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- Title
Bevin's Boys Abroad: British Labor Diplomacy in the Cold War Era.
- Authors
Van Goethem, Geert
- Abstract
In this article the rise and fall of the position of the labor attaché in British diplomacy during the Cold War is analysed. Experts from outside the diplomatic corps worked, and continue to work, in British embassies alongside diplomats. Labor was a prominent domain of expertise during the entire Cold War era, but this has almost disappeared today. It could therefore be claimed that British diplomacy was able to adapt to changing political circumstances. However, this is a story with multiple layers and contains not only elements of change but also continuity over the longer term of the diplomatic enterprise that, despite flexibility and increasing openness, remains a world apart.
- Subjects
BRITISH diplomatic &; consular service; BRITISH politics &; government; COLD War, 1945-1991; BRITISH foreign relations; TWENTIETH century; BRITISH diplomats
- Publication
New Global Studies, 2017, Vol 11, Issue 2, p117
- ISSN
1940-0004
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/ngs-2017-0015