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CPD Perspectives: Mapping the Great Beyond Apr 30, 2010 In the most recent issue of CPD Perspectives, Mapping the Great Beyond: Identifying Meaningful Networks in Public Diplomacy, Dr. Ali Fisher highlights the importance of mapping social networks for the field of public diplomacy. In part one of Mapping the Great Beyond, Fisher discusses the value … Read More “USC CPD Perspectives: Publication on Network Analysis” »
I had the pleasure of writing this with Gerard Lemos for the USCÂ CPD Blog: We have been on the cusp of the network phase in Public Diplomacy for some time now, but as yet we have not fully crossed the threshold and adopted the operating model of a network based approach. Our operating model will … Read More “Entering the Network Phase in Public Diplomacy” »
Indra Adnan’s piece in the Huffington Post outlines the future of the Downing Street Project; The Downing Street Project is going to shift its gaze from equal representation for women, to the much broader question of the gender dynamics of the public sphere and its effect on society… [It is hoped this will develop] a … Read More “PD, Gender Gap Data and the ‘flimsy new framework’” »
Nice video – seems to be a useful way of thinking about ideas diffusing through a dispersed network. Trying to understanding the network and identify important elements within it provides a means of making diffusion more likely. What makes a node important depends on perspective and what you are trying to achieve, so attempting to … Read More “Nice video as model for network PD” »
Six or seven years ago I wrote an article analysing some of different types of satirical and bad-taste images which circulated on the web following 9/11: Gramsci and the New Intellectuals The intention was not to pass judgement on the images, but to discuss the entry of a new type of influencer – ‘the new … Read More “New Media Retrospective” »
The run-in to the Christmas break has seen the production of numerous pieces about Gov 2.0 and PD 2.0. As comments on them have got a little long I’ve attached them here rather than have an overly long blog post. Many of these have been hot on the potential of ‘new’ tools but less clear … Read More “What does this video have to do with Public Diplomacy 2.0?” »