Flexible Diplomacy: Scholars as Key Players in Track II Diplomacy

Abstract

IntroductionThe field of traditional diplomacy has changed very little since the Congress of Vienna in the 19 th century. Globalization, non-traditional security threats, and a changing global landscape require a more flexible diplomacy that includes a wider range of stakeholders such as NGOs, community leaders, and most importantly scholars/academics. Objective The academic freedom enjoyed by scholars allows them to explore policy questions from a scientific perspective Materials and methods the present study follows the grounded theory approach to model development while adopting a largely constructivist paradigm in terms of the nature of diplomacy Result the academic freedom enjoyed by scholars allows them to explore policy questions from a scientific perspective. Thus, scholars have the freedom to explore controversial topics in an environment of respect and professionalism. Discussion Scholars have historically served as the conscience of their generation and also as the keepers and creators of civilization and therefore it is only natural for them to play important roles in public policy Conclusions The integration of the scholarly community into the diplomatic corps of developing countries can reduce the intrinsic asymmetry between the expertise and skills of the ministries of foreign Introducción El campo de la diplomacia tradicional ha cambiado muy poco desde el Congreso de Viena en el siglo XIX. La globalización, las amenazas a la seguridad no tradicionales y un panorama global cambiante requieren una diplomacia más flexible que incluya una gama más amplia de partes interesadas, como ONG, líderes comunitarios y, lo más importante, académicos. Objetivo La libertad académica que disfrutan los académicos les permite explorar cuestiones de política desde una perspectiva científica. Materiales y métodos El presente estudio sigue el enfoque de la teoría fundamentada para el desarrollo de modelos al tiempo que adopta un paradigma en gran parte constructivista en términos de la naturaleza de la diplomacia. Resultados los académicos les permiten explorar cuestiones de política desde una perspectiva científica. Por lo tanto, los 1 Artículo original desarrollado del proyecto "Diplomacia y análisis político" periodo 2017-2019 2 , Ph.D en ciencias políticas, Catholic University of New Spain, Estados Unidos ofeigenblatt@ucne.com