citizen diplomacy
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CPD Faculty Fellow Mieczysław Boduszyński and co-author Agnieszka Lazorczyk highlight the power of Poland's citizen diplomacy.
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CPD Research Fellow Yoav Dubinsky shares PD perspectives on China's hosting of the 2022 Olympic Games.
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A U.S.-Korea PD Ideas Contest winner shares about the PD value of competitive gaming.
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Authors of a study on celebrity diplomats analyze several contemporary individuals per their type of capital and diplomatic influence.
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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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Seksan Anantasirikiat discusses the future of ASEAN through community-building, engaging youth and stakeholders, and prioritizing public diplomacy.
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Sherry Mueller and Hayley Pottle discuss the history and relevance of citizen diplomacy in an American context.
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Harvard PhD Candidate Naima Green-Riley provides a synopsis of how the protests over George Floyds death transcended borders and how the U.S. can use this momentum to affect positive change internationally.