Data and Diplomacy

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Juris Doctor, Undergraduate

Data and Diplomacy: Public Diplomacy in the Digital Age Responding to the rise of geostrategic competition in a media saturated age, increasingly disruptive transformations in communications technologies, and the emergence of a new “networked” or socialized diplomacy, this course examines the practice of diplomacy's public dimension in the digital age. It focuses specifically on efforts to inform and influence public perceptions in support of national policies, interests, and values in complex information environments. "Data and Diplomacy" relies on historical and contemporary case studies to assess the use of public diplomacy as a tool of diplomatic statecraft. This course is relevant for students with an interest in government or private sector engagement in global affairs, to include public diplomacy and strategic communications.