Selected Publications Created by PDCA Members

PDCA Member Bruce Gregory surveys the periodical literature concerning public diplomacy.  A full list of Bruce Gregory’s Resources on Diplomacy’s Public Dimension can be found at the following link of the Institute for Public Diplomacy & Global Communication at the George Washington University:  https://ipdgc.gwu.edu/resources/bruce-gregorys-resources-on-diplomacys-public-dimension/
 

Journal Articles

Gregory, Bruce. “American Public Diplomacy: Enduring Characteristics, Elusive Transformation.” The Hague Journal of Diplomacy 6 (2011) 351-372, 2011.

Gregory, Bruce. “Public Diplomacy and National Security: Lessons from the U.S. Experience.” Small Wars Journal, 2008.

Lucas, John. “Intercultural Communication for International Programs: An Experientially-Based Course Design.” Journal of Research in International Education 2(3):301-314, 2003.

Somerville, Alistair. “A New Formula for the UN Security Council.” Global Security Review, June 2020.

Trent, Deborah. “Many Voices, Many Hands: Widening Participatory Dialogue to Improve Diplomacy’s Impact.” USC Center on Public Diplomacy, May 2018.

Walker, M. Karen. “Narratives of Engagement in U.S.–India Relations: A Look Back at the U.S.–India 123 Agreement Debate.” Hague Journal of Diplomacy 11 (2016):  49-77.

Walker, M. Karen. “The Rhetorical Work of Science Diplomacy:  Border-Crossing and Propheteering for U.S.-Muslim Engagement.”  Poroi 11, 2. December 2015.

Walker, Vivian. "Reimagining Public Diplomacy for the Digital Age." Foreign Service Journal, October 2024.

___"Say It With Statues: Brick and Mortar Revisionism in Orban’s Hungary.” War on the Rocks, February 8, 2019 (University of Texas: Texas National Security Network). 

___ "Crafting Resilient State Narratives in Post Truth Environments: Ukraine and Georgia," in Can Public Diplomacy Survive the Internet? Bots, Echo Chambers, and Disinformation (U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy), May 2017.
 

Member-authored Books and Contributed Chapters

Cull, Nicholas J. Reputational Security:  Refocusing Public Diplomacy for a Dangerous World. Hoboken, NJ:  Polity Press, 2024.

___. The Decline and Fall of the United States Information Agency:  American Public Diplomacy, 1989-2001. New York:  Palgrave Macmillan, 2012

___. The Cold War and the United States Information Agency:  American Propaganda and Public Diplomacy, 1945-1989. New York:  Cambridge University Press, 2008

Gregory, Bruce. Diplomacy's Public Dimension:  Practitioners as Change Agents in Foreign Relations. Palgrave Macmillan Series in Public Diplomacy. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2024.

Gilboa, Eytan, ed. A Research Agenda for Public Diplomacy. Northampton, MA:  Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023

Mueller, Sherry and Overmann, Mark. Working World: Careers in International Education, Exchange and Development. Georgetown University Press (Second Edition), 2014.

Snow, Nancy, and Nicholas J. Cull, eds. Routledge Handbook of Public Diplomacy, 2nd. ed. New York:  Routledge, 2020.

Walker, Vivian. “Reimagining U.S. Diplomatic Practice: The Case for Public Diplomacy,” Diplomacy’s Public Turn: Prospects for Theory and Practice, Kathy R. Fitzpatrick and Bruce Gregory, eds. (Palgrave MacMillan, 2025—forthcoming).

___ “Crisis and Narrative: The Case of San Bernardino,” The Routledge Handbook on Public Diplomacy, 2nd ed., Snow and Cull, eds. (Taylor and Francis: 2019).

___ “The Borderland Paradox: Framing Central Asia’s Current Economic and Security Challenges,” in Central Asia in the Era of Sovereignty: The Return of Tamerlane? Theresa Sabonis-Helf and Daniel Burghardt, eds. (Rowman & Littlefield, 2018).
 

Member-authored Book Reviews

Walker, Vivian. "The Propaganda Apocalypse," review of Seeing Red: Russian Propaganda and American News, Sarah Oates (Oxford University Press: 2024),

___. The Wine Dark Sea of the Information Age, review of Information at War: Journalism, Disinformation, and Modern Warfare, Philip Seib (Polity Press: 2021) in The Foreign Service Journal, July-August 2022.

___. “The Consequences of a Digital Age,” review of Atlas of AI: Power, Politics, and the Planetary Costs of Artificial Intelligence, Kate Crawford (Yale University Press: 2021) in The Foreign Service Journal, October 2021.

___ "Review of Weaponized Words: The Strategic Role of Persuasion in Violent Radicalization and Counter- Radicalization,"  Kurt Braddock (Cambridge University Press: 2020) in Prism Vol. 9, No. 2 (March 2021).

___ “Insights into Russia’s PD Challenges,” review of Russia’s Public Diplomacy: Evolution and Practice, Anna A. Velikaya and Greg Simons, eds. (Palgrave Macmillan: 2020) in The Foreign Service Journal, October 2020.
 

Public Diplomacy Council of America Publishing

The Public Diplomacy Council, one of PDCA’s predecessors, published five books, each one inspired by a Forum conference. In each book, readers will find a series of chapters authored by public diplomacy experts, each exploring a different facet of the topic. All books are available for purchase on Amazon.com. The most recent has been converted to digital format by the University of Southern California, where it can be downloaded at no charge.

Nontraditional U.S. Public Diplomacy
2016 Public Diplomacy Council

This volume edited by Deborah Trent, Ph.D., showcases key innovations and lessons in U.S. diplomacy.  Readers will find compelling engagement strategies and primary research for shaping and communicating policy among increasingly diverse, collaborative, and powerful publics. Eleven authors representing a variety of public diplomacy specialties, geographies, and sectors offer timely insights for new and seasoned readers of global relations. Obtain a free digital download at https://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/story/nontraditional-us-public-diplomacy.

The Last Three Feet: Case Studies in Public Diplomacy
2012 Public Diplomacy Council

This book offers a ground-level view of U.S. public diplomacy, written by contemporary practitioners of the discipline.  It is a unique resource for scholars, students, working public diplomats, and others with an interest in how policy relates to action in an overseas environment.  Edited by William P. Kiehl. 

Local Voices/Global Perspectives: Challenges Ahead for U.S. International Media
2008 Public Diplomacy Council

The anthology brings together exclusive contributions of 22 specialists in the field and examines issues facing publicly-funded overseas media networks in a rapidly changing world of digital, web-based media, and new distribution technologies. Edited by Alan Heil. 

America's Dialogue with the World
2006 Public Diplomacy Council

This book is an outgrowth of the Council's forum in October 2005. Eleven writers discuss the substance of communication between Americans and those of other nations, and the ways in which that dialogue takes place. Editor William Kiehl concludes: "Americans can do a much better job of listening as they carry out their relationships with the world. But the world, too, can do a better job of articulating its thoughts to America." 

Engaging the Arab & Islamic Worlds through Public Diplomacy: A Report and Action Recommendations
2004 Public Diplomacy Council

Inspired by the Council's 2004 February forum, this book presents the analyses of eleven seasoned professionals on the best public diplomacy tools for engaging the Arab and Islamic world. Together, their views demonstrate how a mix of new and classic methods could help practitioners interact more successfully with Arab and Muslim publics.