Delegated Diplomacy : : How Ambassadors Establish Trust in International Relations / / David Lindsey.
Why do states still need diplomats? Despite instantaneous electronic communication and rapid global travel, the importance of ambassadors and embassies has in many ways grown since the middle of the nineteenth century. However, in theories of international relations, diplomats are often neglected in...
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Lindsey, David, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Delegated Diplomacy : How Ambassadors Establish Trust in International Relations / David Lindsey. New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2023] ©2023 1 online resource : 2 b&w figures text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Diplomats and Bureaucrats -- 2. Diplomats as Messengers -- 3. Elicitation, Reporting, and Administration -- 4. Diplomats and Biographic Intelligence -- 5. Empirical Patterns in Diplomatic Appointments -- 6. The Sympathetic Ambassador: Walter Hines Page in Britain -- 7. The Unsympathetic Ambassador: James Gerard in Germany -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Why do states still need diplomats? Despite instantaneous electronic communication and rapid global travel, the importance of ambassadors and embassies has in many ways grown since the middle of the nineteenth century. However, in theories of international relations, diplomats are often neglected in favor of states or leaders, or they are dismissed as old-fashioned.David Lindsey develops a new theory of diplomacy that illuminates why states find ambassadors indispensable to effective intergovernmental interaction. He argues that the primary diplomatic challenge countries face is not simply communication—it is credibility. Diplomats can often communicate credibly with their host countries even when their superiors cannot because diplomats spend time building the trust that is vital to cooperation. Using a combination of history, game theory, and statistical analysis, Lindsey explores the logic of delegating authority to diplomats. He argues that countries tend to appoint diplomats who are sympathetic to their host countries and share common interests with them. Ideal diplomats hold political preferences that fall in between those of their home country and their host country, and they are capable of balancing both sets of interests without embracing either point of view fully.Delegated Diplomacy is based on a comprehensive dataset of more than 1,300 diplomatic biographies drawn from declassified intelligence records, as well as detailed case studies of the U.S. ambassadors to the United Kingdom and Germany before and during World War I. It provides a rich and insightful account of the theory and practice of diplomacy in international relations. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Mai 2023) Diplomacy. International relations. Trust. POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2023 9783110749670 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2023 English 9783111319292 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2023 9783111318912 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE History 2023 English 9783111319131 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE History 2023 9783111318189 ZDB-23-DEG print 9780231209328 https://doi.org/10.7312/lind20932 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780231557887 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780231557887/original |
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