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

Tue Apr 26 11:05:12 GMT 2016


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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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