Announcements
The most recent installment in the CPD Perspectives series, "Cases in Water Diplomacy" is an edited volume of six case studies in water diplomacy. Released on the heels of the 10th annual World Water Day (observed March 22nd, as mandated by the United Nations General Assembly), this collection highlights the ever-growing importance of strategic water diplomacy in all regions of the world.
The Winter 2013 issue of PDiN Monitor focuses on the role of diasporas in public diplomacy. Diaspora communities have long been considered an integral part of public diplomacy initiatives, and their role will will only continue to increase. This issue of PDiN Monitor discusses examples of how diasporas are engaged in public diplomacy.
On March 5, Dean Ernest J. Wilson III announced that Associate Professor Jay Wang will become the new director in August of the USC Center on Public Diplomacy.
PD Magazine's "Sports Diplomacy" issue focuses on the role of sports in public diplomacy.
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On Friday, March 1, the CPD will host a research conference on international broadcasting in the social media era with speakers from Google, BBC World Service, CNN, CCTV and Radio Free Asia.
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CPD Contributing Scholar for the International Broadcasting Research Project, Emily T. Metzgar, discusses the structural arrangement of the BBG and its implications in the newest CPD Perspectives on Public Diplomacy.
CPD University Fellow and Director of USC’s Masters of Public Diplomacy program Nicholas Cull was quoted in a Washington Post article on the Afghan Youth Orchestra.
The USC Center on Public Diplomacy is now accepting applications for its rigorous professional training program, which runs from July 21 - August 2.