Front Matter -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction: The European Union and the Contemporary Transformation of Diplomacy -- Conceptual Framework: Diplomacy, Alienation and Ideal Types -- The Organisation of the EU as a Diplomatic Actor -- The EU in Bilateral Diplomatic Relations -- The Participation of the EU in International Organisations -- EU Diplomatic Meta-practices: Institutionalisation, Legalisation and Regionalisation -- Social Structures of EU Diplomacy -- Conclusions and Perspectives -- Annex 1: Ideal Type Social Structures of Diplomacy -- Annex 2: Ideal Type Diplomatic Meta-practices -- Annex 3: Ideal Type Diplomatic Practices.

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