Debating public diplomacy : : now and next / / Edited by Jan Melissen, Jian Wang.

• TeilnehmendeR: Melissen, Jan,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden Boston : : Brill | Nijhoff,, 2019.
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (215 pages)

This book is a much-needed update on our understanding of public diplomacy. It intends to stimulate new thinking on what is one of the most remarkable recent developments in diplomatic practice that has challenged practitioners as much as scholars. Thought-leaders and up-and-coming authors in Debating Public Diplomacy agree that official efforts to create and maintain relationships with publics in other societies encounter unprecedented and often unexpected difficulties. Resurgent geo-strategic rivalry and technological change affecting state-society relations are among the factors complicating international relationships in a much more citizen-centric world. This book discusses today’s most pressing public diplomacy challenges, including recent sharp power campaigns, the rise of populism, the politicization of diaspora relations, deep-rooted nation-state-based perspectives on culture, and public diplomacy’s contribution to counterterrorism. With influential academic voices exploring policy implications for tomorrow, this collection of essays is also forward-looking by examining unfolding trends in public diplomacy strategies and practices.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Copyright page -- Introduction: Debating Public Diplomacy / Jan Melissen and Jian Wang -- Soft Power and Public Diplomacy Revisited / Joseph S. Nye Jr -- The Tightrope to Tomorrow: Reputational Security, Collective Vision and the Future of Public Diplomacy / Nicholas J. Cull -- Adapting Public Diplomacy to the Populist Challenge / Andrew F. Cooper -- Diasporas and Public Diplomacy: Distinctions and Future Prospects / Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff -- The Psychology of State-Sponsored Disinformation Campaigns and Implications for Public Diplomacy / Erik C. Nisbet and Olga Kamenchuk -- Public Diplomacy in the Digital Age / Corneliu Bjola, Jennifer Cassidy and Ilan Manor -- Digital Diplomacy: Emotion and Identity in the Public Realm / Constance Duncombe -- Culture, Cultural Diversity and Humanity-centred Diplomacies / R.S. Zaharna -- Public Diplomacy and Hostile Nations / Geoffrey Wiseman -- US Public Diplomacy and the Terrorism Challenge / Philip Seib -- The China Model of Public Diplomacy and Its Future / Kejin Zhao -- Political Leaders and Public Diplomacy in the Contested Indo-Pacific / Caitlin Byrne -- Back Matter -- Index.