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The Future of Diplomacy

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The Future of Diplomacy examines the rapid transformation of diplomacy in the age of new media and hyper-connectivity. Philip Seib, a leading expert on media and foreign policy, explores how diplomacy has shifted from secretive negotiations to a public, participatory process involving instant reactions to global crises amplified by platforms like YouTube and Facebook. Through case studies such as the Iran nuclear negotiations and the Syrian humanitarian crisis, Seib highlights the rise of flexible, public-facing diplomacy that utilises both digital innovations and traditional methods to address complex international relations with state and non-state actors alike.
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Never before has diplomacy evolved at such a rapid pace. It is being transformed into a global participatory process by new media tools and newly empowered publics. Public diplomacy has taken center-stage as diplomats strive to reach and influence audiences that are better informed and more assertive than any in the past.

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The Future of Diplomacy

Never before has diplomacy evolved at such a rapid pace. It is being transformed into a global participatory process by new media tools and newly empowered publics. Public diplomacy has taken centre-stage as diplomats strive to reach and influence audiences that are better informed and more assertive than any in the past.

In this crisp and insightful analysis, Philip Seib, one of the world's top experts on media and foreign policy, explores the future of diplomacy in our hyper-connected world. He shows how the focus of diplomatic practice has shifted away from the closed-door, top-level negotiations of the past. Today's diplomats are obliged to respond instantly to the latest crisis fuelled by a YouTube video or Facebook post. This has given rise to a more open and reactive approach to global problem-solving, with consequences that are difficult to predict.

Drawing on examples from the Iran nuclear negotiations to the humanitarian crisis in Syria, Seib argues persuasively for this new versatile and flexible public-facing diplomacy; one that makes strategic use of both new media and traditional diplomatic processes to manage the increasingly complex relations between states and new non-state political actors in the 21st Century.

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Praised as "an extremely well-written book" by The Foreign Service Journal, Seib's work is celebrated for its stimulating and insightful approach to diplomacy in the digital age. Tara Sonenshine, former US under secretary of state for public diplomacy, calls it a "must-read" that energises discussion around media and global affairs. Marvin Kalb highlights the book's illumination of the profound changes new media brings to traditional diplomacy, while experts recognise its accuracy and thought-provoking analysis within international relations and communications studies.

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ISBN: 9781509507191

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 July 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Polity Press

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 145.0mm

Height: 224.0mm

Weight: 331g

Pages: 144

About the Author

Philip Seib is Professor of Journalism and Public Diplomacy and Professor of International Relations at the University of Southern California. From 2009 until 2013, he was director of USC๏ฟฝs Center on Public Diplomacy.
He is author or editor of numerous books, including The Al Jazeera Effect; Global Terrorism and New Media; Al Jazeera English; Real-Time Diplomacy; Religion and Public Diplomacy; and The Future of Diplomacy.
He writes frequently for Huffington Post and is editor/co-editor of two academic book series and founding co-editor of the journal Media, War, and Conflict.

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