Bjola Corneliu - Digital diplomacy : theory and practice

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Digital diplomacy : theory and practice / edited by Corneliu Bjola,

Marcus Holmes.

pages cm. (Routledge new diplomacy studies)

1. Diplomacy. 2. Social media. I. Bjola, Corneliu. II. Holmes,

Marcus.

JZ1305.D54 2015

327.202854678dc23

ISBN: 978-1-138-84380-6 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-1-138-84382-0 (pbk)
ISBN: 978-1-315-73084-4 (ebk)

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Corneliu Bjola is associate professor in diplomatic studies at the University of Oxford. His research interests cover the role of diplomacy in managing international crises, ethical dimensions of diplomatic relations and theories of innovation in international negotiations. In addition to one single authored and three co-edited volumes, Bjola has published articles in International Negotiation, Hague Journal of Diplomacy, European Journal of International Relations, Review of International Studies, Global Policy and the Journal of Global Ethics . He is currently working on a co-edited volume (with Stuart Murray) on Secret Diplomacy in the Age of Global Disclosures, which seeks to describe and explain the objectives, methods, agency and ethics of secret diplomacy in the current global political context.

Amanda Clarke is assistant professor at Carleton Universitys School of Public Policy and Administration. Her research spans public management reform, civic engagement and innovation in public policy, in particular, where these subjects intersect with information communication technologies. Clarke is a 2010 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Scholar and holds a DPhil degree from the University of Oxford.

Karen L. Corrie teaches as an adjunct at Fordham University. From 2005 to 2008, Corrie served as an assistant district attorney in New York County (Manhattan). From 2009 to 2012, Corrie served as an analyst and trial lawyer with the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court. She has also worked on international human rights litigation with the Open Society Justice Initiative and served as a consultant to the president of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

Marcus Holmes is assistant professor of government at the College of William & Mary. Holmes is interested in diplomatic theory and practice and is currently writing a book on the role of personal face-to-face diplomacy in the international system. Holmes has published in many journals, including International Organization, Journal of Theoretical Politics, International Studies Perspectives, Review of Policy Research and International Relations of the Asia-Pacific . He earned his doctorate from the Ohio State University and was previously a faculty member at Fordham University in New York City.

Lu Jiang graduated with distinction with an MSc in global governance and diplomacy from the University of Oxford. She is currently pursuing graduate studies at Beijing Foreign Studies University. Her research interests include public diplomacy and soft power, and the use of social media in diplomacy, in particular.

Ilan Manor is concluding his masters degree studies at the Department of Communications at Tel Aviv University. Manors thesis examines the manner in which foreign ministries use digital diplomacy in order to portray foreign countries during times of international crises. He blogs on matters relating to digital diplomacy, nation branding and the future of diplomacy (www.digdipblog.com).

Stuart Murray is a senior lecturer at Bond University, Australia, where he teaches diplomatic studies and international relations. He has published with Oxford University Press, International Studies Perspectives, International Studies Review, Hague Journal of Diplomacy and Diplomacy & Statecraft on international relations, positivist and postpositivist types of diplomacies, sports diplomacy, digital diplomacy and, forthcoming, on the relationship between secrecy and diplomacy.

Jon Pelling started as head of communication at the Swedish embassy in London in 2012. His main task was to develop the Swedish embassys profile in social media and public diplomacy ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympics. Before starting at the embassy, he worked as a journalist covering politics and society for Swedish media from London, Europe and South America. Pelling has also written a travel guide on London. He has a degree in journalism and multimedia from Sdertrn University and an MSc in global politics from Birkbeck, University of London.

Elad Segev is lecturer in media and communications at the Department of Communication, Tel Aviv University. He publishes studies on international news, web mining, network analysis, Americanization and globalization, cultural diversity, digital divide, search engines and search strategies and new applications and methodologies in social and communication research.

J.P. Singh is professor of Global Affairs and Cultural Studies at George Mason University. Singh has authored four monographs, edited two books, and published dozens of scholarly articles. His book Globalized Arts: The Entertainment Economy and Cultural Identity (Columbia, 2011) won the American Political Science Associations award for best book in information technology and politics in 2012. He has advised international organizations such as UNESCO, the World Bank, and the World Trade Organization, played a leadership role in several professional organizations, and served as Editor from 20062009 and dramatically increased the impact of Review of Policy Research , the journal specializing in the politics and policy of science and technology. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Economy and Public Policy from the University of Southern California.