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Diplomatic tenses
A social evolutionary perspective on diplomacy
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Iver Neumann
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English
Published/Copyright:
2021
About this book
Offering an alternative and a complement to existing histories of diplomacy, this book discusses change in the form of ‘tipping points’, which it understands as the culmination of long-term trends. Part I discusses social evolution on the general level of institutions. It argues that in cases where a diplomatic institution’s tipping points are defined by the types of entities that make it up, the consular institution has evolved from concerning polities of independent traders to becoming ever more of a state concern. Part II challenges the existing literature’s treatment of diplomacy as an elite, textual affair. It lays the groundwork for studying visual diplomacy and observes that the increasingly marginal vision of diplomacy as a confrontation between good and evil survives in popular culture. The book concludes by identifying the future of diplomacy as a struggle between state-to-state based diplomacy and diplomacy as networked global governance.
Author / Editor information
Iver B. Neumann is Director of The Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway
Reviews
‘Can Iver Neumann add something new to his already impressive œuvre on the history and practices of diplomacy? Yes, he can: by analysing the history of diplomacy in terms of its social evolution. This book is a must-read not only for students of diplomacy but for anyone interested in the innovative uses of evolutionary thought in the field of international relations.’
Mathias Albert, Professor of Political Science, Bielefeld University
‘Thought-provoking and innovative, this book introduces a social evolutionary account of diplomacy that spans several hundred thousand years. Neumann forcefully challenges a research field that has increasingly turned to micro-level and ethnographic examinations of diplomatic sites – in no small part due to Neumann’s own earlier interventions. Diplomatic tenses raises fascinating questions about the value of very longue durée analyses, pre-historic archaeological data, the concept of tipping points and functionalist arguments for diplomatic studies.’
Ann Towns, Professor of Political Science, University of Gothenburg
'Neumann has staked out a path useful for scholars wishing to experiment with how variable such as population growth, increasing sea levels, and the current COVID-19 pandemic may affect or change diplomacy.'
The Hague Journal of Diplomacy 17 (2022)
Mathias Albert, Professor of Political Science, Bielefeld University
‘Thought-provoking and innovative, this book introduces a social evolutionary account of diplomacy that spans several hundred thousand years. Neumann forcefully challenges a research field that has increasingly turned to micro-level and ethnographic examinations of diplomatic sites – in no small part due to Neumann’s own earlier interventions. Diplomatic tenses raises fascinating questions about the value of very longue durée analyses, pre-historic archaeological data, the concept of tipping points and functionalist arguments for diplomatic studies.’
Ann Towns, Professor of Political Science, University of Gothenburg
'Neumann has staked out a path useful for scholars wishing to experiment with how variable such as population growth, increasing sea levels, and the current COVID-19 pandemic may affect or change diplomacy.'
The Hague Journal of Diplomacy 17 (2022)
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Dedication
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Contents
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List of figures
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List of tables
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Preface
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Acknowledgements
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1 Introduction
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2 The evolution of diplomacy
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3 The evolution of the consular institution (with Halvard Leira)
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4 The evolution of visual diplomacy
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5 Presentability
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6 Diplomatic subjunctive
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7 Conclusion
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References
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Index
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Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
eBook published on:
September 13, 2023
eBook ISBN:
9781526148735
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eBook ISBN:
9781526148735
Keywords for this book
diplomacy; social evolution; consuls; global governance; foreign ministries; visuality; harry potter; tipping points; temporality; globalisation
Audience(s) for this book
For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research
