advocacy

A recent scholarly debate at ICA 2021 covered various media interpretations of social protests and implications for PD.

CPD Publications Assistant Jose Castillo discusses how public diplomacy can aid movements and address issues that transcend borders.

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.