Current Initiatives
Publications and Research
War Stories: The Causes and Consequences of Citizen Views of War (Princeton University Press, Matthew Baum & Tim Groeling, August 2009)
http://press.princeton.edu/titles/9084.html
Crossing the Divide: Intergroup Leadership in a World of Difference (Harvard Business School Press, Todd Pittinsky, ed., August 2009)
http://press.harvardbusiness.org/crossing-the-divide
Credible Public Diplomacy For Our Time, The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs, Vol. 32:3, Special Edition on Public Diplomacy; including “Public Diplomacy at the Crossroads,” Mark McDowell and “Nation Branding and Public Diplomacy: Challenges and Opportunities,” Bernard Simonin (The Fletcher School, Tufts University, Spring 2009)
http://fletcher.tufts.edu/forum/archives/sp_edSpring09.shtml
"Educating Study Abroad Participants to Serve as Citizen Diplomats: Strategies for the Campus-Based Study Abroad Administrator" (Jed Willard, in concert with the Working Group on Public Diplomacy and International Education, NAFSA: Association of International Educators, March, 2009)
http://international.ed.consulting.googlepages.com/ExchangeParticipantsasCitizenDiploma.pdf
Study of soft power of Western universities in the United Arab Emirates covering New York University Abu Dhabi, the Paris University Sorbonne Abu Dhabi, the American University in Dubai, the American University of Sharjah, the Dubai School of Government, and the US and French embassies to the UAE (Rasmus Bertelsen, February-March 2009)
"Turning International Volunteers into Citizen Diplomats: a Summary of Best Practices," Building Bridges Coalition (Jed Willard, February, 2009)
"Repairing American Public Diplomacy," Arab Media & Society, Issue 7 (William Rugh, February 2009)
http://www.arabmediasociety.com/?article=709
Study of non-sovereign-state public diplomacy: three-days in Québec with top diplomatic staff and academics, sponsored by the Province's Ministère des Relations Internationales (Jed Willard, Montreal and Québec City, December 2008)
“Enabling Public Diplomacy Field Officers to Do Their Jobs," Public Diplomacy Council (William Rugh, December 2008)
http://www.publicdiplomacycouncil.org/uploads/rugh.enablingpdfojobs.pdf
"Voices of America: US Public Diplomacy for the 21st Century," Brookings Institute (R. Nicholas Burns, Advisory Board; Joseph Nye, contributor; November 2008)
http://www.brookings.edu/reports/2008/11_public_diplomacy_lord.aspx
"The Pentagon and Public Diplomacy: In Flux," The Public Diplomacy Council (Jed Willard, April 2008)
http://www.publicdiplomacycouncil.org/uploads/DOD_PD_Willard.pdf
“Allophilia Project,” understanding and advancing attitudes beyond tolerance (Todd Pittinsky, ongoing)
http://www.allophilia.org/
Conferences, Seminars, and Presentations
“NATO’s Public Diplomacy in a Globalized Information Environment,” two-day workshop to identify potential solutions to the communications challenges faced by NATO in the 21st century (PDC, Winter 2010)
“The Past and Future of British Cultural Diplomacy,” seminar with Martin Davidson, CEO, British Council (PDC, December 2009)
“New Technologies and Political Organization,” seminar with Aneesh Chopra, US Chief Technology Officer (PDC, December 2009)
"From the Top: Government Sponsored Creativity," The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs Seminar on Cultural Politics (Doris Somer, November 2009)
"Public Diplomacy in a Post 9/11 World," seminar (William Rugh, October 2009)
“British Public Diplomacy in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran,” seminar with Simon Shercliff, FCO First Secretary, Foreign Security and Policy, Washington (PDC, October 2009)
“The Future of British Public Diplomacy,” seminar with Nic Hailey, Counsellor for Political, Economic and Communications at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (PDC, October 2009)
http://www.hks.harvard.edu/news-events/news/articles/ash-public-diplomacy-britain-oct09
“Public Diplomacy in the Age of Obama,” plenary event with Judith McHale, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs; Tom Korologos, Former Chairman, US Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy; Mike Medavoy, Chairman and Co-Founder, Phoenix Pictures and Co-Author, American Idol After Iraq; Jascha Franklin-Hodge, Co-founder and CTO, Blue State Digital; Douglas Wilson, Executive Vice President, The Howard Gilman Foundation (Matthew Baum & Joseph Nye, September 2009)
http://www.hks.harvard.edu/news-events/news/press-releases/ash-pr-mchale-sept09
"Re-Branding Israel," advisory session with Ido Aharoni, Senior Advisor to Israel's Foreign Minister and head of Israel's brand management team (Tarek Masoud, Bernard Simonin, & Michele Stanners, May 2009)
"Voices of America: International Exchange in Context," "Students Abroad in Film: Stereotypes or Accurate Images?" and reprise of "Exchange Participants as Citizen Diplomats: Best Practices," three presentations at NAFSA National Conference 2009 (Jed Willard, moderator, Los Angeles CA, May 2009)
http://proposals.nafsa.org/Abstract_Uploads/512.61212.GS108.pdf
“Science Diplomacy and Cultural Diplomacy,” seminar with Swiss delegation to the US (Bernard Simonin, participant, April 2009)
"Using Public Diplomacy to Fight the War on Terrorism: A U.S. Perspective," seminar (Nicholas Burns, April 2009)
"Practice of Public Diplomacy: A Pakistani Perspective," seminar with Maleeha Lodhi, Former Pakistani Ambassador to the US and UK (Organized by HKS Public Diplomacy Professional Interest Council (PD PIC), April 2009)
“European Union Public Diplomacy Practice,” seminar with Anthony Smallwood, Head of Press and Public Diplomacy, Delegation of the European Commission to the US (PDC, April 2009)
“The swissnex Model,” workshop on the Swiss public diplomacy model with swissnex founder Xavier Comtesse and Swiss Consul Pascal Marmier (PDC, March 2009)
“The Soft Power of American and French Universities in the Middle East,” presentation at International Studies Association annual convention (Rasmus Bertelsen, New York NY, February 2009)
“Exchange Participants as Citizen Diplomats: Best Practices," presentation at The Forum on Education Abroad Conference (Jed Willard, Portland OR, February 2009)
http://www.forumea.org/Sessions09.htm
“Elements of Smart Power: Reinventing Public Diplomacy,” Public Diplomacy Council / Gilman Foundation conference developing fundamental public diplomacy recommendations for the next US Administration (Joseph Nye, participant, Jacksonville FL, January 2009)
“Public Diplomacy Using Web 2.0 Technology,” seminar with James K. Glassman, US Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy (PDC, co-sponsor, December 2008)
“Contextual Factors and the Soft Power of American and French Origin Universities in the Middle East,” Dubai Initiative Seminar (Rasmus Bertelsen, October 2008)
"The Future of Soft Power and International Education," presentation at NAFSA National Conference (Jed Willard, panelist, Washington DC, May 2008)
http://www.scribd.com/doc/3879562/The-Future-of-Soft-Power-and-International-Education-NAFSA-2008-Handout
"Credible Public Diplomacy: a Lesson for Our Times," 100th Anniversary Edward R. Murrow Memorial Conference, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University (Bernard Simonin, Mark McDowell, & Jed Willard, collaboration and plenary panelists, Medford MA, April 2008)
http://fletcher.tufts.edu/murrow/pdf/Murrow_100th_Program.pdf
Groups and Committees
Task Force on U.S. Standing in World Affairs, American Political Science Association
http://www.apsanet.org/content_59477.cfm
Public Diplomacy Professional Interest Committee, Harvard Kennedy School
Working Group on Public Diplomacy and International Education, NAFSA: Association of International Educators
Boston World Partnerships, Boston City Government