A Discussion of the Digitalization of Public Diplomacy

Ilan Manor

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-04405-3_10

A Discussion of the Digitalization of Public Diplomacy

Ilan Manor

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Abstract

This chapter examines how the norms, values and the logic of the digital societyDigital society have influenced the practice of public diplomacy. Through a review of case studies from Africa, IsraelIsrael, PalestinePalestine, PolandPoland, the USA and Eastern Europe, the chapter illustrates how digital technologies have impacted the working routines and structures of diplomatic institutions as well as the metaphors diplomats’ employ to conceptualize their craft. The chapter, then, reviews a series of factors that can impact the process of digitalization of diplomatic institutions, ranging from the affordance of digital technologies to the domestic agendas of governments and innovative foreign ministers. Lastly, the chapter discusses new avenues for public diplomacy research that further elucidate the relationship between digital technologies, the digital societyDigital society and public diplomacy.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Palgrave Macmillan Series in Global Public Diplomacy
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Pages	323-352
Number of pages	30
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04405-3_10
State	Published - 1 Jan 2019
Externally published	Yes

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Name	Palgrave Macmillan Series in Global Public Diplomacy
ISSN (Print)	2731-3883
ISSN (Electronic)	2731-3891

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Communication
Linguistics and Language
Political Science and International Relations

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