A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

A Different View on City Diplomacy: Mid-sized Baltic Towns and Their International Contacts




AuthorsClerc Louis

PublisherBrill

Publishing placeLeiden

Publication year2021

JournalDiplomatica

Volume3

Issue1

First page 180

Last page186

eISSN2589-1774


Abstract

Recent developments in the study of city diplomacies have kept small and mid-sized towns mostly outside of focus. This robs the field of an opportunity to consider the international activities of most cities and networks of cities, and deprives us from a reflection on the reasons why most cities would feel a need to develop their international outreach, and on the ways they would do it. Studying the city diplomacy of small cities reminds us of the depth of practices and of the variety of realities blanketed under the notion of city diplomacy – variety both in geographical but also in chronological terms. From the point of view of these small and mid-sized towns, city diplomacy appears subtly different than from the vintage point of great cities. This essay will reflect on this through the example of Turku, a mid-sized town in the Baltic Sea region.



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