POL208Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Public Diplomacy
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Diplomacy = set of institutions and processes by which states represent selves and interests. Means for keeping people apart who might otherwise be together (alienate) Importance of power, prestige, status, desire to share knowledge. Chinese / roman view of state as "dominant" "centre of universe" Inequalities --> only wise wealthy are capable, privilege. Emerging diplomats as a social class on its own. Try to get leaders to act with restraint. Increasing technology / access to - more voices, benefit disadvantages. Influence of economic policy --> need open market, trade deals. Difficult to distinguish between public and private --> mixed. 3 social roles knowledge producer, representative of nation, bureaucrat. Contacts with elites vs. public --> understand revolutions. In decline because of media / policy development organizations, risk of leaks, convey conventional wisdom instead of new information, run risk of "going native" Best source of knowledge / information for a country.
