Catch up on what IPDGC and the MA Global Communication program have been doing.
Recognizing excellence in Public Diplomacy studies
Applications open to GW graduate students in international affairs Walter R. Roberts The Walter Roberts Endowment (WRE) is happy to announce that the application period is open for the student award for Public Diplomacy Studies. Final-year (spring/ summer 2024...
How Turkey Uses Counter-Hegemony to Reshape the Global Communication Order
Bilge Yesil examines the AKP’s English-language communication apparatus, focusing on its objectives and outcomes, the idea-generating framework that undergirds it, and the implications of its activities. She also analyzes the decolonial and pan-Islamist message the AKP-backed outlets deploy to promote President Erdogan as the voice of oppressed Muslims around the world.
Former Visiting Scholar’s Paper on the Limits of International Civil Society Consultations
We received an update from 2023 IPDGC Visiting Scholar Christiane Cromm: I am delighted to share with you that my article, which I have been working on during my research stay at GWU, has finally been published with Global Society. I would also like to take this...
Issue #121
Intended for teachers of diplomacy and related courses, here is an update on resources that may be of general interest. Suggestions for future updates are welcome. Bruce Gregory can be reached at BGregory@gwu.edu Bruce Gregory, American Diplomacy’s Public Dimension:...
World Expos: Grand scale public diplomacy effort
By Alexis Posel, IPDGC Communications Assistant At last year’s December First Monday Forum, a panel of Senior Foreign Service Officers discussed the importance of expos in the 21st century. The First Monday Forums are a recurring partnership between IPDGC and...
Climate Diplomacy
Iceland’s Ambassador talks about the urgency to take on the challenges of climate change By Alexis Posel, IPDGC Communications Assistant At the 2023 Walter Roberts Annual Lecture, Iceland’s Ambassador to the U.S., Bergdís Ellertsdóttir, spoke on Iceland’s...
Supporting Public Diplomacy
December 2023 Dear Friend,The Walter Roberts Endowment was established by Dr. Walter R. Roberts and his family with thegoal to educate students, recognize leadership, disseminate best practices and to promote appreciationof the importance of public diplomacy. Thanks...
Issue #120
Intended for teachers of public diplomacy and related courses, here is an update on resources that may be of general interest. Suggestions for future updates are welcome. Bruce Gregory can be reached at BGregory@gwu.edu American Diplomacy’s Public Dimension:...