Consular affairs and diplomacy edited by Jan Melissen and Ana Mar Fernandez.

Preliminary Material / J. Melissen and A. M. Fernández -- Introduction The Consular Dimension Of Diplomacy / Jan Melissen -- Chapter One. Changes In Consular Assistance And The Emergence Of Consular Diplomacy / Maaike Okano-Heijmans -- Chapter Two. Risk, Populism, And The Evolution Of Consular Responsibilities / William Maley -- Chapter Three. Honorary Consuls In An Era Of Globalization, Trade, And Investment / Kevin D. Stringer -- Chapter Four. Consular Affairs In An Integrated Europe / Ana Mar Fernández -- Chapter Five. New Trends In European Consular Services: Visa Policy In The EU Neighbourhood / Mara Wesseling and Jérôme Boniface -- Chapter Six. The Transformation Of Consular Affairs: The United States Experience / Donna Hamilton -- Chapter Seven. The Consular Service In Russia: Past Problems, New Challenges / Tatiana Zonova -- Chapter Eight. China’s Consular Service Reform And Changes In Diplomacy / Xia Liping -- Chapter Nine. The Many Past Lives Of The Consul / Halvard Leira and Iver B. Neumann -- Chapter Ten. A History Of The Spanish Consular Service: An Institution In Its Own Right / Jesús Núñez Hernández -- Chapter Eleven. The Dutch Consular Service: In The Interests Of A Colonial And Commercial Nation / Albert E. Kersten and Bert Van Der Zwan -- Chapter Twelve. A History Of The French Consular Services / Jörg Ulbert -- Index / J. Melissen and A. M. Fernández.

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.