Digital Diplomacy Conversations on Innovation in Foreign Policy [Hardcover]

Digital Diplomacy explores what it means to be innovative in foreign policy and diplomacy. . . .In this emerging camp in which few established truths exist, this book is a significant effort to compile different points of view about trends and to provide a glimpse on how various actors deal with them. The structure of interviews makes the book readable and accessible, and the additional resources cited and suggested open avenues for further learning about the topic. In the course of the plethora of interviews compiled in this book, Andreas Sandre shows an in-depth knowledge of the latest facts, debates and trends in the subject area. Readers will find references to studies, books, websites, online tools and experts in the digital world, innovation and diplomacy (and all the different combinations among them). This is all the more important given that, as Sandre reminds us, we live in a world in which, in Africa more people have access to mobiles phones than to clean drinking water.Sandre's work with practitioners who are coming to terms with digital technologies usefully complements the growing scholarly literature in diplomacy and communication studies.Andreas Sandre offers keen insights regarding how the 21st Century?interconnected global information environment is generating?greater public pressure on foreign policymaking and how diplomats?of all stripes must adapt as a result.Digital Diplomacy offers fresh, compelling insights into how digital technology?is re-defining the future of public diplomacy. This highly informative book is?an important contribution to the growing discussion and study of the?intersection?between technology and diplomacy.Throw the old diplomatic rule books out! Andreas Sandre explains how digital diplomacy is impacting and changing traditional diplomatic channels. Digital Diplomacy presents new challenges for diplomats and governments to overcome, and at the same time fuels innovative government efforts to listen to and engage with citizelӪ