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Diplomacy, Organisations and Citizens

A European Communication Perspective

  • Presents an innovative perspective on the contribution of communication for diplomacy in contemporary societies
  • Based on contributions from academics, communication practitioners and diplomats
  • Offers pedagogical solutions for life-long learning on professional ethics, digital media, and diplomacy

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Conceptual Approaches

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
    2. Diplomacy in the Context of Political Science, International Relations and Strategic Studies

      • Sandra Rodrigues Balão, Teresa de Almeida e Silva
      Pages 15-37
    3. From Diplomacy to (New) Public Diplomacy: A Communication Perspective

      • Anne-Marie Cotton, Sónia Pedro Sebastião
      Pages 39-62
    4. From Corporate to Organisational Diplomacy

      • Susana de Carvalho Spínola, Anne-Marie Cotton
      Pages 63-80
  3. Practical Approaches

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 99-99
    2. Corporate Diplomacy in a Post-COVID-19 World

      • Juan-Luis Manfredi-Sánchez
      Pages 125-137
    3. Science Diplomacy: Knowledge Is Power

      • Jorge Aranda
      Pages 165-176
    4. Traits and Patterns of Paradiplomacy to Legitimise Catalonia Independence: The Case of DiploCat

      • José Martínez-Sáez, Manuel Chavez, Sandra Femenía Almerich
      Pages 177-198
    5. Digital Diplomacy: The Case of the Embassy of Sweden in Bucharest

      • Anca Anton, Mara Lăcătuș
      Pages 199-218
    6. The Citizen Diplomats and Their Pathway to Diplomatic Power

      • Anca Anton, Raluca Moise
      Pages 219-254
    7. The Internationalisation of Civic National Movements

      • Camelia Cmeciu, Bruno Asdourian
      Pages 255-272

About this book

This book uses an innovative interdisciplinary approach to explain how communication is a necessary condition for diplomacy in a digital and relationship-driven world. Divided into three parts, it highlights the importance of communication strategies and processes in contemporary society and in current global socio-political events in general, particularly within the field of diplomacy.  

The first part discusses the main theoretical debates that shaped the central concepts of the project, while the second part of the book presents further practical approaches and examples of diplomatic practice. Lastly, the third part focuses on pedagogical and methodological approaches, which can be useful in diplomacy and communication classes and for the implementation of a European curriculum.

This interdisciplinary book will appeal to students, researchers, policy-makers, and practitioners from various disciplines, including international relations, political science,business, and communication.

Reviews

“One of the most interesting aspects of this book is that the theoretical framework of the project is built on a collaborative and social approach. From this multinational and multicultural perspective, the book is innovative in its attempt to give shape to the fresh concepts that emerge from the new sce­narios in which diplomatic processes are applied.” (Iris Jugo Núñez-Hoyo, The Hague Journal of Diplomacy, Vol. 18, 2023)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Social and Political Sciences (ISCSP), University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

    Sónia Pedro Sebastião, Susana de Carvalho Spínola

About the editors

​Sónia Pedro Sebastião is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Social and Political Sciences, University of Lisbon (Portugal). She has a habilitation in strategic communication and is a researcher at the Center for Public Administration and Public Policies (FCT-ISCSP) at the University of Lisbon. Her research focuses on public relations, strategic communication, citizenship, and culture. She is the Portuguese national researcher of the European Communication Monitor and the Pedagogical and Scientific Coordinator of the Communication Sciences Department of ISCSP, University of Lisbon. Further, she is a member of the European Public Relations Education and Research Association (EUPRERA) and of the Portuguese Association of Communication Sciences (SOPCOM).

Susana de Carvalho Spínola is an Assistant Invited Professor at the Institute of Social and Political Sciences (ISCSP), University of Lisbon (Portugal), and a researcher at the Center of Public Administration and Public Policies (FCT-ISCSP) at the University of Lisbon. She received the Doctoral Excellence Award on Social and Legal Sciences from the University of CEU Cardenal Herrera, Spain. From 1991-2015 she was lecturer and vice-dean of the Communication Sciences Department at INP, Lisbon. She has been part of the MARPE network since the 1990s. At the ISCSP she is the contact person for the ERASMUS+ - MARPE Diplo project; the pedagogical and scientific executive coordinator of the Communication Sciences Department. She is a member of the European Public Relations Education and Research Association (EUPRERA), of the Portuguese Association of Communication Sciences (SOPCOM), and of the Portuguese Business Communication Association (APCE). 

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