A podcast co-hosted by CPD Faculty Fellow Nicholas J. Cull and Good Country Index founder Simon Anholt.

Join us in welcoming MPD student Carter Rice who will track and research key PD activities related to the Tokyo Olympics, Japan, Southeast Asia and more.

University of Oxford PhD candidate Warren Stanislaus shares a case study of a recent Black History Month project.

Arunima Gupta of the nonprofit cultural organization Network of Indian Cultural Enterprises discusses shifts in the global creative economy, its value and a case study from India.

USC Annenberg and CPD are pleased to announce the launch of the CPD Student Travel Fund, thanks to a generous gift from an Annenberg parent.

Increasingly more Japanese women study and work abroad, writes Korea University Ph.D. student Felicia Istad. What are the implications for public diplomacy? 

Japan has been perennially ranked as one of the strongest soft-power nations in the world. On Friday, February 28, CPD convened a conference to examine Japan on the global stage with a focus on culture and innovation as drivers of a nation’s soft power. This conference brought together leading scholars, practitioners, innovators, and cultural thought leaders to explore Japanese culture and its global influence. This program was in cooperation with the Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles.

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