Fringe players and the diplomatic order : the new heteronomy? /

"This book combines organization theory oriented institutionalism with Eisenstadt's work on comparative liminality, to develop a unique analytical framework and explore the dynamic of stability and change in institutionalized orders. It then applies this framework to analyze ways how three...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bátora, Jozef
Other Authors:	Hynek, Nik
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Hondmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Series:	Studies in diplomacy and international relations.
Subjects:	Diplomacy. Social change. POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory. POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General. POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy.
Online Access:	Cover image

Table of Contents:

Introduction
1. Social Scientific Conceptualizations of Diplomacy
2. Diplomacy as an Institution Embedded in Environments, Structures and Practices
3. Studying Liminality and Fringe Players in the Modern Diplomatic Order
4. The Holy See: Global Borderless Sovereignty and Double-Hatted Diplomats
5. The Sovereign Military Order of Malta: Extraordinary Resilience Meets the Chance
6. The European Union: Bending the Rules to Fit In
7. Conclusion: Liminality, Co-Existing Diplomatic Orders and the 'New' Diplomatic Heteronomy.