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A recent scholarly debate at ICA 2021 covered various media interpretations of social protests and implications for PD.
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CPD Publications Assistant Jose Castillo discusses how public diplomacy can aid movements and address issues that transcend borders.
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Laura Kyrke Smith shares how NGOs use digital communication to advance their cause.
In Afghanistan's patriarchal society, a woman's name should not be revealed, even on her grave. [...] #WhereIsMyName, recently launched by a small group of women's rights activists, wants to bring women's given names to official documents and to the lips of Afghan people.
Serbia is not known for its gay-friendly policies. [...] This week though, Serbian President Aleksander Vucic made a historic decision: naming Ana Brnabic prime minister. If her cabinet is approved next week, she will become a double first: the country's first female and first openly gay head of government. [...] Vucic's selection of Brnabic is seen by many as a nod toward broader equality, and an effort to nudge his country closer toward the West.