Suchergebnisse

1. Introduction -- 2. Region and paradiplomacy : in search of definition -- 3. Paradiplomacy studies as a field of scholarly inquiry -- 4. The eleven dimensions of paradiplomacy discourse -- 5. Constructing an explanatory framework for the study of subnational governments' involvement in international relations -- 6. The province of Alberta in international affairs : applying the explanatory framework -- 7. Concluding remarks.

This book examines and systematises the theoretical dimensions of paradiplomacy - the role of subnational governments in international relations. Throughout the world, subnational governments play an active role in international relations by participating in international trade, cultural missions and diplomatic relations with foreign powers. These governments, including states in the USA and landers in Germany, can sometimes even challenge the official foreign policy of their national government. These activities, which are regularly promoting the subnational government's interests, have been.