This handbook integrates a range of conceptual and empirical approaches to diplomacy in the context of ongoing technological and societal change. In this rapidly changing culture, with burgeoning geopolitical and geostrategic realignment among global powers, the tools of diplomacy have changed.

1. Introduction: Diplomatic Thought and Practice (Onditi).- Part I: Foundations of Diplomatic Thought and Practice.- 2 Visibilizing African Heritage in Diplomatic Thought and Practice (Okoth & Were).- 3 Afrodiplomacy: Collective Continental Communiqué (Kuwali & Kuwali).- 4 Feminist Foreign Policy and Diplomacy (Fröhlich & Scheyer).- 5 Modifying Diplomacy for the Twenty-First Century: A New Postmodern Approach (Georghiu).- Part II: Tools and Types of Diplomacy.- 6 The Increasing Significance of Public Diplomacy in International Relations: New Types and Actors (Maunder & Stivachtis).- 7 Sport Diplomacy (Brand).- 8 Humanitarian Diplomacy (Felfeli).- 9 Vaccine Diplomacy (Brand).- 10 Global Environmental Diplomacy (Atisa).- 11 Faith-Based Diplomacy as a New (and Old) Practice in Foreign Policy: Concepts and Cases (Lehmann  McLarren).- 12 Dynastic Diplomacy: Soft Suzerainty, Transdynastic Relations,Nepotism (Yates).- 13 Great Power Diplomacy in the digital age (Stivachtis).- Part III: Diplomacy in a Dynamic World.- 14 African Union Non-Military Conflict Interventions (Engel).- 15 How to Apply Kinetic Diplomacy to Gray Zone Conflict (Onditi & Yuko).- 16 Africa’s Science Diplomacy (Inyang & Simelane).- 17 Neighboring Military Occupation: Modern Surrogate to Conquest (Ben-Nun).- 18 Negotiating with the Devil: Counter-Terrorism and the Rise of Mediation Organizations (Hazan).- 19 Diplomacy and Foreign Policy in the Digital Era: A Case Study of the 2015 “Refugee Crisis” in Germany (Dück).- 20 Women and Feminist Diplomacy in Turbulent Times: How France Coped with the Silent Pandemic (Anand, R.).- 21 From National to International Actorness: International Organizations and the Transformation of Public Diplomacy—The Cases of the European Union and NATO (Stivachtis).- Part IV: Experiences of Diplomacy.- 22 Foreign Service Officers: Are They Fit for Purpose? (Sooklal).- 23 Diplomats in Uniform: ‘Security Diplomacy’ Described Through a Practical Experience Report (Waldbauer-Hable).- 24 Conclusion: The English School and Diplomacy as a Dynamic and Core Primary Institution (McLarren).

This handbook offers important perspectives on the theory and practice of diplomacy in the age of rapid technological change. Focusing on African and international politics, the authors examine tools, case studies, and first-hand experiences in a masterful collection.
- Dr. Lise Howard, Professor of Government and Foreign Service, Georgetown University and President of the Academic Council on the United Nations System.

This valuable handbook asks us to reconceptualise the theory and practice of diplomacy in the context of global technological revolution. It offers a useful corrective to previous Eurocentric theories, with a diverse set of contributors, perspectives and case studies. It will be vital reading for those interested in the evolution of the field of diplomacy.
- Professor Pádraig Carmody, Department of Geography, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.

This handbook integrates a range of conceptual and empirical approaches to diplomacy in the context of ongoing technological and societal change.  Technological and societal disruptions affect modern diplomacy, altering its character and reforming its way.  In light of such changes, this book offers both historical foundations and contemporary perspectives in the field. By doing so, it demonstrates how contemporary change impacts the work of diplomats representing sovereign states. Global diplomatic services will forever be affected by the digitalization of engagement between states during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. In this rapidly changing culture, with burgeoning geopolitical and geostrategic realignment among global powers, the tools of diplomacy have changed.  The state’s foreign policy astuteness and responses to these changes could have long-term impacts. All this culminates in opportunities for improving the management of diplomatic services and efficiency of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) of various states.  This book provides useful insights into how modern diplomacy works, especially the integration of informalities into formal diplomatic practices in complex peace and security environments, within such a framework of change.

Francis Onditi is Associate Professor at Riara University, Kenya.
Katharina McLarren is senior research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Germany..
Gilad Ben-Nun is Alfred Grosser Professor at Sciences-Po, Paris, France.
Yannis A. Stivachtis is Professor at Virginia Tech, USA.
Pontian G. Okoth is Professor at Masinde Muliro University of Science & Technology, Kenya.

This handbook offers important perspectives on the theory and practice of diplomacy in the age of rapid technological change. Focusing on African and international politics, the authors examine tools, case studies, and first-hand experiences in a masterful collection. - (Dr. Lise Howard, Professor of Government and Foreign Service, Georgetown University and President of the Academic Council on the United Nations System.)

This valuable handbook asks us to reconceptualise the theory and practice of diplomacy in the context of global technological revolution. It offers a useful corrective to previous Eurocentric theories, with a diverse set of contributors, perspectives and case studies. It will be vital reading for those interested in the evolution of the field of diplomacy. - (Professor Pádraig Carmody, Department of Geography, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.)

A stimulating, thoughtful and ultimately practical investigation on the evolution and diversifying span ofdiplomatic thought and practice in the context of social and technological change. This handbook offers a critical resource for those seeking to understand and better navigate the shifting landscape of diplomacy in our complex modern world. - (Professor Erin McCandless, Formerly of School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand, SA.)