Caribbean Network Diplomacy : Addressing Global Challenges through Regional Collaboration

This book analyses how Caribbean small states use communication networks, regional institutions, and collaborative coalitions to exercise diplomatic influence in an increasingly complex global system, examining how networks facilitate collaboration, agenda-setting, and collective action in areas such as global health and climate governance.

Caribbean Network Diplomacy: Addressing Global Challenges through Regional Collaboration analyses how Caribbean small states use communication networks, regional institutions, and collaborative coalitions to exercise diplomatic influence in an increasingly complex global system. This book advances a network-based understanding of diplomacy, demonstrating how strategic communication and coordination enable small states to shape outcomes beyond traditional bilateral and multilateral channels. Drawing on original empirical research and in-depth case studies, including the Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) and the Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN), this book examines how networks facilitate collaboration, agenda-setting, and collective action in areas such as global health and climate governance. It also critically examines the limits of networked diplomacy, addressing challenges such as political fragmentation, uneven power relations, and resource constraints, and considers how to navigate them. This book will appeal to scholars and postgraduate students of international relations, diplomacy, global governance, and Caribbean studies, as well as policymakers and practitioners interested in small-state diplomacy, regional cooperation, and networked approaches to global problem-solving.