Synopses & Reviews
Are diplomats agents of international co-operation or transmission belts for states? Traditional theories of international relations seriously underestimate the ability of diplomats as a collective to impact outcomes in the international environment beyond initial state preferences. The European Diplomatic Corps argues that diplomats comprise a transnational network of experts or 'epistemic community' which has been critical in determining co-operation or non-co-operation among European states. The cases considered are the congresses of Westphalia (1648), Berlin (1878), Paris (1919) and Maastricht (1992).
Synopsis
The European Diplomatic Corps argues that diplomats comprise a transnational network of experts or 'epistemic community' which has been critical in determining co-operation or non-co-operation among European states. The cases considered are the congresses of Westphalia (1648), Berlin (1878), Paris (1919) and Maastricht (1992).
About the Author
MAI'A K. DAVIS CROSS is Assistant Professor of International Relations at the University of Southern California. She holds a PhD in Politics from Princeton University and a Bachelor's degree in Government from Harvard University.
Table of Contents
An Epistemic Community of Diplomats * The Diplomatic Dialogue: Between Power and Cooperation * The Seventeenth Century and Treaty of Westphalia * The Late Nineteenth Century and the Congress of Berlin * The Early Twentieth Century and the Treaty of Versailles * The Late Twentieth Century and the Treaty on European Union * The Twenty-First Century European Corps