Academic Study - The Public Diplomacy Council

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In 1965 Ambassador Edmund Gullion, Dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy coined the term “public diplomacy” and declared it worthy of academic study. The Edward R. Murrow Center for Public Diplomacy was established. It is named after a distinguished broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow. The center was created “as a memorial to the man whose distinguished reporting and analysis of world news and imaginative leadership of the USIA set a standard of excellence in the field”.

Since then schools of international affairs, communication, and other academic institutions have offered courses in public diplomacy and public diplomacy related fields. These courses have multiplied at universities in the United States and around the world. Many PDC members teach these courses and conduct research. This Academic Study section is designed with three overarching goals:

1. Provide resources for professors teaching courses in public diplomacy and related fields;
2. Provide access to resources for students of public diplomacy;
3. Showcase the work of PDC members by maintaining a bibliography of books, articles, and academic studies authored by PDC members.

Edits, additions, and suggestions may be submitted to publicdiplomacycouncil@gmail.com

More information regarding the following resources are available on this website:

Hans “Tom” Tuch PDC Graduate Fellowship
Resources Compiled by Bruce Gregory
Selected Syllabi Created by PDC Members
Selected Publications Authored by PDC Members
Selected University Programs in Public Diplomacy

Professor Nick Cull. Photo by Bruce Guthrie.

Publications by PDCA Members

The following publications authored by PDCA Members are available:

Abeck, Jean Claude. “Resilience of a Nation: A History of the Military in Rwanda.” The African Center for Strategic Progress, January 2019.

Abouraya, Tharwat. “Second Glance: One Woman, Two Countries, A Tolerance Mission.” Ezine Articles, March 2019.

Armstrong, Matt. “The Past, Present and Future of the War for Public Opinion.” War on the Rocks, January 2017.

Banks, Robert. “A Resource Guide to Public Diplomacy Evaluation.” USC Center on Public Diplomacy at the Annenberg School, November 2011.

Cabrera Cuadrado, Carla. “Can remain voters influence the Brexit deal?” Journal of International Affairs, Columbia University, October 2019.

Conti, Katie. “Meridian Youth Programs Alumni Leading Covid-19 Response” Meridian International Center, 2020.

Cornelius, Elizabeth. “Abroad, America’s Racial Problems Prompt Condemnation but also Reflection.” Public Diplomacy Council, June 2020.

Dale, Helle. “New Leadership is Exactly What Voice of America Needs.” The Heritage Foundation, December 2020.

Ensor, David. “No, Governor Kasich, Voice of America’s Not About ‘Judeo-Christian’ Values.” Politico Magazine, November 2015.

Gregory, Bruce. “The Paradox of U.S. Public Diplomacy: Its Rise and ‘Demise’.” Institute for Public Diplomacy & Global Communication, The George Washington University, February 2014.

Gregory, Bruce. “Public Diplomacy.” Oxford Bibliographies, May 2017.

Gregory, Bruce. “American Public Diplomacy: Enduring Characteristics, Elusive Transformation.” The Hague Journal of Diplomacy 6 (2011) 351-372, 2011.

Gregory, Bruce. “Public Diplomacy and National Security: Lessons from the U.S. Experience.” Small Wars Journal, 2008.

Long, Kyle. “In the Wake of War: Prospects for American-Modeled Higher Education in Iraq and Afghanistan.” Taylor & Francis Online, 2020.

Kiehl, William P. “America’s Dialogue with the World.” Public Diplomacy Council, 2006.

Kyle, Long. “A Force for Good in the World?” Inside Higher Ed, 2019.

Kyle, Long. “Battle of the Brand: Independent ‘American’ Universities Abroad.” International Higher Education (95), 2018.

Lucas, John. “Intercultural Communication for International Programs: An Experientially-Based Course Design.” Journal of Research in International Education 2(3):301-314, 2003.

Lucas, John. “The IES Abroad Map for Language & Intercultural Communication.” IES Abroad, 2011.

Morris, Joshua. “Saying Goodbye to USC’s U.S. Diplomat in Residence: An Interview with Elizabeth McKay.” Ethics in Diplomacy, Public Diplomacy Magazine, USC Center on Public Diplomacy, 2020.

Morris, Joshua. “How to Craft A Public Diplomacy Campaign.” CPD Blog, USC Center on Public Diplomacy, 2020.

Morris, Joshua. “America Unplugged? The Effects of Net Neutrality on Cyber-diplomacy.” Cyber Diplomacy, Public Diplomacy Magazine, USC Center on Public Diplomacy, Winter 2019.

Oglesby, Donna Marie. “Diplomacy Disrupted.” Public Diplomacy Council, 2018.

Oglesby, Donna Marie. “Diplomacy Education Unzipped.” Foreign Service Journal, January/February 2015.

Oglesby, Donna Marie. “Statecraft at the Crossroads: A New Diplomacy.” SAIS Review 29(2):93-106, 2009.

Oglesby, Donna Marie. “The Political Promise of Public Diplomacy.” Perspectives, Vol. VI, Issue 1, Layalina Productions, March 2014.

Mueller, Sherry and Overmann, Mark. Working World: Careers in International Education, Exchange and Development. Georgetown University Press (Second Edition), 2014.

Mueller, Sherry and Rebstock, Mark. Mueller and Rebstock_Impact and Practice of Citizen Diplomacy

Pataky, Julia. “German Gastrodiplomacy in the Midwest: Setting the Table for Diplomacy.” Custom Culture Blog, Goethe-Institut USA, September 2020.

Pataky, Julia. “The U.S. Embassy Vienna’s Austria to Austin Exchange.” New Austrian, Austrian Embassy Washington, April 2022.

Prouty, Danielle. “Clean Water = Education, Access, Opportunity.” U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, February 2020.

Rodriguez-Jimenez, Francisco. U.S. Public Diplomacy and Democratization in Spain. Selling Democracy? Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

Saks-McMillion, Marilyn. “‘Humbled & Honored’: Runcie Chidebe on Receiving the 2020 IVLP Alumni Award for Social Innovation & Change.” Global Ties U.S., 2020.

Saks-McMillion, Marilyn. “Retirement Letter to the Global Ties Network.” Global Ties U.S., Global Ties Exchange Matters Newsletter, 2020.

Saks-McMillion, Marilyn. “Not Everyone Needs to Win a Nobel Peace Prize.” Foreign Service Journal, December 2015.

Shahabian, Leon et al. “What’s At Stake for Apple – and America?” The Hill, February 2016.

Shahabian, Leon et al. “Killing Storytellers Does Not Stop the Stories.” The Hill, February 2016.

Shahabian, Leon et al. “The Hyperlinks of Hybrid Warfare: Social Media Meets Extremism.” Huffpost, March 2016.

Somerville, Alistair. “Steering HMS Global Britain: The Future of British Soft Power and Public Diplomacy.” Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, May 2020.

Somerville, Alistair et al. “Strategic Re-Engagement: Advancing U.S. Leadership in Multilateral Diplomacy.” Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, May 2020.

Somerville, Alistair and Peter, A. “Unilateralism Won’t Help Global Britain.” Journal of International Affairs (Columbia University), August 2020.

Somerville, Alistair. “A New Formula for the UN Security Council.” Global Security Review, June 2020.

Somerville, Alistair and Mayrand, E. “Interview: Audrey Kurth Cronin on European Security, Counterterrorism and Emerging Technologies.” Georgetown Security Studies Review, 2020.

Somerville, Alistair. “Boris Johnson and the Weaponization of History.” The Transatlanticist, February 2020.

Steele, Janet. Mediating Islam. Cosmopolitan Journalisms in Muslim Southeast Asia. University of Washington Press, March 2018.

Trent, Deborah. “Many Voices, Many Hands: Widening Participatory Dialogue to Improve Diplomacy’s Impact.” USC Center on Public Diplomacy, May 2018.

Trent, Deborah. “Nontraditional U.S. Public Diplomacy.” USC Center on Public Diplomacy, July 2018.

Trent, Deborah. “Nontraditional U.S. Public Diplomacy: Past, Present and Future.” USC Center on Public Diplomacy, 2018.

Wallin, Matthew R. “White Paper – A New American Message.” American Security Project, December 2019.

Wallin, Matthew R. “White Paper – Military Public Diplomacy.” American Security Project, February 2015.

Wallin, Matthew R. “Perspective: The Challenges of the Internet and Social Media in Public Diplomacy.” American Security Project, February 2013.

Wallin, Matthew R. “The New Public Diplomacy Imperative.” American Security Project, August 2012.

Wallin, Matthew R. “Science Diplomacy and the Prevention of Conflict.” USC Center on Public Diplomacy, February 2010.

Selected University Programs in Public Diplomacy in the United States
The Council is grateful for the assistance and coordination of PDC Volunteers Julia Pataky and Pauline Yang in the selection and editing.

Readers who wish to suggest additions or updates should send a message to publicdiplomacycouncil@gmail.com

American University (School of International Service), Washington, DC

Arizona State University (Center for Strategic Communication), Tempe, AZ

Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs, New York City, NY

Georgetown University (School of Foreign Service), Washington, DC

George Washington University (School of Media and Public Affairs / Elliott School of International Affairs), Washington, DC

Harvard University (Kennedy School of Government), Cambridge, MA

Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, DC

Syracuse University (Newhouse School of Public Communications and Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs), Syracuse, NY

Tufts University (Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy), Edward R. Murrow Center for a Digital World: Cyber, Media, and Public Diplomacy, Medford, MA

The University of Denver, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, Denver, CO

The University of Kentucky, Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce, Lexington, KY