Digital diplomacy : theory and practice / edited by Corneliu Bjola and Marcus Holmes.

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Book
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English
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London ; New York : Routledge, 2015.
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xiii, 238 pages ; 24 cm.

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    Routledge new diplomacy studies [More in this series]
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    • "This book analyses digital diplomacy as a form of change management in international politics.The recent spread of digital initiatives in foreign ministries is often argued to be nothing less than a revolution in the practice of diplomacy. In some respects this revolution is long overdue. Digital technology has changed the ways firms conduct business, individuals conduct social relations, and states conduct governance internally, but states are only just realizing its potential to change the ways all aspects of interstate interactions are conducted. In particular, the adoption of digital diplomacy (i.e., the use of social media for diplomatic purposes) has been implicated in changing practices of how diplomats engage in information management, public diplomacy, strategy planning, international negotiations or even crisis management. Despite these significant changes and the promise that digital diplomacy offers, little is known, from an analytical perspective, about how digital diplomacy works. This volume, the first of its kind, brings together established scholars and experienced policy-makers to bridge this analytical gap. The objective of the book is to theorize what digital diplomacy is, assess its relationship to traditional forms of diplomacy, examine the latent power dynamics inherent in digital diplomacy, and assess the conditions under which digital diplomacy informs, regulates, or constrains foreign policy. Organized around a common theme of investigating digital diplomacy as a form of change management in the international system, it combines diverse theoretical, empirical, and policy-oriented chapters centered on international change. This book will be of much interest to students of diplomatic studies, public diplomacy, foreign policy, social media and international relations"-- Provided by publisher.
    • "This book analyses digital diplomacy as a form of change management in international politics. The objective of the book is to theorize what digital diplomacy is, assess its relationship to traditional forms of diplomacy, examine the latent power dynamics inherent in digital diplomacy, and assess the conditions under which digital diplomacy informs, regulates, or constrains foreign policy. Organized around a common theme of investigating digital diplomacy as a form of change management in the international system, it combines diverse theoretical, empirical, and policy-oriented chapters centered on international change. This book will be of much interest to students of diplomatic studies, public diplomacy, foreign policy, social media and international relations"-- Provided by publisher.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Introduction: making sense of digital diplomacy / Corneliu Bjola
    • Part 1: Digital diplomacy: the policy dimension
    • 1. Digital diplomacy and international change management / Marcus Holmes
    • 2. Digital diplomacy: between promises and reality / Sabrina Sotiriu
    • 3. 'Secrecy is for losers': why diplomats should embrace openness to protect national security / Alexis Wichowski
    • 4. Social media and public dipolmacy: a comparative analysis of the digital diplomatic strategies of the EU, US, and Japan in China / Corneliu Bjola and Lu Jiang
    • 5. America's selfie: how the US portrays itself on its social media accounts / Ilan Manor and Elad Segev
    • Part 2: Digital diplomacy: the institutional dimension
    • 6. Business as usual? An evaluation of British and Canadian digital diplomacy as policy change / Amanda Clarke
    • 7. Evolution, not revolution: the digital divide in American and Australian contexts / Stuart Murray
    • 8. The International Criminal Court: using technology in network dipomacy / Karen L. Corrie
    • When doing becomes the message: new meanings, and the methods for understanding digital diplomacy / J.P. Singh
    • Conlcusion: the future of digital diplomacy / Marcus Holmes.
    ISBN
    • 9781138843806 ((hardback))
    • 1138843806 ((hardback))
    • 9781138843820 ((paperback))
    • 1138843822 ((paperback))
    LCCN
    2014039789
    OCLC
    887860572
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