Multi-Layered Diplomacy in a Global State: The International Relations of California (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783030541316)

This book explores the growing importance of subnational diplomacy by examining the state of California. As the fifth largest economy in the world, California's tribes, counties, cities and the state itself are changing the shape of diplomatic theory and practice and defining what it means to be a 'global' state. As both a theoretical text and a practical guide, this book offers a current snapshot of California, then connects this narrative to the fundamental international relations concepts of diplomacy and sovereignty and the working assumptions of professionals in the field. Through interviews with those representing all of the entities of the state - as well as the diplomats sent to the United States to represent the interests of their home countries - Holmes creates what she calls the 'vertical axis of diplomacy', providing context and depth to a (re)emerging form of diplomacy, increasingly relevant in this pandemic moment.

Author: Alison R. Holmes
ISBN-10: 3030541312
ISBN-13: 9783030541316
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2020
Pages: 234
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.02lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.63d