tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725136950378904032.comments2020-06-30T11:45:10.525+05:30The Public Diplomacy BlogMadhurjyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00470954182383849803noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725136950378904032.post-39767866878877901812013-07-07T10:44:03.270+05:302013-07-07T10:44:03.270+05:30PD metrics should mirror social media metrics. DO...PD metrics should mirror social media metrics. DOS needs metrics for its other programs too. State Department's Office of CBA runs many business outreach efforts. It's a start. Evaluate them on dollar-based ROI, not headcount metrics. http://thirdeyeosint.blogspot.com/2013/07/effectiveness-of-state-department.htmlAnthony Alfidihttp://www.alfidicapital.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725136950378904032.post-49298087351862318902013-05-08T23:03:33.611+05:302013-05-08T23:03:33.611+05:30Media practitioners needn't wait till digital ...Media practitioners needn't wait till digital connectivity is more widespread.. that is being reactive. We need to be more proactive...even those who don't have broadband connections often have data plans on mobile phones..work with that. work to bridge the digital divide and be prepared to address the many that will come under the 'connected' spectrum... instead of waiting around for it to happen organically. they too have the right to access the information that the hyperconnected do.Aditinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725136950378904032.post-59271866025367765232012-09-17T01:18:02.844+05:302012-09-17T01:18:02.844+05:30Your first point brings up a delicate subject. You...Your first point brings up a delicate subject. You state, “Americans… are surprisingly ill informed and inward looking. Maybe it results in situations where responsible exercise of influence becomes difficult. Maybe it’s time to institutionalise a process by which Americans realise the depth and breadth of their engagement across the world and what it means for the average American. It’s time the West learns to ‘make a point without making an enemy’.” <br />American education policy is almost entirely controlled by the state governments, not the federal government. Thus, the notion of a centralized policy of education regarding intercultural sensitivity would be a political impossibility. Moreover, the video which inspired at least some of the violence was made by an individual American—one of over 300 million individuals—hardly someone to be conflated with ‘the West’. Lastly, as he broke no law, the US government cannot constitutionally act on this in any way, save for a rhetorical ‘condemnation’ or ‘request’ that he reconsider his actions. Remember, just like the protests in Libya, Egypt, etc are not actions of the respective governments, the video made was not reflective of US foreign policy.<br /><br />I agree, the notion the US’s previous administration had that democracy in the Middle East would inherently be in the strategic interest of the United States was naïve. While I support the spread of democracy, I support it for the sake of the rights of the citizens of those countries, not because it serves the interests of the United States. The consequences of the Arab Spring will continue to challenge US foreign policy, and will require more understanding of the ‘Arab Street’ than ever before. But this increase in the voice of Arabs across the region, combined with new media, means increasing direct interaction between Arabs and Americans. While both groups certainly need to learn how to ‘get along’, we must be weary of suggesting government intervention. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08344053977681987932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725136950378904032.post-78880717409471542622012-08-09T14:26:37.184+05:302012-08-09T14:26:37.184+05:30Chappell is one Australian who thoroughly apprecia...Chappell is one Australian who thoroughly appreciates the problems and the benefits of one-day knock-out cricket and he says quite clearly that he believes the limited over game can do cricket the world of good.<br /><br />I am a huge fan of chappel.cricket equipmenthttp://www.thecricketstore.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725136950378904032.post-66280684047203678802012-07-30T08:09:25.720+05:302012-07-30T08:09:25.720+05:30Social Media has played a brand new role in servin...Social Media has played a brand new role in serving almost all aspect -- be it personal, networking and marketing. It is the trend these days because it's a nice source of direct marketing. <a href="http://www.3dcommunications.us/" rel="nofollow">FDA regulatory consultants</a>daniellaprice30https://www.blogger.com/profile/13744488430222426685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725136950378904032.post-74335556702000196272012-07-22T21:05:54.476+05:302012-07-22T21:05:54.476+05:30There is a lot of free and helpful information on ...There is a lot of free and helpful information on place branding at this website - www.strengtheningbrandamerica.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725136950378904032.post-68913479346983206522012-06-01T12:29:14.875+05:302012-06-01T12:29:14.875+05:30Hi,
Yes I did and connected with Philip as well o...Hi,<br /><br />Yes I did and connected with Philip as well on the same. We kind of agree on the 'product' and 'promote' connect!Madhurjyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00470954182383849803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725136950378904032.post-49298438367367365122012-05-30T20:28:52.256+05:302012-05-30T20:28:52.256+05:30Quick question, did you see Seib article on the Hu...Quick question, did you see Seib article on the Huff Post about China and soft power?Efe Sevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18254539424433619442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725136950378904032.post-42217423102972497022012-05-09T22:36:06.386+05:302012-05-09T22:36:06.386+05:30Thank you for your comments Efe. As a professional...Thank you for your comments Efe. As a professional communicator myself I believe brand building process happens over time in several stages. Creating an identity for a nation is a mix of conscious and unconscious efforts steeped in history and politics etc. I am not too sure how much of it can be controlled. You are absolutely right that for marketing firms is not any more than message dumping. PD on the other hand seems more of a method and a force multiplier for generating 'influence' and has the scope to be more dynamic than 'nation branding'.<br />Good to connect with you. Hope to continue this conversation.<br /><br />-- MadhurMadhurjyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00470954182383849803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725136950378904032.post-13196332963046202552012-05-09T18:41:24.803+05:302012-05-09T18:41:24.803+05:30Hi Madhur,
This is Efe. I am currently at America...Hi Madhur,<br /><br />This is Efe. I am currently at American University writing my doctoral dissertation on power and public diplomacy. Thank you for the nice post. I have a couple of points to add, if you don't mind.<br /><br />Let me start with a disclaimer. I am yet to understand the relation between public diplomacy and nation branding (and international relations/communication) myself. <br /><br />Nation branding is, I would say, a misleading name. It automatically makes people think about logos, slogans, visuals, ads - everything based on a mere exposure understanding. Unfortunately, most of the nation branding campaigns out there are carried out by marketing firms and solely rely on message dumping.<br /><br />Yet, a proper nation branding understanding includes inputs from internal and external audiences. It aims to create an identity for a given nation / region / city / place. (Simon Anholt, for instance, argues that 2% of nation branding is communication).<br /><br />Shortly, I argue that nation branding is a development exercise (and then you are expected to share the outcomes of the development move). It is not really the cover of a book in that sense, but is the book and the drafts you wrote before the final copy.<br /><br />What do you think?<br /><br />EfeEfe Sevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18254539424433619442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725136950378904032.post-87998219113558043022012-04-16T07:56:40.423+05:302012-04-16T07:56:40.423+05:30Madhur - You are exactly right. That is exactly th...Madhur - You are exactly right. That is exactly the challenge! How to have personality when representing a bureaucracy. You need to be serious and relevant, but also interesting and engaging. Let us all know if you come up with any good answers! Michael @PelletierMPMichael Phttp://newdelhi.usembassy.govnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725136950378904032.post-32322100312902403952012-02-07T15:53:07.116+05:302012-02-07T15:53:07.116+05:30Justice Katju,whose article on India:a land of imm...Justice Katju,whose article on India:a land of immigrants appeared in latest issue of Frontline smacks of Sanghist and rightist ideas.with due respect to Katju, it is a fact that many legal luminaries in India,except Justice Krishna Iyer,V.M.Tarkunde,Ahmadi etl.,do'nt have minimal literary,aesthetics,artistic sensibility to comprehend nuances of a work of art. In the West many judges have aliterature backround! But here is???????<br /><br />Krishna Pachegonker<br />Aurangabadkrishna pachegonkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03217927860519682606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725136950378904032.post-12125344568471912912012-02-02T15:21:22.004+05:302012-02-02T15:21:22.004+05:30The campaign is set just right. They need to fully...The campaign is set just right. They need to fully extend the cause.virtual officehttp://www.servcorp.com.my/virtual-offices/index.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725136950378904032.post-2220983047650019862011-11-30T12:01:35.538+05:302011-11-30T12:01:35.538+05:30This campaign is very well, but where is social me...This campaign is very well, but where is social media integration?Halil Ibrahim Izgihttp://halilibrahimizgi.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725136950378904032.post-92077125981290507172011-11-19T16:57:09.779+05:302011-11-19T16:57:09.779+05:30I like your concern . Today India and Bangladesh a...I like your concern . Today India and Bangladesh are holding a Secretart level meeting in India where visa availability process would be discussed for both the inhabitants. An interesting to find that the other issues all are related with public sphere like illegal migration and human trafficking . It seems as much the state security concern widens public diplomacy will get more scopes to strengthen its position as talisman.<br />We are trying on the same interest in our website www.fairbd.net . You are welcome to our endeavour.fairbdhttp://www.fairbd.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725136950378904032.post-6327879301202286922011-09-20T17:52:09.497+05:302011-09-20T17:52:09.497+05:30Excellent overview, it pointed me out something I ...Excellent overview, it pointed me out something I didn’t realize before. I should encourage for your wonderful work. I am hoping the same best work from you in the future as well. Thank you for sharing this information with us.<br />....................................<br /><a href="http://www.im4change.org/" rel="nofollow">Rural News Alerts</a>Tanu Mehtahttp://www.im4change.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725136950378904032.post-38836913743553514792011-07-18T19:46:30.370+05:302011-07-18T19:46:30.370+05:30The government's Track Record in implementing ...The government's Track Record in implementing a good educational policy has been very poor, the present need to revamp the educational system calls for urgency. But very little attention is being paid, we must stop relying on governments and individuals must take the initiative on your own, they must collaborate to make the educational system better.sscguideshttp://www.sscguides.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725136950378904032.post-54798927880548756092011-06-20T22:02:27.354+05:302011-06-20T22:02:27.354+05:30I have no idea why the edited version of what I wr...I have no idea why the edited version of what I wrote did not appear. but anyway, let me do it here in a new post . so the interpretation of the media messages might sometimes be problematic because the initial evaluator may think it is positive/negative/irrelevant etc.. so for that we have lead and principle evaluators .. I mean group work . <br />Some are using now the Logical Model for the evaluation inputs>activities>outcomes>impacts . <br />Also, the ODI have published a guide <br />http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=5252&title=monitoring-evaluation-me-policy-influence<br />Moner MurtajaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725136950378904032.post-81056354623569991922011-06-20T15:31:08.821+05:302011-06-20T15:31:08.821+05:30Madhur, I did evaluate the Turkish PD in UK as wel...Madhur, I did evaluate the Turkish PD in UK as well as ; if the TR PD is effective enough for the accession to the European Union. At the moment I am working on different PD researches in the Middle East. <br /><br />Now related to your comment of the difficulty to objectively and accurately measuring the outcomes .. you are right .. it all depends on the researcher interpretations and understanding of the data collected. <br />As example, a problem might happen while trying to evaluate media messages / news .. and if you go for qualitative or quantitative analysis .. if one evaluator will do it , then you might face a problem with the accuracy ; how this person evaluate or read the message ... he might need to sit for long hours to understand what does this news mean and if it is positive or negative.<br /> <br /><br />Moner MurtajaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725136950378904032.post-403622603689710402011-06-20T13:25:12.273+05:302011-06-20T13:25:12.273+05:30@Anonymous
Thanks Moner! Could you share some of ...@<a href="#c174343982428871711" rel="nofollow">Anonymous</a><br /><br />Thanks Moner! Could you share some of your experiences in evaluating PD programs? Apparently it is difficult to objectively and accurately measure outcomes.<br /><br />Best regards,<br />MadhurMadhurjyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00470954182383849803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725136950378904032.post-1743439824288717112011-06-20T13:03:14.433+05:302011-06-20T13:03:14.433+05:30Well Madhur , Anybody who will design new division...Well Madhur , Anybody who will design new division in the structure should be aware that an assessment of work must be done regularly, otherwise it is a loose of money, time and effort. <br /><br /> The problem is, generally embassies do supply the foreign ministries with reports of how their country looks like in the host country. <br />That is not done as we wish ... If the PD division will ask the embassies to fill up and update the related division of specific information on time. i.e the analysis of the image of the country in the host country's media in monthly based .. we will reach by the end of the year with ready data to be interpreted and evaluated with recommendations. If not, then the DP Division should consider working with a consultancy firm which will assign researchers to conduct the necessary research .. <br />It will be nonsense to establish a division to look over the PD and not to evaluate the work of that division properly .. where evaluating it is not a big deal if it is done in a structural way and in the correct time. <br /><br />Moner Murtaja <br />Specialist of Public Diplomacy and Strategic CommunicationsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725136950378904032.post-2047419973355014452011-05-19T13:26:33.438+05:302011-05-19T13:26:33.438+05:30The revolution from Egipt was an explosion of the ...The revolution from Egipt was an explosion of the community, against Mubarak politics. I think they had all the rights to raise against them and strike the politic alliances. Due this fact, now the people from Egipt are free and no longer under Mubarak rules.Tom Henshttp://www.uniblue.com/de/software/registrybooster/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725136950378904032.post-46323117609990687662011-03-16T15:19:07.613+05:302011-03-16T15:19:07.613+05:30Congrats to the Public Diplomacy Division, not onl...Congrats to the Public Diplomacy Division, not only for netting the award, but for using social media to get closer to the people. I consider public diplomacy as the 'human arm', and social media as the 'human touch' through which more people can understand and be understood. Looks like the Division is using these tools very effectively.Stephaniehttp://edip.diplomacy.edunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725136950378904032.post-23375071408413185572010-12-08T19:40:40.017+05:302010-12-08T19:40:40.017+05:30@Paul Rockower
Thanks Paul for the FYI. Please do...@<a href="#c2834232360246583504" rel="nofollow">Paul Rockower</a><br /><br />Thanks Paul for the FYI. Please do email me when you are in India. Always a pleasure to meet a reader!<br /><br />-- MadhurMadhurjyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00470954182383849803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4725136950378904032.post-28342323602465835042010-12-08T18:24:09.732+05:302010-12-08T18:24:09.732+05:30Hi Madhur,
Thought you might like this story on ...Hi Madhur,<br /> Thought you might like this story on Radio Taiwan International's Soft Power program on ADOC: http://blog.rti.org.tw/english/2010/11/13/soft-power-adoc/<br />click on the November 13th date on the listen here calendar.<br />best,<br />Paul<br />PS: I might be in India as soon as next month. Would love to meet to chat pd over some chai.Paul Rockowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15540196192076208577noreply@blogger.com