Announcements
Philip Seib recently traveled to the UK for a conference at the University of Cambridge and a series of meetings in London.
Philip Seib addresses topics ranging from media and terrorism to social media revolutions.
The USC Center on Public Diplomacy has released its newest Media Monitor Report on Science Diplomacy. Studying the use of science as a tool for public diplomacy, it looks specifically at legislation, technological exchanges and conflict prevention as three key areas through which science diplomacy is executed and considers the effectiveness of each.
In a third attempt to launch an English news network, China will debut TodayChina in February 2012.
CPD Research Intern, Emily Chin, has just been named the 2012 recipient of the Rockwell Dennis Hunt Scholastic Award at the University of Southern California. This honor is awarded annually to the graduate alumnus who is most representative of the University's traditions and objectives.
The latest issue of CPD Perspectives in Public Diplomacy is out now. Authors Barry Sautman and Li Ying assess Chinese activism through the lens of the 2008 pro-China demonstrations in Europe and North America ahead of the Beijing Olympics.
CPD joined with the Al Jazeera Center for Studies on October 31 and November 1, 2011 to mark Al Jazeera’s fifteenth anniversary as the Arab world’s leading regional news channel.
The tenth paper in the 2011 CPD Perspectives series, "Campaigning For a Seat on the UN Security Council: A Middle Power Reflection on the Role of Public Diplomacy," examines how and when middle power states might apply public diplomacy tactics alongside traditional diplomatic practice to improve the likelihood of election to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).