Scholars from Auckland to Zhejiang shared their work at CPD's inaugural doctoral conference on PD.

The USC Center on Public Diplomacy (CPD) has over ten years of training the world's public diplomats through our cutting-edge professional education program which integrates academic scholarship and real-world problem-solving.

The 2016 two-week program reflected the fast-changing diplomacy landscape while providing a wide range of hands-on skills and analytical capabilities essential for high-impact public diplomacy practice. The 2016 summer curriculum included:

Whether you call it PD, nation branding, or PR for nations, it's a global phenomenon.

The media's potential for empowering marginalized communities through public diplomacy.

What makes or breaks relationships between stakeholders in public-private partnerships.

Diasporas, public-private partnerships, and the limits of digitization.