This journal article by Zhao Kejin examines China's public diplomacy strategies, campaigns and global motivations to strengthen and secure its international public image. 

The June edition of Bruce Gregory's public diplomacy reading list is now available. Known affectionately at CPD as "Bruce's List," this list is a compilation of books, journal articles, papers and blogs on a wide variety of PD topics, and features a number of CPD scholars. Highlights from this list include:

This article explores the history, functionality, achievements and challenges of Spain’s Casas network in order to assess its role as an instrument of public diplomacy. 

This article compares two middle powers, Canada and South Korea, to assess their changing role and relevance on the global stage. 

This article unpacks the impact and efficacy of the Jean Monnet Programme, an EU education diplomacy initiative in China, and in turn, evaluates its merits as a “toolbox of EU public diplomacy.”

This report, produced by the delegation of eight MPD students who traveled to Indonesia this past March, presents their findings on the country's public diplomacy landscape, and offers a series of recommendations to improve and enrich Indonesia’s public diplomacy sector.

New reseach paper evaluates the impact of the 2010 FIFA World Cup for South Africa's brand identity.

This new article by Natalia Grinchev assess the impact that museums can have on public diplomacy programming, social change and even organizational leadership.