This volume brings together different and transdisciplinary approaches to diplomacy both as an institution and a practice. The authors examine diplomacy from their own backgrounds and through sociological traditions, which shape the study of international relations (IR) in Francophone countries. The volume’s global character articulates the Francophone intellectual concerns with a variety of scholarships on diplomacy, providing a first contact with this subfield of IR for students and practitioners.
Thierry Balzacq
is Professor of Political Science at Sciences Po, Paris, and Researcher at the Centre for International Studies (CERI Sciences Po), France.
Frédéric Charillon
is Professor of Political Science at Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA), and Coordinator for International Studies at ENA (French National School of Administration), France.
Frédéric Ramel
is Professor of Political Science at Sciences Po, Paris, and Researcher at the Centre for International Studies (CERI Sciences Po), France.