European public diplomacy

"The European region - especially given the existence of the European Union (EU) - necessarily encompasses multiple levels of public diplomacy: subnational, national, transnational, and supranational. But do the various aspects of Europe's multi-leveled public diplomacy form a coherent overall image, or do they work against each other to some extent? European Public Diplomacy: Soft Power at Work pushes the literature on public diplomacy forward through a multifaceted exploration of the European case. In so doing, it fills an important gap in the international relations literature on the mechanisms behind soft power"--Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction; Mai'a K. Davis Cross -- PART I: CONCEPTUALIZING EUROPEAN PUBLIC DIPLOMACY -- 1. Perspectives from Diplomatic Studies; Jan Melissen -- 2. Historical Perspectives; Nicholas J. Cull -- 3. Perspectives from International Relations Theory; Mai'a K. Davis Cross -- PART II: PUBLIC DIPLOMACY IN EUROPE's DIPLOMATIC LAB -- 4. West European Public Diplomacy; James Pamment -- 5. New Members' Public Diplomacy; Beata Ociepka -- 6. Challenging Boundaries: Exploring the Domestic Dimension of Public Diplomacy in the EU; Ellen Huijgh -- 7. City Diplomacy in the EU; Teresa La Porte -- 8. European Social Diplomacy in Northern Africa and the Middle East; Rianne van Doeveren -- 9. Networks and Networking in European Public Diplomac; Ali Fisher -- 10. The European External Action Service and Public Diplomacy; Simon Duke -- PART III: BEYOND THE NEW PUBLIC DIPLOMACY -- 11. The EU's Social Power in International Politics: A Critical Analysis; Peter van Ham -- 12. The Concept of 'Pouvoir Normatif' in Global Politics; Ian Manners and Richard Whitman -- Conclusion; Jan Melissen