TY - BOOK AU - Pigman,Geoffrey Allen TI - Contemporary diplomacy : representation and communication in a globalized world SN - 9780745642802 AV - JZ1305 .P54 2010 U1 - 327.2 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Cambridge PB - Polity Press KW - Diplomacy KW - International relations N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 224-234) and index; Introduction : understanding global interactions through diplomacy -- Section one. Actors and venues. The changing landscape of diplomatic actors and venues -- Nation-state governments, sub-national and local governments -- Multilateral institutions, supranational polities and regional bodies -- Global and transnational firms -- Civil society organizations and eminent person diplomats -- Section two. Processes and functions. Technological change and diplomatic process -- Public diplomacy -- Managing economic diplomacy -- Managing military and security diplomacy -- Managing cultural diplomacy -- Conclusions : contemporary diplomatic practice and theory looking ahead ER -