Includes bibliographical references and index.

The (not so pure) concept of diplomacy -- Origins and evolution of diplomacy -- The law of diplomacy -- Bureaucratic management of diplomats and diplomacy -- Diplomatic culture.

Intro; Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The (Not So Pure) Concept of Diplomacy; 1 Introduction; 2 Some Reflection on Diplomatic Theory; 2.1 What Diplomatic Theory?; 2.2 The Geopolitical Landscape of Contemporary Diplomatic Theory; 2.3 Categories of Diplomatic Theory; 3 Diplomacy's Normative Credentials; 3.1 Constitutive Element of International Society; 3.2 Value or Interest Driven?; 3.3 Diplomacy and Power; 3.4 Diplomacy and Peace; 4 Diplomacy as Intermediation; 4.1 The raison d'�etre of Diplomacy; 4.2 Inter What?; 4.3 Profiling the Intermediary

4.4 The Essence: Communication5 Diplomacy as Representation; 5.1 Symbolic Diplomatic Representation; 5.2 Formalistic Diplomatic Representation; 5.3 Substantive Diplomatic Representation; 6 Reciprocity and Diplomacy's Place in the Foreign Policy Continuum; 6.1 The Crucial Element of Reciprocity; 6.2 A Spectrum of Foreign Policy Instruments; 6.3 The Unique Role of Diplomacy; 7 Diplomacy's Reliance on Formal Authority; 7.1 Legality and Diplomacy; 7.2 Legitimacy and Diplomacy; 8 Conclusion; Sources Used; Chapter 3 Origins and Evolution of Diplomacy; 1 Introduction

2 The Genesis: Pre-modern Diplomacy2.1 Prehistory, Antiquity and the African Roots of Diplomacy; 2.2 Classical Antiquity; 2.3 The Dark and Middle Ages; 3 Bureaucratisation and Professionalisation of Diplomacy: The European Contribution; 3.1 From City-Centric to State-Centric; 3.2 Institutionalisation of the Resident Embassy and Diplomatic Corps; 3.3 The Emergence of Foreign Ministries; 3.4 Professionalisation Through Recruitment and Training; 3.5 Development of a Legal Framework for the Profession; 4 From Old to New Diplomacy; 4.1 The Beginning of the 'American Century'

4.2 Summitry4.3 The Rise and Rise of Multilateral Diplomacy; 4.4 The Crisis of Multilateralism; 5 Ideology Versus Diplomacy in the Twentieth Century; 5.1 Diplomacy at the Service of Ideology; 5.2 International Society Divided; 6 Enter the Developing World; 6.1 'Statetuplets' in the Cradle of International Society; 6.2 The Idea of Another 'World'; 6.3 The Diplomacy of Development (First Generation); 6.4 State Diplomacy from Scratch; 7 Conclusion; Sources Used; Chapter 4 The Law of Diplomacy; 1 Introduction; 2 Sources of Diplomatic Law; 2.1 Codification of Diplomatic Custom

2.2 The United Nations Charter2.3 The International Law Commission; 2.4 The Vienna Conventions; 2.5 The Courts of Public International Law; 2.6 Regional Deviations in Codified International Law; 2.7 Evolving Legal Doctrine and Diplomatic Practice; 3 Diplomatic Versus Consular Functions; 3.1 Diplomatic Functions; 3.2 Consular Work: An Extension of Public Service; 4 Privileges and Immunities of Diplomats; 4.1 Rights Tempered by Obligations and Context; 4.2 Inviolability of the Premises; 4.3 The Diplomatic Bag; 4.4 Diplomatic Property Immunity; 4.5 Personal Inviolability

This book is a comprehensive overview of the theory, history, law, institutional framework and culture of global diplomacy. It reflects on the key existential challenges to the institution and addresses aspects that are often overlooked in diplomatic studies: inter alia diplomatic law, development-driven diplomacy and the bureaucracy of diplomatic practice. All chapters are extensively illustrated with recent case examples from across the world. Special emphasis is placed on incorporating perspectives from Africa and other developing regions in the Global South, so as to balance the Eurocentrism of traditional diplomatic literature. Yolanda Kemp Spies is Senior Research Fellow with the Chair in African Diplomacy and Foreign Policy at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.

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