"Consular Affairs and Diplomacy analyses the multifaceted nature of diplomacy's consular dimension in international relations. It contributes to our understanding of key themes in consular affairs today, the consular challenges that are facing the three great powers--the United States, Russia and China--as well as the historical origins of the consular institution in Europe. Consular Affairs and Diplomacy breaks new ground in the field of diplomatic studies by illustrating how consular affairs can be understood in the broader context of diplomatic practice and vice versa. As a result, the much-neglected study of the consular institution may improve our understanding of contemporary diplomacy."--Publisher description Introduction. The Consular Dimension In Diplomacy / Jan Melissen -- I. Themes In Contemporary Consular Affairs. 1. Changes In Consular Assistance And The Emergence Of Consular Diplomacy / Maaike Okano-heijmans -- 2. Risk, Populism, And The Evolution Of Consular Responsibilities / William Maley -- 3. Honorary Consuls In An Era Of Globalization, Trade, And Investment / Kevin D. Stringer -- 4. Consular Affairs In An Integrated Europe / Ana Mar Fernández -- 5. New Trends In European Consular Services : Visa Policy In The Eu Neighbourhood / Mara Wesseling, Jérôme Boniface -- Ii. The Consular Services Of The Great Powers. 6. The Transformation Of Consular Affairs : The United States Experience / Donna Hamilton -- 7. The Consular Service In Russia : Past Problems, New Challenges / Tatiana Zonova -- 8. China's Consular Service Reform And Changes In Diplomacy / Xia Liping -- Iii. The History Of The Consular Institution. 9. The Many Past Lives Of The Consul / Halvard Leira, Iver B. Neumann -- 10. A History Of The Spanish Consular Service : An Institution In Its Own Right / Jesús Núñez Hernández -- 11. The Dutch Consular Service : In The Interests Of A Colonial And Commercial Nation / Albert E. Kersten, Bert Van Der Zwan -- 12. A History Of The French Consular Services / Jörg Ulbert. Edited By Jan Melissen And Ana Mar Fernández. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Contents Acknowledgements List of Contributors Introduction The Consular Dimension of Diplomacy Part I Themes in Contemporary Consular Affairs Chapter One Changes in Consular Assistance and the Emergence of Consular Diplomacy Chapter Two Risk, Populism, and the Evolution of Consular Responsibilities Chapter Three Honorary Consuls in an Era of Globalization, Trade, and Investment Chapter Four Consular Affairs in an Integrated Europe Chapter Five New Trends in European Consular Services: Visa Policy in the EU Neighbourhood Part II The Consular Services of the Great Powers Chapter Six The Transformation of Consular Affairs: The United States Experience Chapter Seven The Consular Service in Russia: Past Problems, New Challenges Chapter Eight China’s Consular Service Reform and Changes in Diplomacy Part III The History of the Consular Institution Chapter Nine The Many Past Lives of the Consul Chapter Ten A History of the Spanish Consular Service: An Institution in Its Own Right Chapter Eleven The Dutch Consular Service: In the Interests of a Colonial and Commercial Nation Chapter Twelve A History of the French Consular Services Index
