This volume examines the higher-level discussions convened at Wilton Park, the UK’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office’s policy forum, since its inception in 1946.
Originally a ‘re-education’ camp after World War II in the principles and practice of democracy, Wilton Park has evolved into a first-class international policy forum and UK soft power asset working in more than 50 countries. Over the decades, senior decision-makers and opinion formers from around the world have advanced and shaped thinking and policies on global issues, including building post-war Germany, transatlantic security, East-West relations, the transition from apartheid in South Africa, the UK’s relations with Europe, European integration, trade, human rights, climate change, sustainable development and health. With unique archival access, this book comprehensively details the discussions which have helped shape post-war Europe and international policymaking, particularly in the UK, US and wider Europe.
The Policies and Power of Public Diplomacy will be of interest to anyone interested in international relations and is essential reading for academics, diplomats, decision-makers and students from around the world.
The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
Edited by:
Nick Hopkinson
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 1.110kg
ISBN: 9781032831251
ISBN 10: 1032831251
Series: Routledge Open History
Pages: 500
Publication Date: 16 April 2025
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Primary
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Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction Part 1: Origins, Purpose, Method and Place 1. The many faces of Wilton Park 2. Wilton Park: the establishment of purpose, method and place, 1946-1995 3. Wilton Park: evolving method, stakeholders and place Part 2: The Cold War, NATO, Russia and Global Security 4. The Cold War, transatlantic security and East-West relations, 1946-1979 5. The Cold War, transatlantic security and East-West relations, 1980-1991 6. The collapse of Communism, the Russian Federation and countries of the Former Soviet Union 7. NATO and transatlantic security after 1991 8. Arms Control since the 1980s Part 3: Europe: The UK, EC/EU and Enlargement 9. Wilton Park as a site for European debate from the 1940s to the 1980s 10. European integration from 1987 to 2000 11. The EU in the new millennium: economic challenges, constitutional developments, public opinion and the road to Brexit 12. EU Enlargement to Northern, Central and Southern Europe since 1989 Part 4: International Partners 13. Turkey and the West Balkans 14. The Middle East and North Africa 15. Africa - facing the challenges 16. China and Asia Part 5: The United Nations' Three Pillars 17. Humanitarian intervention, peacekeeping and peace building 18. Human rights and International Justice – advancing the agenda 19. Global governance, financing development and the development goals Part 6: Democratic and Transnational Challenges 20. Strengthening democracy and governance 21. The media, the digital revolution and new challenges to democracy 22. Trade and the global economy 23. Climate Change, the environment, energy and disaster preparation/response 24. Global Health: from disease eradication to global pandemic The policies and power of public diplomacy at Wilton Park
Nick Hopkinson is a writer and chair of the Sir Heinz Koeppler Trust. He was acting chief executive, director, report editor, and programme director (EU, global economy and democracy) at Wilton Park, the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office’s policy forum, between 1987 and 2010.
Reviews for The Policies and Power of Public Diplomacy: Wilton Park's Road
“This detailed history of Wilton Park deserves attention beyond just the diplomatic community for two main reasons: for the inspiring story of its German-born founder, Sir Heinz Koeppler, who fought to establish and then sustain an institution to revivify Anglo-German relations after the Second World War; and for the account of the struggle for high-quality debate in the British foreign policy system, when the Treasury saw no need to spend even small amounts of money on it. Both themes bring out the best of the British tradition, rarely matched elsewhere, to argue out the substance of important issues without the constraint of hierarchy or national subjectivism. This is what Wilton Park will always stand for.” Sir Jeremy Greenstock, i.a. former Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations “I am delighted a serious history of Wilton Park’s discussions has been written. The sort of events it offers, with privacy giving participants the confidence to step out of their official roles, can make a considerable contribution to the solution of problems, international or domestic.” Juliet Campbell CMG, i.a. former British Ambassador to Luxembourg; former Mistress of Girton College, Cambridge University
