Paradiplomacy: Cities and States as Global Players

by Rodrigo Tavares

Orthodox international relations theory considers foreign affairs to be the exclusive purview of national governments. Yet as Rodrigo Tavares demonstrates, the vast majority of leading sub-states and cities are currently practicing foreign affairs, both bilaterally and multilaterally. Subnational governments in Asia, the Americas, Europe and Africa are changing traditional notions of sovereignty, diplomacy, and foreign policy as they carry out...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190462124
• ISBN13: 9780190462123
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.1"