Diplomacy for Professionals and Everyone

Professor Alisher Faizullaev, D.Sc., Ph.D., is a Professor Emeritus at the University of World Economy and Diplomacy, Tashkent, and former Ambassador of Uzbekistan to the United Kingdom, Benelux countries, the European Union, and NATO. His last book Symbolic Insult in Diplomacy: A Subtle Game of Diplomatic Slap was published by Brill in 2018.

"This is an ambitious, imaginative, and important book by a writer whose career combines scholarship in psychology and political science with assignments as Uzbekistan’s ambassador to the EU, NATO, Belgium and Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. [...] This is an ambitious, imaginative, and important book by a writer whose career combines scholarship in psychology and political science with assignments as Uzbekistan’s ambassador to the EU, NATO, Belgium and Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom." — Bruce Gregory, in: Diplomacy’s Public Dimension, 114 (October 2022)"In his timely book, Alisher Faizullaev contributes to the ongoing and extensive discussion surrounding the increasing influence of non-state actors in international relations. [...] [Diplomacy for Professionals and Everyone] holds value and is worth reading for people engaging in different forms of diplomatic interactions, including professional diplomats. (...) Recognizing the concept of diplomacy as being “transprofessional”, which implies that various forms of diplomacy increasingly involve non-professional diplomats (...), the author wrote partly a manual for “new diplomats”, partly a textbook for students and partly a manifesto that outlines his vision of an “ideal diplomacy” and the characteristics of “ideal diplomats”. While this amalgamation of approaches may create confusion among readers, it is precisely this amalgamation that adds a unique dimension to the book. By combining these perspectives, Faizullaev strives to offer a comprehensive understanding of the evolving landscape of diplomacy, stimulating critical thinking about the future of the diplomatic profession." — Tomasz Kamiński, University of Lodz, in: Springer Link, March 2024"The book Diplomacy for Professionals and Everyone argues 'that both traditional and new sociopolitical actors, including states, organizations, companies, groups, and individuals, can use diplomacy to manage existing relationships, resolve problems, and protect interests.' […] With these perspectives in mind, the book fosters a more complex understanding of diplomacy. […] The book also offers theoretical arguments to think of diplomacy as a social practice and develop the notion of Social Diplomacy. […] It calls on us to reconsider diplomacy as a co-working space where collaborative thinking is fostered and highlights the necessity of including ordinary citizens in global diplomatic processes." — Antonio Alejo, in: Journal of Public Diplomacy, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 83-85

• PrefaceList of Figures and TablesIntroduction1 The Sense of Diplomacy1 What Is Diplomacy?2 Diplomacy of Multifaceted Entities and Multidimensional Diplomacies3 The Social and the Political in Diplomacy4 New Diplomacies2 The Essentials of Diplomacy1 Preconditions for Diplomacy2 The Self-Other Paradigm in Diplomacy3 The Idea and Practice of Diplomacy4 Aspirational Aspect of Diplomacy: Diplomatic Mission and Objectives4.1 Diplomacy as a Goodwill Mission4.2 Diplomatic Objectives: Decency5 The Performative Aspect of Diplomacy: Diplomatic Means and Norms5.1 Methods of Diplomatic Interactions5.2 Diplomatic Code of Conduct6 Constructive Engagement as the Way of Diplomacy7 Diplomatic Spirit3 Actors, Engagement and Interactions in Diplomacy1 Actors, Agencies, and Agents in Diplomacy2 The Ambassador as a High-Level Diplomatic Agent2.1 Envoys2.2 The Ambassador’s Credentials3 The Diplomat: An Interactional Perspective4 Diplomacy and a Global Interaction Complex4 Unconventional Ambassadors1 New Types of Ambassadors2 Goodwill Ambassadors2.1 Appointed and Volunteer Goodwill Ambassadors2.2 Appointed and Volunteer Goodwill Ambassadors as Unconventional Diplomatic Representatives3 Independent Goodwill Ambassadors3.1 Self-Representation3.2 The Individual’s Self-Constituted Representation of Other Entities or Causes4 Everyday Ambassadors5 Diplomatic Functions1 Diplomatic Functions in Traditional Diplomacy2 Representation as a Diplomatic Mega-function3 Negotiation as a Diplomatic Mega-function6 Diplomatic Methods, Skills and Mindset1 Diplomatic Methods1.1 Conversation1.2 Negotiation1.3 Dispute1.4 Rhetoric2 Diplomatic Skills3 Diplomatic Skillsets for Dialogical Interaction and Tactful Conduct3.1 Interoperating Skills3.2 Reflection Skills3.3 Organizational Skills3.4 Self-Regulation Skills3.5 Moral Skills4 Diplomatic Dispositions and Attitudes5 A Diplomat’s Personal Behavior Style7 The Social and Relational in Diplomacy1 The Social Side of Diplomacy2 Relations and Relationships in Diplomacy3 Social Framing of Relationships4 International Diplomacy in a Relational Context5 Relationships as a Primary and Secondary Concern in Traditional Diplomacy5.1 Coordinating and Negotiating Interests, Values, Legal Rights and Relationships in Diplomacy8 Toward Social Diplomacy1 Everyday, Transprofessional and Social Diplomacies2 Social Diplomacy as a Way of Constructing Relationships3 Social Diplomats as Constructive Conversationalists4 Social Diplomacy’s Don’ts9 Greetings as Micro-diplomacy or Coordinated Social Engagement1 Greetings, covid-19 and Human Engagement2 Greeting as an Act of Diplomacy3 Greeting as an Interactional Instrument of Relationship Management4 Greeting as a Meaningful Social Exchange5 Greeting as a Strategic Interaction and Coordination Game6 The Relationship Payoff Matrix in a Greeting Negotiation7 Getting to Yes in Greeting, or Social Diplomacy of GreetingConclusionAppendix 1 “Engagement” in International DiplomacyAppendix 2 Interaction Structures in International Diplomacy1 Levels of Diplomatic Interactions2 Areas Affected by Diplomatic Interactions3 Channels of Diplomatic Interaction4 The Intensity of Diplomatic Interactions5 Modality of Diplomatic Interactions6 Exposure of Diplomatic Interactions7 The Intentionality of Diplomatic InteractionsAppendix 3 Relationship-Enhancing Practices in International Diplomacy1 The Practice of Communication2 The Practice of Honoring3 The Practice of Affiliation4 The Practice of Collaboration5 The Practice of Helping6 The Practice of Empathizing7 The Practice of Ceremony8 The Practice of Normative Behavior9 The Practice of Entertaining10 The Practice of Apology11 The Practice of Commitment12 The Practice of Framing Relationships13 The Practice of Giving a Gift14 The Practice of Cultural Interest15 The Practice of Public EngagementReferencesIndex