This introductory article explores the multiple synergies between international practice
theory and diplomatic studies. The timing for this cross-fertilizing exchange could not be …

Abstract: Public diplomacy (PD) lacks an agreed-upon definition and boundaries. The
ambiguity surrounding the conceptualization of the term leads to confusion among scholars …

This article develops a new theoretical approach to digitalisation in diplomacy, resituating
conventional understandings of the relationship between diplomacy and technological …

The second edition of the Routledge Handbook of Public Diplomacy, co-edited by two
leading scholars in the international relations subfield of public diplomacy, includes 16 more …

As a growing number of diplomatic practices take new digital forms, research on digital
diplomacy is rapidly expanding. Many of the changes linked to digitalization transform or …

This article bridges diaspora studies and diplomacy studies by proposing the concept of
'diaspora diplomacy', which considers the components of diplomacy and the changing …

This paper argues that the lens of liminality has the potential to enrich scholarship in critical
geopolitics by offering a nuanced approach to the geographies and ambivalence of political …

European security is at a critical juncture and many have called for a more coherent and
efficient response, involving both the EU and NATO. However, the primary tool for EU–NATO …

International Relations has developed an exciting new research agenda on diplomatic
practice, drawing largely on the theories of Pierre Bourdieu. However, it largely ignores …

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 …