The City Diplomacy Lab at Columbia Global Centers | Paris is an unprecedented alliance between scholars and practitioners of cities’ international action. It deploys a multi-disciplinary methodology to expand the understanding and practice of city diplomacy and advise its evolution. The Lab’s primary output consists of: Research: The Lab provides much-needed theoretical framing, reliable data, and comparative analyses…Continue reading “About”
The Rise of City Diplomacy
City diplomacy allows municipalities to pursue their own interests and values through additional political, financial, and technical resources stemming from transnational partnerships with foreign peers, public institutions, and private actors. Despite its growing success, city diplomacy remains a new field of action and research. This calls for a renewed effort to grasp its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.