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In light of the events of 2011, Real-Time Diplomacy examines how diplomacy has evolved as media have gradually reduced the time available to policy makers. It analyzes the workings of real-time diplomacy and the opportunities for media-centered diplomacy programs that bypass governments and directly engage foreign citizens.

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How can diplomacy shape events unfolding on mass media in real time?

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PART I: 2011 The Political Revolution The Media Revolution PART II: DIPLOMACY TURNED UPSIDE-DOWN Traditional Diplomacy and the Cushion of Time The Arrival of Rapid-Reaction Diplomacy The Expeditionary Diplomat and the Case for Public Diplomacy PART III: SOCIAL MEDIA AND POLITICAL CHANGE The Promise of Networks Ripple Effects Looking Ahead

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PHILIP SEIB Professor of Journalism and Public Diplomacy and of International Relations at the University of Southern California, USA, and director of USC´s Center on Public Diplomacy.

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