| Meditations on Diplomacy: Comparative Cases in Diplomatic Practice and Foreign Policy Contributor(s): Chan, Stephen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1910814334 ISBN-13: 9781910814338 Publisher: E-International Relations OUR PRICE: $18.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - Diplomacy - History - Political Science | Geopolitics |
| Series: E-IR Open Access |
| Physical Information: 0.25" H x 6" W x 9" (0.38 lbs) 120 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Diplomacy is an evolving practice in terms of historical circumstance and changing national interests. History and interests do not always coincide. This book explores in brief, pungent case examples, the challenges diplomacy faces today as actors seek to change history and undermine interests. |
Contributor Bio(s): Chan, Stephen: - "Stephen Chan OBE was Foundation Dean of Law and Social Sciences at SOAS University of London, where he remains as Professor of World Politics. He has occupied many named chairs around the world, most recently the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Chair of Academic Excellence at Bir Zeit University in 2015, and the George Soros Chair of Public Policy at the Central European University in 2016. He was the 2010 International Studies Association Eminent Scholar in Global Development. As an international civil servant he helped pioneer modern electoral observation in Zimbabwe in 1980, worked in many post-conflict zones - where 'post' was a largely fictional if politic appellation - and continues to be seconded to many diplomatic initiatives around the world today." |
