To ensure that diplomacy functions even in situations of international enmity and competition, diplomats need to be shielded from politically motivated persecution and harassment by foreign states.
Diplomacy is interesting for corruption research in other respects as well. Diplomats thus occupy a position which carries considerable prestige and esteem, often more so than other public positions. 14) designate foreign affairs as an elite and high-prestige area as it offers individuals the potential for sustained “visibility and significant control over policy.” It is also an institution that has traditionally been populated by an elite political class – such as the nobility in Europe – which continues to provide diplomacy with an air of exclusivity. In a discussion of cabinet rankings, Krook and O’Brien (2011, p. Diplomacy is an institution of prestige and political weight.
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