Category: ‘Listening’

Collaborative Public Diplomacy – Published

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'Listening', Collaborative Public Diplomacy, Options for Influence, Public Diplomacy

Collaborative Public Diplomacy: How Transnational Networks Influenced American Studies in Europe During the early Cold War, the complex relationship between communities in Europe and the United States was of concern to those on both sides of the Atlantic. Using archival research and recorded interviews, this book charts the development of American Studies in Europe during … Read More “Collaborative Public Diplomacy – Published” »

Networked R&D

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'Listening', Network analysis, networks, Public Diplomacy

The ISA panel session; Bridging the gap between theory and practice in Public Diplomacy provided a useful opportunity to discuss how links could be strengthened between academics and practitioners. Accepting the premise that there is a gap between academics and practitioners I considered the means to create a bridge for theoretical perspectives to enter practice, … Read More “Networked R&D” »

Public Diplomacy is Changing the Odds

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'Listening', networks, Public Diplomacy

There have been many attempts to pin down what Public Diplomacy is about, and as I’m currently finishing editing The Trials of Public Diplomacy, this has been at the forefront of my mind. Rather than seeking another definition to encapsulate (or exclude) certain actors, methodologies, or bureaucracies, I’ve been seeking to think about what PD … Read More “Public Diplomacy is Changing the Odds” »

Powering PD

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'Listening', Habits of engagement, International Communcation, Options for Influence, Public Diplomacy

Picking up on the last discussion of power and the articulation of power in relation to ‘allies’, it is also worth considering the power relationship with the potential target community when planning PD activities. In Options for Influence, we discussed the options which exist between telling and listening. At the ‘telling’ or message orientated end … Read More “Powering PD” »

A short note on influence

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'Listening', Dispersed Networks, Habits of engagement, International Communcation, Listening exercises, networks, Public Diplomacy

A key part of the Dispersed Networks project is considering them as networks of influence – When engaged in any form of international communication, public diplomacy, cultural relations, or whatever other label practitioners or theorists wish to put on the work, the aim of the activity is not just changing people’s perceptions, but rather influencing … Read More “A short note on influence” »

of networks and data maps

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'Listening', Data mapping, Dispersed Networks, International Communcation, Listening exercises, Network analysis, networks, online, Public Diplomacy, Virtual Communities

The rapid development of new technology has enabled the creation of mass instant communication and rapid information dissemination. This technology also allows rapid collection of data and the production of data maps and network diagrams. While I’ll pursue the important variations of network diagrams another day, today I’ll focus on highlighting the potential of these … Read More “of networks and data maps” »

Power Down the Transmitter — The Potential of Listening Exercises

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'Listening', Habits of engagement, International Communcation, Listening exercises, Options for Influence, Public Diplomacy

Following the last post a few people asked me how I’d define, international communication, public diplomacy or cultural relations. The frame of reference for the blog is to look for ideas which influence the way foreign populations act. This in Christopher Ross’s phrase is a “multidimensional enterprise”. In this enterprise Wandren PD is channel neutral … Read More “Power Down the Transmitter — The Potential of Listening Exercises” »