Philatelic Diplomacy in the System of the Global Economic Cooperation and Its Role in Realization of the Geopolitical Goals

Abstract

This article describes a concept of philatelic diplomacy as one of the categories of geopolitics. It considers the origin and genesis of philatelic diplomacy as a form of «people’s diplomacy», as well as its correlation with the stamp market as one of the directions for the development of the global economic cooperation. With particular focus on enhancement of the role of philatelic diplomacy at the present stage of the geopolitical infighting. The issues covered in the present article appear not only relevant and valid from politico-social point of view, but are also undoubtedly innovative in two aspects: the global character of presentation of a problem and the specificity of the attained results.

DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n5s3p356