Transprofessional Diplomacy

Diplomacy is no longer restricted to a single vocation nor implemented exclusively through interaction amongst official representatives. The pluralization of diplomatic actors, the expanded diplomatic space and the internsified pace of global interconnections have transformed diplomacy into a transprofessional exercise.

Costas M. Constantinou is Professor of International Relations at the University of Cyprus. His research focuses on diplomacy, conflict, and international legal and political theory. He has published many books and articles, including the recently coedited The Handbook of Diplomacy (2016).Noe Cornago is Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). His research focuses on the transformations of diplomacy, global law making and aesthetics and politics. He is the author of Plural Diplomacies: Normative Predicaments and Functional Imperatives (Brill, 2013).Fiona McConnell is Associate Professor of Human Geography at the University of Oxford. Her research focuses on statecraft, sovereignty and diplomacy in the margins of the interstate community, with her 2016 book Rehearsing the State, focusing on the Tibetan Government-in-Exile.