Review: Academic study on the Fulbright Program and US public diplomacy
By Colleen Cavanaugh, BA Political Communication, ’22 Molly Bettie’s article “Ambassadors unaware: the Fulbright Program and American public diplomacy” explores a continuous historical tension between the value of the Fulbright Program as an American information...
Sharing America’s stories – the Fulbright program
Improving US intercultural relations, communications, and understanding through exchange By Gabriella Armonda, BA Political Communications, May 2021. On January 27, 2021, the GW Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication presented Senator John Boozman,...
Gender Equality in International Affairs
Building a better approach through research and practice In our latest PDx episode, interviewer and SMPA grad student Victoria Makanjuola talks to Dr. Shirley Graham the director for the Gender Equality Initiative in International Affairs at the Elliott School of...
Lack of Humane Immigration Policy Limits Legitimacy in U.S. Public Diplomacy
By Benjamin Gutman, MA Global Communication ’22 It’s three weeks after the U.S. presidential election and policy analysts in every field are scrambling to give experts and the general public alike optimism regarding the future under a new administration. This is...
The New Globetrotter: looking for an international career
In the second part of our interview with Dr. Sherry Mueller, PDx interviewer and SMPA graduate student Victoria Makanjuola learns what college students and young professionals can do to develop a global career. In Dr. Mueller’s book titled, Working World: Careers...
Public Diplomacy Council and U.S. global engagement
Dr. Sherry Mueller heads the Public Diplomacy Council, a non-profit organization that supports the practice, academic study and advocacy for public diplomacy. The Council looks at the engagement by U.S. Government, especially the State Department and U.S....
The Chessboard and the Web: An Unnecessary Distinction?
Review by Nikki Hinshaw, M.A. Global Communication, ’22 Within the field of international affairs, the metaphor of the chessboard has long been utilized to explain the strategic relationships between states. In “Global Complexity: Intersection of Chessboard and...
We Are All Connected: International relations and political science
With 193 member states, the United Nations is an intergovernmental organization that aims to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a center for harmonizing the actions of nations....
The importance of citizen engagement in PD
Also, the US State Department presents 2020 Citizen Diplomacy Awards Our interconnected world is ever-changing, and if recent months have shown, having global connections does not always mean better understanding and cooperation among people and their governments....
PDx is Back!
This fall 2020 marks the 2nd anniversary of the Public Diplomacy Examined podcast. This podcast takes a look at the world of public diplomacy, professional exchanges, international education, global careers, and foreign affairs. This past summer, SMPA graduate student...
