This volume is a comprehensive overview of the various methods used in contemporary diplomatic
practice. It incorporates the traditional modes of diplomacy and explains how these modes have
evolved to deal with a burgeoning international community of state and non-state actors the
information and communications revolution and the changing profile of global conflict. The
pursuit of ¿development diplomacy¿ is an integral part of the project with due attention to
the fault-lines microcosms of power-politics and rapid evolution within the society of states
that make up the Global South. All chapters are extensively illustrated with recent case
examples from across the world.
