City Diplomacy

City Diplomacy
Author: Lorenzo Kihlgren Grandi
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2020-11-23
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3030607178

This book presents an accessible overview of the seven key concepts of city diplomacy (development cooperation, peacekeeping, economy, innovation, environment, culture, and migration). The book discusses its scope and challenges, maps the actors involved along with their interaction and offers suggestions for available tools and outcomes. Each chapter includes an analysis of a selection of best practices. The book successfully combines theory with practical evidence and will be an invaluable reference for students and researchers of international relations and urban studies looking for a comprehensive and updated analysis of the multifaceted international action of cities. The book will also be of interest to practitioners and city officials responsible for the design and implementation of impactful diplomatic strategies.

French Scientific and Cultural Diplomacy

French Scientific and Cultural Diplomacy
Author: Philippe Lane
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2013-05-31
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1781386609

This book provides an insider's account of the use of cultural diplomacy to protect and expand France's global influence.

The EU in a Globalized World

The EU in a Globalized World
Author: Thomas Hoerber
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2023-12-11
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1003809952

This book fosters critical reflection on Europe's place in a fast-changing global environment, covering the soft and hard facets of EU power along the spectrum of low politics–high politics. Taking an innovative case-study approach, it provides a wide understanding of European Studies and International Relations beyond classical power considerations and addresses the crossroads of the two disciplines. Fundamentally, it addresses the specificity of the EU as an actor in International Relations and shows that the EU holds power and influence – creating opportunities for peace-making and peace-building – in a way classical IR theory would suggest it should not. This book will be of key interest to scholars and students of European Studies, foreign policy analysis, International Relations, Security Studies, Political Science, History, and Economics.

Aid to Africa

Aid to Africa
Author: Gordon Cumming
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 459
Release: 2017-07-05
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1351960059

The end of the Cold War forced Western donors to rethink their aid relations with Africa. This book looks at two of these donors, France and Britain, and asks whether the development programmes of these former colonial powers have undergone radical changes since the end of the Old World Order. It focuses on the introduction of a controversial new ’regime’ trend - political conditionality - and uses policy models to illustrate the driving forces behind this new development strategy and explain substantial differences in France and Britain’s practice of political conditionality in Togo and Kenya. Overall, this volume - the first comparative study of French and British aid in the post-Cold War period - offers fresh insights into the evolution of the political assistance agenda and into deeper forces at work within the French and UK policy processes.

Annuaire Europeen 1998 / European Yearbook 1998

Annuaire Europeen 1998 / European Yearbook 1998
Author: Hans Christian Kroger
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Total Pages: 1480
Release: 2000-12-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9789041115386

The "European Yearbook" promotes the scientific study of nineteen European supranational organisations and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Each volume contains a detailed survey of the history, structure and yearly activities of each organisation and an up-to-date chart providing a clear overview of the member states of each organisation. In addition, a number of articles on topics of general interest are included in each volume. A general index by subject and name, and a cumulative index of all the articles which have appeared in the "Yearbook," are included in every volume and provide direct access to the "Yearbook"'s subject matter. Each volume contains a comprehensive bibliography covering the year's relevant publications. This is an indispensable work of reference for anyone dealing with the European institutions.