Prof. Adil Najam at Conference on Modern Diplomacy

Prof. Adil Najam, Director of the Boston University Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and Professor of Global Public Policy, participated in a three day conference of authors and experts on diplomacy involved in producing the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Modern Diplomacy. The meeting, held in Ottawa, Canada, at the International Development Research Center (IDRC) from March 14-16, 2011, brought together some of the leading scholars and practitioners of diplomacy from around the world, including Paul Martin (former Prime Minister of Canada), Lloyd Axworthy (former Foreign Minister of Canada), Amb. David Malone, Margaret Karns, Karen Mingst, Kathryn Hochstetler, Ramesh Thakur, Richard Feinberg, John Groom, Andrew Cooper, Jan Melissen, Tom Farer, Rebecca Johnson, Amb. Pierre Schori, Diana Tussie, Jorge Heine, Jayanta Dhanapala, and Amb. John English and others.

Prof. Najam’s presentation and contribution to the eventual Handbook is on environmental diplomacy. In his presentation to the group, Prof. Najam highlighting the history of environmental diplomacy and outlines key trends and dynamics in this fast moving and fast growing area of modern diplomacy. The Oxford Handbook of Modern Diplomacy is a part of the prestigious Oxford Handbook series. It is expected to be published in 2012 and is edited by Andrew Cooper, Jorge Heine and Ramesh Thakur.