With the growth of soft power and new media and information technologies, public diplomacy is of growing importance in international relations.
PD-PCF defines public diplomacy as efforts by state and non-state actors to influence opinion of the general public and key stakeholders in other countries. PD-PCF engages with study of public diplomacy tools and variants to improve international image and promote foreign policies.
In focus are monologue, dialogue and collaboration modes of public diplomacy. PD-PCF also explores how political actors involved in international relations and foreign policy use the media to formulate and project soft and hard power messages, and how stakeholder and public opinion of domestic and international standing can be effected by media (traditional and new).
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News and events
30 July 2026
Check out the latest Public Diplomacy and Political Communication (PD-PCF) news and events.
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News and events
Check out the latest Public Diplomacy and Political Communication (PD-PCF) news and events.
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News and events
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News and events
Check out the latest Public Diplomacy and Political Communication (PD-PCF) news and events.
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Our people
16 September 2025
The Public Diplomacy and Political Communication Forum (PD-PCF) is a multi-, inter-disciplinary research platform that unites leading experts and early career researchers in a transnational network in their study of public diplomacy and political communication. Learn more about PD-PCF people.
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Our people
The Public Diplomacy and Political Communication Forum (PD-PCF) is a multi-, inter-disciplinary research platform that unites leading experts and early career researchers in a transnational network in their study of public diplomacy and political communication. Learn more about PD-PCF people.
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Our people
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Our people
The Public Diplomacy and Political Communication Forum (PD-PCF) is a multi-, inter-disciplinary research platform that unites leading experts and early career researchers in a transnational network in their study of public diplomacy and political communication. Learn more about PD-PCF people.
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Projects
03 June 2026
The Public Diplomacy and Political Communication Forum (PD-PCF) partners with international experts and organisations and has a number of ongoing research projects. Learn more about PD-PCF projects.
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Projects
The Public Diplomacy and Political Communication Forum (PD-PCF) partners with international experts and organisations and has a number of ongoing research projects. Learn more about PD-PCF projects.
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Projects
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Projects
The Public Diplomacy and Political Communication Forum (PD-PCF) partners with international experts and organisations and has a number of ongoing research projects. Learn more about PD-PCF projects.
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Research
01 March 2024
PD-PCF is a multi-disciplinary research platform that unites experts and early-career researchers in studying public diplomacy and political communication. From books to articles, check out our PD-PCF research.
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Research
PD-PCF is a multi-disciplinary research platform that unites experts and early-career researchers in studying public diplomacy and political communication. From books to articles, check out our PD-PCF research.
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Research
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Research
PD-PCF is a multi-disciplinary research platform that unites experts and early-career researchers in studying public diplomacy and political communication. From books to articles, check out our PD-PCF research.
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Student hubs
20 August 2026
Student Research Hubs are interdisciplinary cross-level research groups. They comprise under- and postgraduate students who apply skills and knowledge from classes on political communication and public diplomacy to work with stakeholders who work in international political communication. Check out our current and past PD-PCF student hubs.
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Student hubs
Student Research Hubs are interdisciplinary cross-level research groups. They comprise under- and postgraduate students who apply skills and knowledge from classes on political communication and public diplomacy to work with stakeholders who work in international political communication. Check out our current and past PD-PCF student hubs.
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Student hubs
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Student hubs
Student Research Hubs are interdisciplinary cross-level research groups. They comprise under- and postgraduate students who apply skills and knowledge from classes on political communication and public diplomacy to work with stakeholders who work in international political communication. Check out our current and past PD-PCF student hubs.
