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Misconceptions In Comparative Study Of Public Diplomacy: A U.S.-China Case Study, Liang Pan
Misconceptions In Comparative Study Of Public Diplomacy: A U.S.-China Case Study, Liang Pan
Exchange: The Journal of Public Diplomacy
The study of public diplomacy often proceeds with an empirical approach, focusing on crafting policy instruments and measuring policy efficiency. But this approach tends to render descriptive and quantitative results. This paper contextualizes public diplomacy in theoretical terms, institutional structure, and policy priority, and points out three common misconceptions in comparison of U.S.-China public diplomacy. It means to draw attention to normative and qualitative approaches that should be applied to the fledging interdisciplinary study of public diplomacy.
Social Media And Public Diplomacy: Foreign To China's Environmental Movements, Licheng Zhu
Social Media And Public Diplomacy: Foreign To China's Environmental Movements, Licheng Zhu
Exchange: The Journal of Public Diplomacy
The looming environmental crisis in China not only brings obstacles and pain to society, but also creates a great opportunity for international cooperation. This paper critically assesses the pitfalls of China’s current environmental protection regime and the difficulties that Chinese environmental NGOs are facing. It argues that social media web sites and international environmental NGOs are able to help Chinese environmental NGOs confront their problems through tactics such as public diplomacy.