COMS420-20S2 (C) Semester Two 2020

Special Topic: Public Diplomacy

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 13 July 2020
End Date: Sunday, 8 November 2020
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 24 July 2020
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 25 September 2020

Description

Public diplomacy relates to efforts by state and non-state actors to influence public opinion in other countries. With the growth of soft power and new media and information technologies, public diplomacy is considered to be of growing importance in international relations. This course reviews the emerging theoretical literature on public diplomacy and a number of case studies on how different states have used public diplomacy in recent years to improve their international image.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Programme Coordinator.

Restrictions

DIPL430, POLS430

Equivalent Courses

DIPL430, POLS430

Course Coordinator

Natalia Chaban

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,884.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .

All COMS420 Occurrences

  • COMS420-20S2 (C) Semester Two 2020
  • COMS420-20S2 (D) Semester Two 2020 (Distance)
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