Marcus Holmes baseert zijn schrijfwerk op zijn achtergrond als klassiek geschoolde muzikant en zijn uitgebreide ervaring in het onderwijs. Zijn werk neemt vaak de vorm aan van praktische handleidingen, gevormd door decennia aan leservaring. Holmes' internationaal verkrijgbare boeken bieden een unieke mix van artistieke gevoeligheid en pedagogisch inzicht. Zijn onderscheidende stem wordt gevormd door de werelden van muziek en leren, wat lezers een originele en verrijkende ervaring belooft.
Focusing on digital diplomacy, this book explores its role as a transformative force in international politics. It examines how digital tools and strategies are employed to manage change and influence diplomatic relations, highlighting the complexities and innovations that arise in the digital age. Through various case studies, the author delves into the implications of technology on traditional diplomatic practices and the evolving landscape of global communication.
Exploring the nuanced experience of living as a Spectrum-Autist, the narrative delves into the challenges of existing in the in-between space of typical and profound autism. The author shares personal struggles with intense introversion and social interactions, highlighting the pain of feeling misunderstood and disconnected. Despite these challenges, they navigated academic achievements and language learning, ultimately discovering their identity as a verbal-autistic through the insights of a compassionate psychologist, which illuminated their life experiences and behaviors.
Face-to-face diplomacy is the most ubiquitous practice of world politics, seen as essential by leaders, but dismissed as irrelevant by political scientists. Drawing upon social neuroscience and psychology, this book addresses this puzzle to create a theory of face-to-face diplomacy that is relevant for both students and scholars of world politics as well as practitioners and policymakers.