Diplomatic capital

For the seat of government, see capital city.

Diplomatic capital refers to the trust, goodwill, and influence which a diplomat, or a state represented by its diplomats, has within international diplomacy. According to political scientist Rebecca Adler-Nissen, diplomatic capital is a kind of currency that can be traded in diplomatic negotiations and that is increased when positive ″social competences, reputation and personal authority" are portrayed.[1]

Accumulation and loss

Diplomatic capital can be accumulated for example by economic cooperation[2] and by contributions to the solution of international crises,[3] It is strengthened when in other countries the sentiment prevails that the interests of a state or the diplomats representing it are aligned with their own interests. Conversely, it can be squandered when a country engages in a confrontation, an armed conflict or a war, if that is perceived as unjust or at odds with the interests of others.[4][5]

Diplomatic capital is also linked to the extent of enforcement of human rights.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Robert Czulda; Marek Madej. Newcomers No More? Contemporary NATO and the Future of the Enlargement from the Perspective of “Post-Cold War” Members. Instytut Badań nad Stosunkami Międzynarodowymi. p. 156. ISBN 978-83-62784-04-2.
  2. ↑ Yoichiro Sato; Satu Limaye (25 May 2006). Japan in a Dynamic Asia: Coping with the New Security Challenges. Lexington Books. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-7391-5669-8.
  3. ↑ Adriana Brodsky; Raanan Rein (28 September 2012). The New Jewish Argentina: Facets of Jewish Experiences in the Southern Cone. BRILL. p. 278. ISBN 978-90-04-23728-5.
  4. ↑ John Brady Kiesling (2006). Diplomacy Lessons: Realism for an Unloved Superpower. Potomac Books, Inc. p. 277. ISBN 978-1-59797-017-4.
  5. ↑ Brian J. Bow; Patrick Lennox (2008). An Independent Foreign Policy for Canada?: Challenges and Choices for the Future. University of Toronto Press. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-8020-9690-6.
  6. ↑ Michael O'Flaherty; Zdzislaw Kedzia; Amrei Müller; George Ulrich (28 October 2011). Human Rights Diplomacy: Contemporary Perspectives. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 7. ISBN 90-04-19516-5.


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