensions and themes in the training of British defence attachés
Diplomatic training in Eritrea: Dignity, respect and the international sphere
Postcolonial diplomatic fictions and/as diplomatic training
Index.
Notes:
Includes bibliographic references and index.
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ISBN:
1-5261-8875-9
1-5261-8877-5
9781526188755
OCLC:
1569674467

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