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Public Diplomacy
Public Diplomacy, from an international relations perspective, is about communication with foreign publics to establish a dialogue designed to inform and influence. It is closely linked to the concept of nation branding, although its importance on a city and regional level is growing. The following articles provide latest research insights, examples and reflections on the changing field of public diplomacy practice:
James Pamment on Strategic Communication and Public Diplomacy
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James Pamment, Senior Lecturer at Lund University, in this interview discusses strategic communication, public diplomacy, and international development.
Annika Rembe on Sweden, Country Reputation and Public Diplomacy
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Annika Rembe of the Swedish Institute explains how Sweden promotes itself abroad, its country branding challenges and public diplomacy strategies.
BREXIT: Consequences for UK Country Image, Nation Brand and Europe
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Brexit and its consequences: World's leading experts in country image and nation brands on what Brexit means for the United Kingdom and Europe.
Gadis Ranty on Public Diplomacy, Coffee and Indonesia as Country of Origin
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Does coffee come to your mind when thinking about Indonesia? Country-of-origin, nation branding and public diplomacy are the passions of Gadis Ranty, a junior official at the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Gadis recently wrote an article for the Master of Public Diplomacy blog at the University of Southern California, Annenberg (USA), which was republished in The Jakarta Post. This guest post is an expanded version of the original article, in which Gadis shares her personal view.
Ali Fisher on Big Data, Networks, Public Diplomacy and Country Image
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Ali Fisher, Principal Data Scientist at VORTEX (University of Vienna) and CPD Research Fellow at the USC Center on Public Diplomacy (University of Southern California), about big data, new networks and the resulting opportunities - and challenges - for public diplomacy professionals.
Jordi Xifra on Place Reputation, Public Diplomacy and Catalonia
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Professor Jordi Xifra of Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona, on place reputation, public relations research, nation building and the case of Catalonia.
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