Overview

Through conversations with State Department officials, ambassadors, public relations executives, public policy experts, and academics, Digital Diplomacy explores what it means to be innovative in foreign policy and diplomacy. These leading experts explain what are the new dynamics, developments, trends, and theories in diplomacy brought on by the digital revolution in which non-state actors play an active role. Such access now provides diplomats the means to influence the countries they work in on a massive scale, not just through elites. The book's focus on innovative approaches shows how both public and traditional diplomacy have been transforming foreign policy in the 21st century, highlighting new means and trends in conducting diplomacy and implementing foreign policy.The enhanced e-book version features interviews with the experts who appear in the book, including Carne Ross, the rock star of digital diplomacy; Teddy Goff, the Digital Director for President Obama's 2012 Campaign; Lara Stein, Director of TEDx; Ambassador David Thorne, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State, and more.

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9781322871912

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The arrival of social media has truly given substance and meaning to the phrase 'Power to the People'. Citizens of the world have more insight, more control and more influence over the new world order than ever before. Digital Diplomacy's rich and well-crafted insights quickly make you realize the impact and importance of a single tweet can go way beyond those 140 characters.--Matt Navarra, Social Media Director at The Next Web

Author Information

Andreas Sandre is the Press and Public Affairs Officer at the Embassy of Italy to the United States in Washington, DC and the author of Twitter for Diplomats (2013, DiploFoundation).

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