Understanding International Diplomacy: Theory, Practice and Ethics, Edition 3
About this ebook
By integrating historical traditions from Europe, China, and the Middle East with modern diplomatic challenges, this book:
- Traces the evolution of diplomacy from its historical foundations to its modern institutionalised form, examining how shifting power dynamics, technological revolutions, and geopolitical crises have shaped its trajectory
- Examines theoretical perspectives on diplomacy as a communicative practice, exploring how diplomats interpret and project power, negotiate international norms, and sustain diplomatic agency in an increasingly fragmented world order
- Analyses diplomacy in the digital age, investigating how new technologies, social media, and artificial intelligence reshape diplomatic interactions, redefine state and non-state engagement, and challenge traditional diplomatic norms in a rapidly evolving global information environment.
This new edition offers an up-to-date, accessible, and authoritative overview of how diplomacy works and, indeed, ought to work in a globalised world. It will be essential reading for students of international diplomacy and is highly recommended for students of crisis negotiation, international organisations, foreign policy, and international relations.
About the author
Corneliu Bjola is Professor of Digital Diplomacy at the University of Oxford, UK, and the Head of the Oxford Digital Diplomacy Research Group. His most recent publications include the Oxford Handbook of Digital Diplomacy (2023) and Digital International Relations: Technology, Agency and Order (2023).
Markus Kornprobst is Professor of International Relations at the Vienna School of International Studies, Austria. He is the author of Irredentism in European Politics (2008) and Co-managing International Crises (2019) and co-editor of ten books and publishes in leading journals in diplomacy and international relations.
