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[ecrea] Event Announcement: Mediating Diplomacy: Strategies, Challenges, Methodologies

Tue Jul 12 22:22:30 GMT 2011



Just a quick note to let you know about an event taking place at The Open University, London which may be of interest,

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*Mediating Diplomacy: Strategies, Challenges, Methodologies*

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*An International Workshop*

*The Open University, Camden Town*

*28 July 2011*

*1-5pm*

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*/Keynote Speakers: Ali Fisher and Nick Cull/*

This workshop will debate strategies for engaging overseas citizens and publics, the challenges involved in ‘the art of intercultural dialogue’ (especially listening), and the adequacy of the methods and social listening tools currently available and in use for evaluating digital diplomacy initiatives. It will bring together researchers and practitioners working in the fields of diplomacy, international media and broadcasting and academia to identify best practice for operating in a multidimensional environment and contribute to policy debate.

The workshop is the first in a series of four that will take place over the coming year aimed at enabling greater knowledge exchange across organizations about the challenges of communicating across cultural and linguistic boundaries and mediating diplomacy.

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*The workshop will be followed by a wine reception (5-7pm) to celebrate the launch of a volume that addresses issues and practices of cultural diplomacy, co-edited by the organisers, entitled /Drama for Development: Cultural Translation and Social Change/ (Sage, India) *

More information is available here <http://thecommunicationspace.com/events/mediating-diplomacy-strategies>

Best wishes,

Sophie Painter

Marketing Assistant

SAGE Publications Ltd

1 Oliver's Yard

55 City Road

London

EC1Y 1SP

Tel: +44 (0) 2073248638

email: (sophie.painter /at/ sagepub.co.uk) <mailto:(sophie.painter /at/ sagepub.co.uk)>

www.sagepub.co.uk <http://www.sagepub.co.uk/>



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