Public diplomacy: moving from policy to practice? [WP1034]

This conference discussed the following points:

• How to move from the theory of public diplomacy to practical application?
• How can lessons from previous public diplomacy strategies assist in planning for high profile events such as the Olympics?
• What are the tools and measures of successful diplomacy?
• Has digital diplomacy gone far enough? How effective is ‘soft power’?
• How best to harness ‘citizen power’?
• Can city to city diplomacy build relationships at a local level?
• What is the role of the corporate sector?
• How to ensure that diasporas are effective diplomats?
• What is the relationship between military perceptions of strategic communications and public diplomacy?