DIPLOMACY AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE: THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE IN AN AGE OF WORLDWIDE INTERDEPENDENCE
Book ID/图书代码： 13149011B45416
English Summary/英文概要： Traditional diplomacy is based on the notion of competing nation states, each attempting to maximize its autonomy and independence. This notion is at odds with today’s world in which even mighty states are enmeshed in a web of interdependence. Much of the world’s economy, information, industry, and culture have become global. Given these massive changes, argues Nowotny, much of traditional diplomacy has become redundant and sometimes counterproductive.
Notwithstanding worldwide interdependence, states still anchor this complex global system. In a more timely version of their craft, diplomats retain an important function in safeguarding and shaping that worldwide interdependence. They are trained to transform differences into consensus and to navigate zones of conflict. But to do so effectively, and meet today’s challenges, they will have to adjust their ways and institutions.
Nowotny bases his arguments on his unique experiences in internal politics and in bilateral and multilateral diplomacy, as well as on his theoretical reflections as an academic. His work aims to merge lessons from these distinct spheres into one comprehensive whole, intertwining practice and theory. To affect outcomes one, thus, has to deal with practice and theory at the same time. This is what Nowotny aims to achieve, and he succeeds admirably.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 传统意义上的外交手腕是建立在各国博弈的概念之上的, 每一个国家都在尽力扩大其自主性和独立性。这个概念与当今的外交世界背道而驰：在全球化的背景下，即使是实力最强大的国家也会陷入相互依赖的外交网络中。世界上大部分的经济、信息、产业和文化已经达到全球化的地步。NOWOTNY教授认为：“鉴于这些巨大的变化, 大多数的传统外交已经多余，有时甚至会适得其反。”
尽管处于风云变幻的大背景下, 各国之间依然“瞄准”了这个错综复杂的全球网络。在国际贸易空前繁荣的今天, 外交家们仍旧维持并且体现了这种相互依赖的外交策略。他们把差异性转变为一致性并且妥善处理了不同地区之间的冲突。但是为了迎接当下的挑战,他们将不得不调整自己的外交策略。
NOWOTNY教授把他在国内政界、 双边和多边的外交领域里所获得的宝贵经验都放进这本书里。他的作品旨在把这些截然不同的领域里所获得的经验融入一个包罗万象的整体中,同时将实践和理论结合起来。这就是NOWOTNY教授想要努力达到的效果,他写作上的成功令人钦佩不已。(Susie)
Awards/获奖情况：“本书为我们呈现了21世纪早期全球外交的必要性，发人深省，值得一读。”——外交家Wolfgang Petritsch"By combining an insider’s insights with those of a true expert’s perspective on the necessity of global diplomacy in the early 21st century, Nowotny’ s book succeeds masterfully." ---Ambassador Wolfgang Petritsch, former International High Representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina
About the Author/作者介绍： THOMAS NOWOTNY是奥地利维也纳大学的政治学教授。他曾经是奥地利的外交官；奥地利总理Bruno Kreisky的私人秘书。他撰写了多篇文章并且出版了一些书，包括最近的《冬季里的草莓：论全球趋势和全球治理》。Thomas Nowotny teaches political science at the University of Vienna in Austria. He has been an Austrian diplomat; private secretary to Austrian Chancellor Bruno Kreisky, senior political counselor to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and consultant to the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development). He is author of numerous articles and of several books, including most recently, Strawberries in Winter: On Global Trends and Global Governance.
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