1st Edition
Caribbean Network Diplomacy Addressing Global Challenges through Regional Collaboration
Introduction: Caribbean Network Diplomacy—Addressing Global Challenges through Regional Collaboration. 1. Rethinking Diplomacy: From Traditional to Networked Approaches 2. Theoretical Foundations of Network Diplomacy in Small Island Developing States 3. From Independence to Integration—Caribbean Diplomacy in Context 4. Communicative Power and Information Politics in Network Diplomacy 5. Operationalising Network Diplomacy—The Case of the Healthy Caribbean Coalition 6. Operationalising Network Diplomacy—The Case of the Caribbean Youth Environment Network 7. Bridging Sectors, Amplifying Voices—A Comparative Analysis of HCC and CYEN 8. Towards a Caribbean Model of Coalitional Network Diplomacy 9. Tactical Influence in Caribbean Network Diplomacy: Framing, Symbolism, and Moral Authority as Strategic Tools 10. Anchoring Influence—Institutionalising Caribbean Network Diplomacy in a Global Context. Conclusion
Biography
Candia James is Lecturer in International Relations and Communication and a researcher specialising in network diplomacy, global governance, and small‑state
diplomacy. She is affiliated with the Institute of International Relations at the University of the West Indies and the College of Science, Technology and Applied Arts of Trinidad and Tobago (COSTAATT). Her research examines communication networks, regional cooperation, and the evolving dynamics of Caribbean diplomacy.
