POLI 444 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Multilateralism
28 Sep 2014
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Issues political integration: fast practice/slow theory, legalization/judicialization of diplomacy, threat of the consulate. To conclude: 5 bold claims: diplomacy isn"t going to die, diplomacy will change but it won"t die, mediating difference remains crucial. Globalization is homogenizing force but the differences are the basis of politics. Alienation how do you create distinctiveness. You cannot reduce the politics of identity and difference because alienation isn"t based on objective cultural differences. What matters is the way that symbols are activated. Process is under the control of the state therefore the state can"t really: ngos work through government, including for funding. How do they do their business use states to protect their investments disappear abroad. Io authority makes the diplomats negotiating in these settings are taking on responsibilities of the government: permanent representation as a fast-expanding diplomatic form. At the expense of bilateral diplomacy: but also related to the peculiar political dynamics of multilateral diplomacy.
