Announcements
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The USC Center on Public Diplomacy welcomes veteran diplomat and public diplomacy practitioner Patrick J. Linehan as the CPD Public Diplomat in Residence for the 2014-15 academic year.
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The USC Center on Public Diplomacy is pleased to announce Anja Eifert and Yelena Osipova as the recipients of our 2014-2015 CPD Doctoral Dissertation Grants.
Associate Professor of Political Science at Vanderbilt University Giacomo Chiozza will be contributing to the Center on Public Diplomacy during the 2014-15 academic year, working on our Global Youth Project.
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CPD welcomes the Class of 2014 to its 9th Summer Institute in Public Diplomacy.
CPD’s annual research conference, held at the University of Southern California in February 2014, examined how emerging economies are paying greater attention to the value of culture and communication as they become bigger players on the international stage. This comprehensive report summarizes the proceedings of the conference and includes recommendations for new approaches to cultural diplomacy in emerging markets.
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Participants hail from Qatar, Japan, Israel, Tunisia, Romania, the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, and the United States.
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Support CPD's Next Generation Initiative and help promote the study of public diplomacy among the younger generation through research, learning and engagement.
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Apply by September 1 for one of three prestigious fellowship awards.