The SAGE Handbook of Diplomacy provides a major thematic overview of Diplomacy and its study that is theoretically and historically informed and in sync with the current and future needs of diplomatic practice . Original contributions from a brilliant team of global experts are organised into four thematic sections:

IntroductionA: DIPLOMATIC CONCEPTS & THEORIES 1. Theoretical Perspectives in Diplomacy - Costas M. Constantinou and Paul Sharp2. A Conceptual History of Diplomacy - Halvard Leira3. Diplomacy and the Colonial Encounter - Sam Okoth Opondo4. Statecraft, Strategy and Diplomacy - Markus Kornprobst5. Diplomacy and Foreign Policy - Brian Hocking6. Diplomacy, Communication and Signaling - Christer Jönsson7. Diplomatic Agency - Rebecca Adler-Nissen8. Diplomatic Culture - Jason Dittmer & Fiona McConnell9. Diplomacy and the Arts - Iver B. Neumann10. Diplomatic Ethics - Corneliu Bjola11. Diplomatic Knowledge - Noé CornagoB: DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONS 12. Embassies, Permanent Missions & Special Missions - Kishan S. Rana13. Consulates and Consular Diplomacy - Ana Mar Fernández Pasarín14. The Diplomatic Corps - Paul Sharp and Geoffrey Wiseman15. Diplomacy and International Law - David Clinton16. Diplomatic Immunity - Linda S. Frey and Marsha L. Frey17. Diplomacy and Negotiation - I William Zartman 18. Diplomatic Mediation - Karin Aggestam19. Diplomatic Summitry - David H. Dunn and Richard Lock-Pullan20. Diplomatic Language - Donna Marie OglesbyC: DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS 21. Diplomatic Relations Between States - Alan James22. Great Power Diplomacy - Cornelia Navari23. Middle Power Diplomacy - Yolanda Spies24. Small State Diplomacy - Baldur Thorhallsson and Alyson J.K. Bailes25. European Union Diplomacy - Michael Smith26. American Diplomacy - Alan K. Henrikson27. Russian Post-Soviet Diplomacy - Tatiana Zonova28. China's Diplomacy - Chen Zhimin29. Diplomacy in East Asia - Pauline Kerr30. Latin American Diplomacy - Sean W. Burges and Fabrício H Chagas Bastos31. Middle East Diplomacy - Stephan Stetter32. African Diplomacy - Asteris Huliaras and Konstantinos Magliveras33. Southern African Diplomacy - Stephen Chan34. Developing States Diplomacy - Stephen CalleyaD: TYPES OF DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT35. Public Diplomacy - Ellen Huijgh36. Quiet and Secret Diplomacy - William Maley37. Crisis Diplomacy - Edward Avenell and David Hastings Dunn38. Coercive Diplomacy - Peter Viggo Jakobsen39. Revolutionary Diplomacy - David Armstrong40. Conference Diplomacy - Paul Meerts41. City Diplomacy - Michele Acuto42. Citizen Diplomacy - Melissa Conley Tyler and Craig Beyerinck43. Celebrity Diplomacy - Mark Wheeler44. Digital Diplomacy - Eytan Gilboa45. Economic Diplomacy - Maaike Okano-Heijmans46. Business Diplomacy - Huub Ruël and Tim Wolters47. Religious Diplomacy - David Joseph Wellman48. Military Diplomacy - See Seng Tan49. Environmental Diplomacy - Saleem H. Ali and Helena Voinov Vladich50. Sports Diplomacy - Stuart Murray51. Science Diplomacy - Daryl Copeland52. Indigenous Diplomacy - J. Marshall Beier53. Pariah Diplomacy - Huss Banai