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by Brad Gilligan Last month, advocates of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights deployed thousands of supporters to the grounds outside the U.S. Supreme Court during oral arguments in two landmark cases. A Pew Research Center poll demonstrates the dominant frame being deployed by media to tell the story.…

Digital Diplomacy’s Reach and Risk

April 8, 2013 public diplomacy 2 Comments

The recent Twitter row between the United States and Egypt triggered a number of issues – freedom of expression; the role of media in modern societies; the balance between diplomacy and public diplomacy; between interests and values, both ours and theirs; and the ability to communicate not just governments but…

Bruce Gregory’s Public Diplomacy Resources #64

March 26, 2013 public diplomacy 3 Comments

GW School of Media and Public Affairs and Georgetown Adjunct Assistant Professor Bruce Gregory compiles an annotated bibliography of Public Diplomacy-related readings and other resources. Intended for teachers of public diplomacy and related courses, here is an update on resources that may be of general interest. Bruce Gregory Suggestions for…

Harlem Shake: Arab Spring Protest Edition

March 25, 2013 Cultural Diplomacy 2 Comments

by Kate Shriver First, there was Gangam Style, the epic YouTube video by South Korean pop sensation Psy that swept the world in 2012 and currently has over one billion views, making it the most viewed YouTube video of all time. Anyone who was anyone made a spinoff or parody of…

Analyzing “Cultural Diplomacy in Africa” through the IR Positioning Spectrum

March 20, 2013 public diplomacy 1 Comment

In his piece, “Schools, Hospitals or Cultural Relations?” John Worne outlines the “crude version” of the International Relations Positioning Spectrum (IRPS), a continuum that illustrates international relations as falling somewhere between aid and military power. As he defines it, the IRPS is “giving, helping, sharing, boasting, shouting, fighting.” However, just…

Democracy and 21st Century Statecraft

March 18, 2013 Cultural Diplomacy public diplomacy Social Media 2 Comments

By Rebecca Woodward The recent presidential elections in Kenya served as a platform to showcase mobile technology as a medium for transparent and fair processes in a country troubled by election violence and fraud in the recent past. There are roughly six billion mobile phones in the world, in Kenya…

The use of Social Media in Public Diplomacy: Scanning e-diplomacy by Embassies in Washington DC

February 19, 2013 public diplomacy Social Media 17 Comments

This post was co-written by Dr. Ali Fisher, Associate Director, Intermedia. Ali produces analysis of social movements which enhances organisational strategy, strategic communication and evaluation through network analysis and big data. Current research includes the use of digital media during elections, and social media as an information sharing tool during…

How Does Cultural Diplomacy Communicate? Let Me Count the Ways

February 7, 2013 Cultural Diplomacy Global Communication in the field public diplomacy 1 Comment

Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Tara Sonenshine, who delivered the annual Walter Roberts Lecture at George Washington University last Thursday, comes from a serious press and media background. She is the recipient of 10 News Emmy Awards and other awards in journalism for broadcast programs…

Inaugural Public Diplomacy

January 22, 2013 public diplomacy 1 Comment

President Barack Obama, in his first inaugural address in 2009, said “the world has changed, and we must change with it.” The extent of a transformed domestic and international landscape was clear in his second inaugural address this week. Inaugurals are important opportunities for public diplomacy and his message will…

Catalan Independence and Sub-State Public Diplomacy

January 8, 2013 public diplomacy 11 Comments

Although it hasn’t garnered much attention in the U.S., tensions are high and escalating between the Catalan region of Spain and the national government in Madrid. The latest incident came Sunday when Spanish Defense Minister Pedro Morenes said that the military was “prepared” in the face of “absurd provocations,” presumably…