Overview
- Discusses key areas where digital diplomacy challenges traditional diplomatic practices
- Examines the practices and applications of digital diplomacy in the OSCE Region
- Introduces case studies from several OSCE countries by an international group of authors
Part of the book series: Contributions to International Relations (CIR)
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This edited volume examines the practices and applications of digital diplomacy in the OSCE Region. As a security organization, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) prioritizes its member states’ cyber security and cyberspace activities. The book examines two key areas where digital diplomacy challenges traditional diplomatic practices of the OSCE member States: institutional adaptation and policy innovation in the OSCE Region. It (1) investigates how capable and motivated foreign ministries are at the institutional level to shift to digital diplomacy, and (2) explores how digital diplomacy affects the fundamental diplomatic tasks of representation, communication, and relationship management at the policy level.
Technological advances in IT and the Internet's widespread introduction in the wake of the 2000s provided new territories to conquer for states to pursue their interests. Moreover, technological developments and media attention enhanced information flow and communication through new platforms like online encyclopedias (i.e., Wikipedia), video-sharing sites (i.e., YouTube), and social media platforms (i.e., Facebook, Instagram, Twitter). Because of these transformations, public opinion became influential in diplomacy, and a greater need to include foreign publics as part of foreign policy goals emerged.
Introducing case studies from several OSCE countries, presented by an international group of authors, this book provides a timely response to current affairs and policy debates by providing pluralistic perspectives from different countries and disciplines, such as international relations, political science, international law, and political economy). It will appeal to students, researchers, and scholars of the aforementioned disciplines, as well as policy-makers and practitioners interested in a better understanding of digital democracy and digital diplomacy in the OSCE region.
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Erman AKILLI is a faculty member in the International Relations Department at Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, focusing on foreign policy, Soft Power, and Public Diplomacy. He has authored numerous publications, including peer-reviewed articles (SSCI, WOS) and books published by esteemed publishers such as Routledge, Palgrave MacMillan and Springer Nature. Prof. AKILLI holds the position of chief editor at the OSCE Academy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and serves as the Deputy Editor for Insight Türkiye.
Burak Güneş is an Assistant Professor at the International Relations Department of Kırşehir Ahi Evran University (Türkiye). He holds a master degree in international law from the University of Sussex (UK) and a PhD in international relations from the Middle East Technical University International Relations Department, Ankara (Türkiye).
Oğuz Güner is an Associate Professor at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Department of International Relations (Türkiye). He holds a PhD from the Institute of Social Sciences, Department of European Union at Istanbul University (Türkiye). In 2018, he was a visiting fellow at the Faculty of Social Sciences of Aalborg University (Denmark). In 2019 Güner worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the European Societies, Actors and Governments Research Centre (Sociétés, Acteurs, Gouvernement en Europe) at the University of Strasbourg (France) under the Jean Monnet Program. His research focuses on the European Union, EU-Türkiye Relations, and the Balkans.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Digital Diplomacy in the OSCE Region
Book Subtitle: From Theory to Practice
Editors: Erman Akıllı, Burak Güneş, Oğuz Güner
Series Title: Contributions to International Relations
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50966-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-50965-0Published: 15 March 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-50968-1Due: 15 April 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-50966-7Published: 14 March 2024
Series ISSN: 2731-5061
Series E-ISSN: 2731-507X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 168
Topics: Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, International Organization, Globalization, Comparative Politics