Nations, even the most powerful, cannot cope by themselves with many of the problems confronting them. Collective efforts are needed, and diplomacy is a key element in this process. This text examines how diplomacy serves global governance, how the diverse international actors use it, and what it accomplishes. The focus is on diplomatic practice, looking at the diverse methods used by the international actors involved and how they contribute to its effectiveness. The first section examines how various levels of international actors practice diplomacy. Nation states are still key actors and they use many methods in embassies, international conferences, international organizations, summit meetings, and more. International organizations are both a forum for multilateral diplomacy and a major set of international actors still growing in significance for global governance diplomacy. In addition, a multiplicity of regional or limited membership institutions play a role in global governance. At the transnational level, there is the increasing role of civil society institutions and nongovernmental organizations in international affairs. This is where a new kind of international actors is found, unevenly contributing to global governance diplomacy beyond the control of public authorities. The second section explores the functional level, looking at how diplomacy operates in five areas of global governance: peace and security, economic governance, social issues, human rights, and environmental protection. Each of these presents different challenges for global governance diplomacy and requires the development of different diplomatic strategies and new techniques. Some of the issues are more amenable to global governance while others, such as the eradication of global poverty remain fairly intractable. The text extends beyond the usual description of diplomatic apparatus and dynamics to explore diplomacy at work in specific, current policy areas that are very relevant to the present debates in international politics.
Chapter 1. Diplomacy and Global Governance Meaning of Diplomacy Problem of Ideology Negotiation Impact of Technology Structure of the Book Part I. International Actors and their Diplomacy Chapter 2 Role of State Diplomacy in Global Governance Traditional Diplomatic Means States Using International Organizations for Global Governance International Conferences Summit and Ministerial Diplomacy Treaty-Making as an Instrument of Global Governance Role of Diverse Domestic Agencies in Global Governance Diplomacy Transgovernmental Operations Changing Nature of the Nation State System Chapter 3. International Organizations as Instruments of Global Governance Diplomacy of National Representatives in a Multilateral Setting Diplomacy of International Organizations as International Actors The Use of Courts in International Organizations New Forms of International Representation Law-making Power Inter-parliamentary Bodies in International Organizations Regional Organizations Chapter 4. Role of NGOs in Global Governance Diplomacy Consultative Association with the UN Lobbying Diplomats Access to International Conferences Parallel Forums Participation in Preparatory Committee Negotiations Participation in the Conference Itself Participation in Conference Follow-up Activities Participation in UN Policy-Making Participation in the Implementation of Field Projects Association with National Governments The Landmines Campaign Instruments of Opposition Agents of conflict Resolution Reconciliation and Peace-Building Part II. Global Challenges and the Role of Diplomacy Chapter 5. Global Governance Diplomacy for Peace and Securrity Rule of Law Peaceful Settlement of Disputes Political Means of Peaceful Settlement Judicial Means of Peaceful Settlement Preventive Diplomacy Responding to the Outbreak of War United Nations Collective Security Peacekeeping and Other Operations The Suez Crisis UN Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding Record Peacekeeping by Regional Organizations Responding to International Terrorism Arms Control Chapter 6. Diplomacy of Economic Governance Global Governance and International Trade Regional Diplomacy to Foster Trade and Economic Integration Diplomacy of Economic Development The Millennium Development Goals Undertaking Regional Efforts for Economic Development The Multinational Corporation Issue Chapter 7. Addressing Social Issues Health Care HIV/AIDS Hunger Population Well-Being of Children Youth Aging Education, Science and Culture The United Nations University International Migration and the Plight of Refugees Disaster Relief Disaster Reduction Road Traffic Accidents Narcotic Drug Traffic International Crime Control Chapter 8. Human Rights and the Diplomatic Process Background The International Labor Organization The League of Nations The United Nations Regional Level Europe Latin America Africa Asia-Pacific Region Middle East Chapter 9. Environmental Diplomacy Initial Environmental Action 1972 Stockholm Conference Urban Settlements and the Environment Expanding Environmental Efforts Toward the Rio Summit Conference The Rio Earth Summit Four Special Issues Desertification Small Island Developing States Fish Stocks Conservation Land-Based Sources of Marine Pollution More Summits Regional Activities for Environmental Protection Chapter 10. The Future of Global Governance Diplomacy
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