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What is Islamic Journalism?
Western policy makers and diplomats need to understand more about Islam when engaging with journalists in Muslim Southeast Asia. Over spring break, IPDGC Director Janet traveled to Australia to give talks at the University of Sydney, Australian National University...
Deadlines approaching for Walter Roberts awards
Thanks to the generous support of the Walter Roberts Endowment, the Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication (IPDGC) is offering a grant of up to $5,000 to a promising student for a project in public diplomacy. Public Diplomacy can be defined as the...
IPDGC honors Sen. Patrick Leahy for commitment to Public Diplomacy
I couldn’t be more delighted for the opportunity to thank Sen. Leahy for his steadfast support to efforts for telling America’s story to the world.” – Janet Steele, Director, IPDGC On March 5, 2019, the Vermont senator was awarded the Walter...
Listen Up! New PDx interview: Jonathan Hollander
Here’s the latest interview on PDx with Jonathan Hollander, President and Artistic Director of the Battery Dance Company in Manhattan, New York City. A trailblazer in the field of dance beginning with his founding of Battery Dance, Jonathan has also been...
IPDGC hosts careers in Public Diplomacy panel
If you want to get into this opportunity and space, you must bring that passion. This was the message at the panel talk arranged by the Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication (IPDGC) with the Elliott School’s Graduate Student Services (GSS) last...
What is Smart Power?
Writing in the Atlantic Monthly in 1990, Harvard Professor Joseph S. Nye, Jr., stated that “the richest country in the world could afford both better education at home and the international influence that comes from an effective aid and information program abroad. ...
Meet IPDGC’s current Public Diplomacy Fellow
Karl Stoltz is the GW Visiting State Department Public Diplomacy Fellow for the 2018 – 2019 academic year. He joined the Foreign Service in 1986 and has served in Washington, D.C., Europe, Africa, East Asia and the Pacific. Before joining GW’s Institute for Public...
Panda Diplomacy
By Colleen Calhoun, Mary Anne Porto and Libby Schiller Exotic animals have long been seen as symbols of power and democracy. Dating back to the times of Ancient Rome and Emperor Octavius, large animals such as lions, rhinoceroses, etc. have been used as leverage in...
Public Diplomacy and Asian Cuisine in America
By Caroline Rexrode, Matilda Kreider and Jade Hurley Asian cuisine has been used as a public diplomacy tool in the United States, specifically from the country of Thailand. The primary philosophy behind food diplomacy, or public diplomacy using cuisine native to one’s...
Street art as a form of public diplomacy
By Devan Cole, Jazmyn Strode and Ali Oksner Street art, which is defined simply as visual art that is created in public places, is seldom considered a form of PD. But, if thought about carefully, one can easily see how street art can be a powerful and effective form...
