Protocols as a Tool for Government - Softcover

Gargiulo, Enrico

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3031247280 ISBN 13: 9783031247286

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023

Synopsis

This book provides a genealogy of the concept of 'protocol' in government. It examines the functions that different protocols play in the contemporary world, and how they act as devices which regulate delicate and strategic fields of politics and society. The book opens by assessing the historical origins of the word 'protocol', proposes a typology of protocols, and highlights the three main actions of these devices: formalising, standardising, and certifying. It then stresses the ways in which protocols are employed as governing devices, their use as policy instruments, and their role within capitalism. The book concludes by analysing protocol as a method for managing various aspects of social life. The politics of protocols and the dilemmas they present, especially within crisis and emergency scenarios, are also discussed. The book will appeal to scholars and students of public policy, sociology, political philosophy and the theory of law.

 

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3031247280
• ISBN 13: 9783031247286
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 120