Europe has many borders. Its small countries with millenary histories and diversities offer a variety of intercultural challenges.
IC and Diplomacy - Intercultural Competence and its Relevance for International DiplomacyThe changing nature of international diplomacy requires new knowledge and awareness of intercultural and other skills needed to perform effectively in the role of diplomat.
This paper develops a model of diplomacy training based on intercultural competence and situated learning and applies the model to intercultural encounters.
Today the world is becoming smaller and smaller - distances shrink and become irrelevant, information flows are immense and very fast. People tend to speak foreign languages and, to their surprise, find out that this is not enough. There is more to it, and it is culture.
This essay examines and seeks to explode the notion that diplomats are, or should be, immune to emotion in the conduct of their duties.
Is there a specific, distinctive diplomatic culture?
IC and Diplomacy - The Idea of Diplomatic Culture and its Sources
Diplomats have often been blamed for failing to prevent the outbreak of the First World War.
This paper focuses on interactions between states, international organisations and local authorities in the implementation of the Dayton Accords for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Communication between information technologists and their clients – including diplomats - does not work as well as it should. We know that information technology has become ubiquitous.