{"product_id":"9783319432397","title":"British Public Diplomacy and Soft Power Diplomatic Influence and the Digital Revolution","description":"\u003ch3\u003eStudies in Diplomacy and International Relations\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eBritish Public Diplomacy and Soft Power\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDiplomatic Influence and the Digital Revolution\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJames Pamment\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ International Relations \/ Diplomacy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume outlines two decades of reforms at the   Foreign \u0026amp; Commonwealth Office (FCO), British Council and BBC World   Service – the so-called Public Diplomacy Partners. Between 1995 and 2015, the FCO and   its partner organisations in promoting British influence abroad have   introduced major changes to how, where and with whom diplomacy is conducted.   This unique study links major organisational reforms to the changing   political, technological and intellectual contexts of the day. Through   detailed case studies over a 20-year period, this study demonstrates how and   why British diplomacy evolved from a secretive institution to one understanding   its purpose as a global thought leader through concepts such as public   diplomacy, digital diplomacy and soft power. It is rich with unpublished   documents and case studies, and is the most detailed study of the FCO and   British Council in the contemporary period. From Cool Britannia to the recent   GREAT campaign via the 2012 Olympics and diplomats on Twitter, this book   charts the theory and practice behind a 21st century revolution in British   diplomacy. This work will be of much interest to policymakers and advisors,   students and researchers, and foreign policy and communication specialists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“From the heady past of Cool Britannia to the present days of the Great Campaign by way of the Royal Wedding, London Olympics and multiple other gambits in Britain's evolving attempt to connect to foreign publics, this book is the essential account of the inner workings of a vital aspect of contemporary British foreign policy: public diplomacy. James Pamment is an astute, succinct and engaging Dante, bringing his readers on journey through the policy processes behind the scenes. We see the public diplomacy equivalents of paradise, purgatory and the inferno, though Pamment leaves us to decide which is which.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNicholas J. Cull, author of ‘The Decline and Fall of the United States Information Agency: American Public Diplomacy, 1989-2001’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A gift to practitioners who want to do the job better: required reading for anyone going into a senior job at the British Council, the UK Foreign \u0026amp; Commonwealth Office and enlightened thinkers at 10 Downing Street, HM Treasury and Ministries of Foreign Affairs worldwide. Authoritative, scholarly and accurate, Pamment strikes a great balance between the salient details and the overarching picture. He also does a major service to those of us who lived it; our toils make more sense for what he has done - placing them in a historical and conceptual context.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Worne, Director of Strategy \u0026amp; External Relations, British Council, 2007-2015\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Pamment (PhD Stockholm University, 2011) is a Senior Lecturer in Strategic Communication at Lund University, Sweden. His research addresses issues related to strategic communication, diplomacy and international development. He is author of ‘New Public Diplomacy in the 21st Century’ (Routledge) and editor of 'Public Diplomacy \u0026amp; Development Communication: An Emerging Field of Study' (CPD Perspectives Series), as well as over 20 articles and chapters in major international academic journals and academic books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 October 2016\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer International Publishing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePalgrave Macmillan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783319432397\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e247\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51219944636556,"sku":"9783319432397","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319432397.jpg?v=1783032118","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783319432397","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}