Biodiplomacy: Genetic Resources and International Relations

From: Journal of Third World Studies | Date: October 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

Sanchez, Vicente and Calestous Juna (eds.). Biodiplomacy: Genetic Resources and International Relations. Nairobi, Kenya: African Centre for Technology Studies, 1996. 370 pp.

Diplomacy is a system of communication between strangers and friends. It is the formal means by which the self-identity of the sovereign state is constituted and articulated through external relations with other states. Diplomacy describes those activities taken by a given government of a given state to find accommodation in the state's relations with other states. Diplomacy is, therefore, concerned with peaceful means ...

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