Praise For Queer Diplomacy

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Corneliu Bjola, Associate Professor in Diplomatic Studies, University of Oxford: “An excellent contribution to the study of diplomacy, written with clarity and insight, offering students and practitioners of diplomacy an invaluable perspective into the evolution of LGBT Human Rights.”

Victor Madrigal, Former UN Independent Expert: “The book is pioneering in global queer studies and international relations as a work that takes diplomacy related to queer politics as its central theme… Janoff conducts the research by drawing upon his own extensive experience as a diplomat, which is methodologically significant in adding credibility to his observations.” [READ MORE]

Queer Diplomacy has been translated into Korean

Author interview on CBC IDEAS podcast

Queer Diplomacy: Negotiating 2SLGBTQ+ Rights in a Fraught World, CBC Ideas

Listen to Nahlah Ayed’s CBC interview with Douglas Janoff on his book Queer Diplomacy.

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