Diplomacy and Ideology

This innovative new book argues that diplomacy, which emerged out of the French Revolution, has become one of the central ideological state apparatuses of the modern democratic nation-state.

Autorentext

Alexander Stagnell is a Senior Lecturer at Södertörn University, Sweden.

Inhalt

Introduction: On the Problems of Diplomacy Part I: What is in a Name? 1. War and Diplomacy 2. Diplomacy as an Ideological State Apparatus 3. The Naming of Diplomacy Part II: Diplomacy as Archi-Politics 4. The Beginnings of Diplomacy 5. Diplomacy and the People Part III: Diplomacy as Ultra-Politics 6. Diplomacy is Dead - Long Live Diplomacy! 7. Diplomacy and the Nuclear Threat Part IV: Diplomacy as Post-Politics 8. Diplomacy for the Next Century 9. Diplomacy and Terrorism in the Digital Age 10. Final Remarks: Enjoy Your Diplomacy!