Diplomatic tenses (EPUB) von Iver Neumann

This book discusses changes that have taken place in diplomatic institutions and conventions over thousands of years. It analyses these changes in terms of 'tipping points', which it understands as the culmination of long-term trends.

1 Introduction: the nature of diplomacy2 The evolution of diplomacy3 The evolution of the consular institution (with Halvard Leira)4 The evolution of visual diplomacy5 Presentability6 Diplomatic subjunctive: the case of Harry Potters realms7 Conclusion: towards diplomacy as global governanceReferenceIndex

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 institutions 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 literatures 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.

Iver B. Neumann is Director of The Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway