Dilemmas of a Dyslexic Public Diplomacy
Does public diplomacy in the U.S. know how to listen? This was the question inspiring a conference I organized not long ago at American University. Historically the evidence is not encouraging. If it...
View ArticleAspiring to an Interest-free Cultural Diplomacy?
When I hear from people about the relative advantages of cultural diplomacy, they often point to the apparent “neutrality” or “apolitical” basis of, say, cultural exchange. Coming from an...
View ArticleThe Hard and Soft of Cultural Diplomacy: Networks and Stories in Global Affairs
Amy Zalman recently proposed that “soft power” – as a conceptual frame for understanding global politics – is too narrow and has outlived its usefulness. Her provocation generated fruitful responses...
View ArticleCollaborative/Creative Diplomacy/Partnerships
Stephanie Stallings recently suggested that creative collaboration is a useful model for cultural diplomacy. She is definitely onto something. Circumstances have changed around the work of diplomacy....
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