| What Diplomats Do: The Life and Work of Diplomats Contributor(s): Barder, Brian (Author), Roberts, Sir Ivor (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1442271639 ISBN-13: 9781442271630 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $41.58 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - Diplomacy |
| Dewey: 327.2 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.9" W x 9" (0.80 lbs) 244 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What do diplomats actually do? That is what this text seeks to answer by describing the various stages of a typical diplomat's career. The book follows a fictional diplomat from his application to join the national diplomatic service through different postings at home and overseas, culminating with his appointment as ambassador and retirement. Each chapter contains case studies, based on the author's thirty year experience as a diplomat, Ambassador, and High Commissioner. These illustrate such key issues as the role of the diplomat during emergency crises or working as part of a national delegation to a permanent conference as the United Nations. Rigorously academic in its coverage yet extremely lively and engaging, this unique work will serve as a primer to any students and junior diplomats wishing to grasp what the practice of diplomacy is actually like. |
Contributor Bio(s): Barder, Sir Brian: - Sir Brian L. Barder, KCMG, had a distinguished career in the British Diplomatic Service, serving as Ambassador to Ethiopia, the Republic of Bénin, and Poland, and as High Commissioner to Nigeria and Australia. A former founding member with judicial status of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission, he has a popular blog (http: //www.barder.com/ephems/), and has contributed articles to journals and publications including The Political Quarterly, The Hague Journal of Diplomacy, The London Review of Books, The Guardian and the journal of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office Association, and numerous letters to The Times and The Guardian. He is an Honorary Visiting Fellow at the University of Leicester Department of Politics and International Relations. |
