Overview

This book is about a world where diplomats engage more in societies at home and abroad, and citizens participate more in diplomatic practice; where public diplomacy is now central to most diplomatic concerns; where digitalization and artificial intelligence empower and disrupt diplomacy’s institutions, tools, and methods; and where large-scale geopolitical conflicts and complex global problems require collaborative cross-border solutions. Thought leaders and innovators in this volume consider the impacts of these changes, illuminating what’s new, what’s at stake, and what’s needed to reimagine diplomacy when states and society are deeply interconnected. Their insights and ideas challenge next generation scholars, practitioners, educators, and policymakers to think differently about the relevance and value of diplomacy and its public dimension in global affairs.

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Author:   Kathy R. Fitzpatrick ,  Bruce Gregory
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:  

9783032128560

ISBN 10:   3032128560
Pages:   146
Publication Date:   23 February 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Part I: A More Public Diplomacy.- Chapter 2: The Societization of Diplomacy: Transitioning Operational Landscapes, Shifting Lenses.- Chapter 3:  Societizing Diplomacy or Diplomatizing Society?.- Chapter 4: Pathways to Humanity-centric Approaches to Public Diplomacy as an Instrument of Progress,   Prosperity, and Peace.- Chapter 5: Regional Diplomatic Culture and Diplomacy’s Public Turn.- Part II    Advancing Diplomacy’s Public Dimension.- Chapter 6: The Boundaries of Public Diplomacy:  Public Turn while Maintaining the Diplomatic Ground.- Chapter 7: Rethinking the Public in Public Diplomacy: Contemporary Characteristics and Implication.- Chapter 8:  Reputational Security on the Edge: Diplomacy’s Public Dimension in a Post-Soft Power World.- Chapter 9: Bridging Gaps in Public Diplomacy Research.- Part III   Integrating Theory and Practice.- Chapter 10: Mediatization, Logics of Diplomacy, and the Crisis of Epistemic Security in the Digital Age.- Chapter 11: Towards AI-Enhanced Public Diplomacy? A Quantum Reflection.- Chapter 12: Digital Public Diplomacy and the Illusion of the Online/Offline Divide.- Chapter 13: What is an Expert? Public Diplomacy in a Complex and Uncertain World.- Chapter 14: Reimagining U.S. Diplomatic Practice: The Case for Public Diplomacy.- Chapter 15: Conclusion.

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Kathy R. Fitzpatrick is Professor and Director of The Zimmerman School of Advertising and Mass Communications at the University of South Florida.  Bruce Gregory is an Affiliate Scholar at George Washington University’s Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication.  

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