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The Psychology of Diplomacy
Harvey J. Langholtz, Chris E. Stout, ed.
ISBN: 0-275-97144-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-97144-1
288 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 4/30/2004
List Price: $71.95 (UK Sterling Price: £49.95)
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Media Type: Hardcover
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Description: The first book focused on diplomacy from a psychological perspective, this work features 12 top diplomats and psychologists examining issues and approaches. Factors considered include the implicit and explicit ground rules for the interaction of diplomats, and their assumptions about their own roles and those of their counterparts. The book explores the vital question: Do diplomats meet to work out agreements and solutions for the common benefit of humanity, or is it the responsibility of a diplomat to seek advantage for his or her own nation at the expense of others? The topics include ethnic rivalry, water resources, and financial issues. In some cases in this text, the views of psychologists and diplomats are consistent. But there is a gap between the two disciplines. Psychologists tend to be more idealistic, egalitarian, and theory-based, while the diplomats most often focus on the practical realities of dealing with their counterparts and issues where opposing nations seek divergent outcomes.

The actual implementation of diplomacy, and the psychology of diplomacy, takes place not at the global or macro levels, but instead at the one-on-one, micro level. This volume will appeal to students and scholars in students, scholars, and practitioners in psychology, international relations, peace studies, and political science.
Table of Contents:
  • The Psychology of Diplomacy
    A Psychologist in the Diplomat's Court: A Primer by Chris E. Stout
    Reconciliation Between Nations: Overcoming Emotional Deterrents to Ending Conflicts Between Groups by Arie Nadler and Tamar Saguy
    The Psychology of Diplomatic Conflict Resolution by Stuart Seldowitz
    Diplomacy in an Era of Intrastate Conflict: Challenges of Transforming Cultures of Violence Into Cultures of Peace by Michael Wessells
    Multi-Track Diplomacy: Global Peace Initiatives by Tyrone F. Price and Linda A. Price
    The Psychology of Diplomacy, as Manifested in the Role of Sub-regional and Regional Organizations in Preventing African Conflicts by Betsie Smith
    The Psychology of Middle Eastern Water Conflicts by Matthew F. Shaw and Jeff Danielski
    Applied Anthropology and Diplomacy: Renegotiating Conflicts in the Eurasian Diplomatic Gray Zone by Using Cultural Symbols by Ignacy Marek Kaminski
    The Making of a Non-Violent Revolution: The 1985-1994 South African Banking Sanctions Campaign by Terry Crawford-Browne
    Fiction Versus Function: The Persistence of "Representative Character" Theory in the Law of Diplomatic Immunity by Jeffrey K. Walker
About the Author: HARVEY J. LANGHOLTZ is Associate Professor of Psychology at the College of William and Mary. He is a Special Senior Fellow of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research. He is also Series Editor for the Praeger series, Psychological Dimensions to War and Peace, and the Editor of Kluwer Law International's International Peacekeeping Yearbook. From 1991 to 1993 he was a U.S. Delegate to the United Nations, including service with the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations.

CHRIS E. STOUT is Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychology at the Northwestern University Medical School, and a Visiting Clinical Professor at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. He serves as Illinois' first Chief of Psychological Services. He served as an NGO Special Representative to the United Nations, was appointed by the U.S. Department of Commerce as a Baldridge Examiner, and has served as an advisor to the White House for both political parties.
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