Home Engagement in Diplomacy - (Paperback)

About the Book

This volume explores the evolving practice of "home engagement" in diplomacy, examining how governments interact with domestic societies on global affairs and highlighting the theoretical, conceptual, and empirical implications of this emerging diplomatic dimension across diverse political and cultural contexts.

Book Synopsis

How do governments engage their own citizens in global affairs? Home Engagement in Diplomacy explores the emerging practice of 'home engagement, ' where diplomacy reaches beyond traditional state actors to interact directly with society. This volume examines how domestic audiences influence foreign policy, the challenges governments face in fostering meaningful dialogue, and the diverse approaches seen across democracies and authoritarian states. Featuring fresh empirical insights and multiple theoretical perspectives, this book offers a ground-breaking look at diplomacy's evolving role in an interconnected world.

Contributors are: Githma Chandrasekara, Andrew F. Cooper, Anna Geis, Scott Harrison, Quinton Huang, César Jiménez-Martínez, HwaJung Kim, Christian Lequesne, Jan Melissen, Christian Opitz, Hanna Pfeifer, Allison Scott, Toshiya Takahashi, Geoffrey Wiseman, Yun Zhang, and Stěpánka Zemanová.

Review Quotes

"This exceptionally knowledgeable and visionary chapter is not only an introduction to the book, it generates ideas for theory building and research in diplomatic studies." -Bruce Gregory, Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication, George Washington University
Review of Chapter 1: "Theorising and Debating the Domestic Deficit in ir and Diplomatic Studies" by Jan Melissen and Githma Chandrasekara

About the Author

Jan Melissen is Editor-in-Chief of The Hague Journal of Diplomacy. He is a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs at Leiden University, The Hague, and Professor of Diplomacy in the Department of Political Science, University of Antwerp.

HwaJung Kim, PhD, is a Research Professor at Ewha Womans University's Institute for International and Area Studies, appointed by Korea's National Research Foundation in 2021. She has worked with the Korean Association for Public Diplomacy since 2020.

Githma Chandrasekara is an independent researcher and communications consultant based in Sri Lanka. A Junior Fellow and Editorial Assistant at The Hague Journal of Diplomacy, she holds an MSc in International Relations and Diplomacy from Leiden University, The Hague.