Global Governance Diplomacy

The Critical Role of Diplomacy in Addressing Global Problems

Jean-Robert Leguey-Feilleux

Nations, even the most powerful, cannot cope by themselves with many of the problems confronting them. Collective efforts are needed, and diplomacy is a key element in this process. This text examines how diplomacy serves global governance, how the diverse international actors use it, and what it accomplishes. The focus is on diplomatic practice, looking at the diverse methods used by the international actors involved and how they contribute to its effectiveness. The first section examines how various levels of international actors practice diplomacy. Nation states are still key actors and they use many methods in embassies, international conferences, international organizations, summit meetings, and more. International organizations are both a forum for multilateral diplomacy and a major set of international actors still growing in significance for global governance diplomacy. In addition, a multiplicity of regional or limited membership institutions play a role in global governance. At the transnational level, there is the increasing role of civil society institutions and nongovernmental organizations in international affairs. This is where a new kind of international actors is found, unevenly contributing to global governance diplomacy beyond the control of public authorities. The second section explores the functional level, looking at how diplomacy operates in five areas of global governance: peace and security, economic governance, social issues, human rights, and environmental protection. Each of these presents different challenges for global governance diplomacy and requires the development of different diplomatic strategies and new techniques. Some of the issues are more amenable to global governance while others, such as the eradication of global poverty remain fairly intractable. The text extends beyond the usual description of diplomatic apparatus and dynamics to explore “diplomacy at work” in specific, current policy areas that are very relevant to the present debates in international politics.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 280 • Trim: 6¼ x 9⅜

978-1-4422-7657-4 • Hardback • March 2017 • $107.00 • (£82.00)

978-1-4422-7658-1 • Paperback • March 2017 • $55.00 • (£42.00)

978-1-4422-7659-8 • eBook • March 2017 • $52.00 • (£40.00)

Subjects: Political Science / International Relations / Diplomacy, Political Science / Globalization, Political Science / International Relations / General

Global Governance Diplomacy

The Critical Role of Diplomacy in Addressing Global Problems

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Nations, even the most powerful, cannot cope by themselves with many of the problems confronting them. Collective efforts are needed, and diplomacy is a key element in this process. This text examines how diplomacy serves global governance, how the diverse international actors use it, and what it accomplishes. The focus is on diplomatic practice, looking at the diverse methods used by the international actors involved and how they contribute to its effectiveness. The first section examines how various levels of international actors practice diplomacy. Nation states are still key actors and they use many methods in embassies, international conferences, international organizations, summit meetings, and more. International organizations are both a forum for multilateral diplomacy and a major set of international actors still growing in significance for global governance diplomacy. In addition, a multiplicity of regional or limited membership institutions play a role in global governance. At the transnational level, there is the increasing role of civil society institutions and nongovernmental organizations in international affairs. This is where a new kind of international actors is found, unevenly contributing to global governance diplomacy beyond the control of public authorities. The second section explores the functional level, looking at how diplomacy operates in five areas of global governance: peace and security, economic governance, social issues, human rights, and environmental protection. Each of these presents different challenges for global governance diplomacy and requires the development of different diplomatic strategies and new techniques. Some of the issues are more amenable to global governance while others, such as the eradication of global poverty remain fairly intractable. The text extends beyond the usual description of diplomatic apparatus and dynamics to explore “diplomacy at work” in specific, current policy areas that are very relevant to the present debates in international politics.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pages: 280 • Trim: 6¼ x 9⅜

978-1-4422-7657-4 • Hardback • March 2017 • $107.00 • (£82.00)

978-1-4422-7658-1 • Paperback • March 2017 • $55.00 • (£42.00)

978-1-4422-7659-8 • eBook • March 2017 • $52.00 • (£40.00)

Subjects: Political Science / International Relations / Diplomacy, Political Science / Globalization, Political Science / International Relations / General

Author

Jean-Robert Leguey-Feilleux is Professor Emeritus, Political Science Department, St. Louis University.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Diplomacy and Global Governance
Meaning of Diplomacy
Problem of Ideology
Negotiation
Impact of Technology
Analytical Framework

Part I. International Actors

2.Role of State Diplomacy in Global Governance
Traditional Diplomatic Means
States Using International Organizations for Global Governance
International Conferences
Summit and Ministerial Diplomacy
Treaty-Making as an Instrument of Global Governance
Role of Diverse Domestic Agencies in Global Governance Diplomacy
Transgovernmental Operations
The Changing Nature of the Nation State System

3. International Organizations as Instruments of Global Governance
Diplomacy of National Representatives in a Multilateral Setting
Diplomacy of International Organizations as International Actors
Special Features of Some Organizations
Regional Organizations

4. Role of NGOs in Global Governance Diplomacy
Consultative Association with the UN
Lobbying Diplomats
Access to International Conferences
Participation in Conference Follow-up Activities
Participation in UN Policy-Making
Participation in the Implementation of Field Projects
Association with National Governments
Instruments of Opposition
Agents of conflict Resolution
Reconciliation and Peace-Building

Part II. Global Challenges and the Role of Diplomacy

5.Global Governance Diplomacy for Peace and Security
Rule of Law
Peaceful Settlement of Disputes
Preventive Diplomacy
Responding to the Outbreak of War
Peacekeeping and Other Operations
Responding to International Terrorism
Arms Control

6.The Diplomacy of Economic Governance
Early Diplomacy
Global Governance and International Trade
Diplomacy of Economic Development
The Multinational Corporation Issue

7. The Global Social Agenda
Health Care
Hunger
Population
Well-Being of Children
Youth
Aging
Education, Science and Culture
International Migration and the Plight of Refugees
Disaster Relief
Disaster Reduction
Road Traffic Accidents
Narcotic Drug Traffic
International Crime Control

8. Human Rights and the Diplomatic Process
Background
The International Labor Organization
The League of Nations
The United Nations
Regional Level
Europe
Latin America
Africa
Asia-Pacific Region
Middle East

9. Environmental Diplomacy
Initial Environmental Action
1972 Stockholm Conference
Urban Settlements and the Environment
Expanding Environmental Efforts Initiatives
Toward the Rio Summit Conference
The Rio Earth Summit
Four Special Issues
More Summits
Regional Activities for Environmental Protection

10. The Future of Global Governance Diplomacy

Reviews

Global Governance Diplomacy is an outstanding and highly successful effort to tie the myriad strands of contemporary diplomacy and governance together. It is extremely well-written, and gives many practical examples of the interconnectedness of world issues, It will introduce students and practitioners both effectively to the traditional bases of current problems as well as the ways world thinkers and leaders are trying to cope with exploding nontraditional global situations.
— John D. Stempel, senior professor emeritus at and former director of International Relations U.K. Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce, University of Kentucky

No one has a better mastery of the field of diplomacy than Jean-Robert Leguey-Feilleux. His command of the basic facts of international diplomacy is comprehensive both in his grasp of the contemporary complexity of this field, and of its historical background. Here he sets forth the complex and interlocking networks of international diplomacy and will have applications both in the academic community and for orientation sessions for government bureaucrats and military officers.
— Timothy J. Lomperis, Saint Louis University, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Department of Political Science, Saint Louis University

Features

• Focuses on diplomatic practice and the methods used by international actors.
• Includes case studies and boxed text with further information on specific organizations, instruments, missions, and cases.