City Involvement in Diplomacy
City diplomacy is generally understood as a form of diplomacy conducted by subnationalactors, an interplay between “diplomatic and urban practice” that seeks to influence theinternational environment for the purpose of safety, security, and prosperity of local citizens as well as the advancement of global interest and identity. As one of the subnational actors, cities can also help to promote national interest and the nation’s image in international world. The involvement of actors at this level is known as paradiplomacy, which ...