There is an increasing role of cities and regions in conflict resolution. Sub-units of national governments or other entities involvement in diplomacy has been termed para-diplomacy. Are regional and urban governmental units involved in international diplomacy enhancing or distracting from conflict resolution. I was researching this topic and found this interesting article from the Bologna Center Journal of International Affairs : http://bcjournal.org/2007/paradiplomacy/
I will be exploring this concept as related to some of my forthcoming research.
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