[ecrea] conference Defence, Diplomacy & Development – (Re)Shaping Societies: Global Tasks for Public Relations in the 21st Century

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*Conference programme announced.*

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*Defence, Diplomacy & Development – (Re)Shaping Societies: Global Tasks 
for Public Relations in the 21st Century*is a one-day conference being 
held at the London College of Communication, *_University of the Arts 
London_* on *_Monday 4th July _*from 9.30am to 4pm.

The conference brings together strategic communicators working within 
civil society and academics to explore and discuss the role of public 
relations and strategic communication theory and practice in shaping 
emerging and existing societies.

Speakers include:

   * Adrian Monck, Head of Public Engagement, *World Economic Forum -
     */Public engagement as a driver of change for good/
   * Professor Alister Miskimmon, Head of Department of Politics and
     International Relations, Royal Holloway, *University of London -
     */Strategic Narratives and Communication Power/
   * Kate Ferguson, Director of human rights NGO *Protection Approaches*
     and PaCCS Research Associate with the *University of Cambridge -
     */Countering Violent Extremism Through Communication Strategies/
   * Eva Grosman, *Centre for Democracy and Peace-Building*, Northern 
Ireland

Other contributors include: *Albany Associates*/, /a consultancy 
specialising in delivering communication strategies in challenging and 
transitional environments; practitioners from the *UK Government's ‘Good 
Governance Initiative’*; Dr Margalit Toledano, University of Waikato, 
editor and contributor to the forthcoming publication *‘International 
PR: Perspectives from Deeply Divided Societies’; *Professor David McKie 
who together with  Dr Toledano has written extensively on the subject of 
nation branding and other related areas, and Professor Ryszard 
Lawniczak, Military University of Technology (Warsaw) who developed the 
concept of *“transitional PR”* in Post-Communist Central and Eastern 
European states.

Through a series of keynote presentations, individual papers and panel 
discussions, answers to some of these questions will be considered: What 
is the role of PR in public diplomacy or setting global political 
agendas? How are states using communication strategically to support 
military campaigns? How can PR be used to help stabilisation efforts in 
post-conflict countries? What impact do these applied examples have on 
issues such as social development, social integration, social justice 
and peace-building, international relations and soft power?

*/_Book your place now:_/*

*Date:*Monday 4th July, 2016

*Venue:*London College of Communication, University of the Arts London, 
SE1 6SB

*Time:*9.30am to 4pm

*Tickets:*£41 (non-UAL) and £31 (UAL). To register go to: 
http://bit.ly/globaltasks

For more information, please email (s.collister /at/ lcc.arts.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(s.collister /at/ lcc.arts.ac.uk)> or (s.roberts-bowman /at/ lcc.arts.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(s.roberts-bowman /at/ lcc.arts.ac.uk)>.

Gloria Walker, ABC, FRSA,CertGA

Consultant in Strategic Communication

52 Melbury Avenue

Southall, Middlesex  UB2 4HT

United Kingdom

Tel:  +44 (0)208 574 0512

Mob:  +44 (0)7811 175597

Skype:  GloriaWalker8688

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