Research Catalog

Title

High-table diplomacy : the reshaping of international security institutions / Kjell Engelbrekt.

Author

Engelbrekt, Kjell

Publication

• Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, [2016]
• ©2016

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Details

Description

xxi, 250 pages; 24 cm

Summary

Today, great-power and middle-power diplomacy take place at two high tables, one using a well-known fixed address on First Avenue in Manhattan and the other at varrying summit locations where heads of state and government meet. This book examines the growing importance of minilateral summit diplomacy in the management of international security problems. Kjell Engelbrekt contrasts the "GX" summitry of the G7 (formerly the G8) and G20 clubs with the older and more formal UN Security Council. He examines whether or not this new form of GX high-table diplomacy offers a more effective alternative to, or whether it simply complements, traditional institutions. One defining feature of GX diplomacy has been the diversification of countries with seat at the table, as seen by contrasting the G20 with the five-member UN Security Council. A second feature of GX summits are their relative informality and flexibility, which has helped put non-traditional security threats on the agenda. Engelbrekt conducted research in primary-source documents of the G7, G8, G20, and UN Security Council to examine and contrast how these institutions have deliberated on three policy areas: conflict management, counterterrorism cooperation, and climate change mitigation.

Subject

• Summit meetings
• Diplomacy
• International relations
• Security, International
• Conflict management > International cooperation
• Terrorism > Prevention > International cooperation
• Climate change mitigation > International cooperation

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

High-table diplomacy : a puzzle and conceptual framework -- The big picture : great power diplomacy and international security in historical context -- Conflict management -- Counterterrorism cooperation -- Climate change mitigation.

Call Number

JFE 16-7680

ISBN

• 9781626163126
• 162616312X
• 9781626163133
• 1626163138

LCCN

2015025235

OCLC

919452103

Author

Engelbrekt, Kjell, author.

Title

High-table diplomacy : the reshaping of international security institutions / Kjell Engelbrekt.

Publisher

Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, [2016]

Copyright Date

©2016

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Research Call Number

JFE 16-7680