European diplomatic practices: contemporary challenges and innovative approaches

Bicchi, Federica and Brember, Niklas (2016) European diplomatic practices: contemporary challenges and innovative approaches. European Security, 25 (4). pp. 391-406. ISSN 0966-2839

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Abstract

As the aim of this special issue is to show practice approaches at work in the case of European diplomacy, this introduction provides readers with a hands-on sense of where the conversation about practices and European diplomacy currently stands. By introducing the key terms and overviewing the literature, the article contextualises the guiding questions of the special issue. It starts by reviewing how practice approaches have evolved in IR debates. It then describes European diplomacy’s nuts and bolts in a post-Lisbon setting. It continues by focusing on specific practices and analytical mechanisms that contribute to understand European diplomacy’s transformations and the role of security. While the debate about practices goes beyond the case of diplomacy, the latter has become a showcase for the former and this special issue continues the debate on practices and diplomacy by zooming in on the European Union.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/feus20/current
Additional Information:	© 2016 Informa UK Limited
Library of Congress subject classification:	J Political Science > JZ International relations
Sets:	Departments > International Relations
Date Deposited:	10 Nov 2016 15:30
URL:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/68265/

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