The Future of Diplomacy

Philip Seib

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Polity Press
17 June 2016

Politics & government; Diplomacy

Never before has diplomacy evolved at such a rapid pace. It is being transformed into a global participatory process by new media tools and newly empowered publics. ‘Public diplomacy’ has taken center-stage as diplomats strive to reach and influence audiences that are better informed and more assertive than any in the past.

In this crisp and insightful analysis, Philip Seib, one of the world’s top experts on media and foreign policy, explores the future of diplomacy in our hyper-connected world. He shows how the focus of diplomatic practice has shifted away from the closed-door, top-level negotiations of the past. Today’s diplomats are obliged to respond instantly to the latest crisis fueled by a YouTube video or Facebook post. This has given rise to a more open and reactive approach to global problem-solving with consequences that are difficult to predict. Drawing on examples from the Iran nuclear negotiations to the humanitarian crisis in Syria, Seib argues persuasively for this new versatile and flexible public-facing diplomacy; one that makes strategic use of both new media and traditional diplomatic processes to manage the increasingly complex relations between states and new non-state political actors in the 21st Century

By: Philip Seib
Imprint: Polity Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 231g
ISBN: 9781509507207
ISBN 10: 1509507205
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 17 June 2016
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Philip Seib is Professor of Journalism and Public Diplomacy and Professor of International Relations at the University of Southern California. From 2009 until 2013, he was director of USC's Center on Public Diplomacy. He is author or editor of numerous books, including The Al Jazeera Effect; Global Terrorism and New Media; Al Jazeera English; Real-Time Diplomacy; Religion and Public Diplomacy; and The Future of Diplomacy. He writes frequently for Huffington Post and is editor/co-editor of two academic book series and founding co-editor of the journal Media, War, and Conflict.

Reviews for The Future of Diplomacy

An extremely well-written book The Foreign Service Journal Seib delivers a stimulating and exciting book that invites dialogue about diplomacy, social media, and the public square. His new work reverberates with the same energy as the information revolution described in it. A must-read for those interested in the intersection of media and diplomacy. Tara Sonenshine, former under secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs What a stimulating and illuminating theme that the once insular world of secret diplomacy has been utterly transformed by new media, with consequences huge and uncertain. Thanks to Seib's insights and graceful writing, we discover and learn about the pluses and minuses of the new world of diplomacy. Marvin Kalb, senior adviser to the Pulitzer Center, and Harvard Professor Emeritus