This book examines and systematises the theoretical dimensions of paradiplomacy - the role of subnational governments in international relations.

Alexander S. Kuznetsov is the Regional Manager (Europe) at the University of Alberta, Canada and has a PhD in Political Systems and Institutional Change department from IMT (Institute for Advanced Studies), Lucca, Italy.

1. Introduction 2. Region and Paradiplomacy: in Search of a Definition 3. Paradiplomacy Studies as a Field of Scholarly Inquiry 4. The Eleven Dimensions of the Paradiplomacy Discourse 5. Constructing an Explanatory Framework for the Study of Subnational Governments' Involvement in International Relations 6. The Province of Alberta in International Affairs: Applying the Explanatory Framework 7. Conclusion