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Pigman, Geoffrey Allen.

Contemporary diplomacy : representation and communication in a globalized world / Geoffrey Allen Pigman. - Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity, c2010. - xiii, 241 pages. : illustrations. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 224-234) and index.

Introduction : understanding global interactions through diplomacy -- Section one. Actors and venues. The changing landscape of diplomatic actors and venues -- Nation-state governments, sub-national and local governments -- Multilateral institutions, supranational polities and regional bodies -- Global and transnational firms -- Civil society organizations and eminent person diplomats -- Section two. Processes and functions. Technological change and diplomatic process -- Public diplomacy -- Managing economic diplomacy -- Managing military and security diplomacy -- Managing cultural diplomacy -- Conclusions : contemporary diplomatic practice and theory looking ahead.

ISBN: 9780745642796 (hardback) 0745642799 (hardback) 9780745642802 (pbk.) 0745642802 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2011389670

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB011921 bnb GBB011921 dnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 015478880 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Diplomacy.
International relations.

LC Class. No.: JZ1305 / .PIG 2010