Philip Seib is Professor of Journalism and Public Diplomacy and Professor of International Relations at the University of Southern California. From 2009 until 2013, he was director of USC�s Center on Public Diplomacy. He is author or editor of numerous books, including The Al Jazeera Effect; Global Terrorism and New Media; Al Jazeera English; Real-Time Diplomacy; Religion and Public Diplomacy; and The Future of Diplomacy. He writes frequently for Huffington Post and is editor/co-editor of two academic book series and founding co-editor of the journal Media, War, and Conflict.

"An extremely well-written book."—The Foreign Service Journal"Seib delivers a stimulating and exciting book that invites dialogue about diplomacy, social media, and the public square. His new work reverberates with the same energy as the information revolution described in it. A must-read for those interested in the intersection of media and diplomacy."—Tara Sonenshine, former under secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs"What a stimulating and illuminating theme–that the once insular world of secret diplomacy has been utterly transformed by new media, with consequences huge and uncertain. Thanks to Seib's insights and graceful writing, we discover and learn about the pluses and minuses of the new world of diplomacy."—Marvin Kalb, senior adviser to the Pulitzer Center, and Harvard Professor Emeritus"In a world of the fastest evolution ever, Philip Seib contributes to the ongoing debate in diplomatic studies with a short yet very accurate and interesting title that mixes the current points of view on both the communications' and international relations' epistemic communities."—The Hague Journal of Diplomacy"A comprehensive analysis of the changes social media is prompting in how governments manage foreign policy."—The SAIS Review of International Affairs

• PrefaceIntroductionChapter 1 Open DiplomacyChapter 2 The Rise of Public DiplomacyChapter 3 States and Non-StatesChapter 4 Staying on TrackChapter 5 Shaping Diplomacy's FutureIndex

Philip Seib is Professor of Journalism and Public Diplomacy and Professor of International Relations at the University of Southern California. From 2009 until 2013, he was director of USC�s Center on Public Diplomacy. He is author or editor of numerous books, including The Al Jazeera Effect; Global Terrorism and New Media; Al Jazeera English; Real-Time Diplomacy; Religion and Public Diplomacy; and The Future of Diplomacy. He writes frequently for Huffington Post and is editor/co-editor of two academic book series and founding co-editor of the journal Media, War, and Conflict.

"An extremely well-written book."—The Foreign Service Journal"Seib delivers a stimulating and exciting book that invites dialogue about diplomacy, social media, and the public square. His new work reverberates with the same energy as the information revolution described in it. A must-read for those interested in the intersection of media and diplomacy."—Tara Sonenshine, former under secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs"What a stimulating and illuminating theme–that the once insular world of secret diplomacy has been utterly transformed by new media, with consequences huge and uncertain. Thanks to Seib's insights and graceful writing, we discover and learn about the pluses and minuses of the new world of diplomacy."—Marvin Kalb, senior adviser to the Pulitzer Center, and Harvard Professor Emeritus"In a world of the fastest evolution ever, Philip Seib contributes to the ongoing debate in diplomatic studies with a short yet very accurate and interesting title that mixes the current points of view on both the communications' and international relations' epistemic communities."—The Hague Journal of Diplomacy"A comprehensive analysis of the changes social media is prompting in how governments manage foreign policy."—The SAIS Review of International Affairs

• PrefaceIntroductionChapter 1 Open DiplomacyChapter 2 The Rise of Public DiplomacyChapter 3 States and Non-StatesChapter 4 Staying on TrackChapter 5 Shaping Diplomacy's FutureIndex

Philip Seib is Professor of Journalism and Public Diplomacy and Professor of International Relations at the University of Southern California. From 2009 until 2013, he was director of USC�s Center on Public Diplomacy. He is author or editor of numerous books, including The Al Jazeera Effect; Global Terrorism and New Media; Al Jazeera English; Real-Time Diplomacy; Religion and Public Diplomacy; and The Future of Diplomacy. He writes frequently for Huffington Post and is editor/co-editor of two academic book series and founding co-editor of the journal Media, War, and Conflict.

"An extremely well-written book."—The Foreign Service Journal"Seib delivers a stimulating and exciting book that invites dialogue about diplomacy, social media, and the public square. His new work reverberates with the same energy as the information revolution described in it. A must-read for those interested in the intersection of media and diplomacy."—Tara Sonenshine, former under secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs"What a stimulating and illuminating theme–that the once insular world of secret diplomacy has been utterly transformed by new media, with consequences huge and uncertain. Thanks to Seib's insights and graceful writing, we discover and learn about the pluses and minuses of the new world of diplomacy."—Marvin Kalb, senior adviser to the Pulitzer Center, and Harvard Professor Emeritus"In a world of the fastest evolution ever, Philip Seib contributes to the ongoing debate in diplomatic studies with a short yet very accurate and interesting title that mixes the current points of view on both the communications' and international relations' epistemic communities."—The Hague Journal of Diplomacy"A comprehensive analysis of the changes social media is prompting in how governments manage foreign policy."—The SAIS Review of International Affairs

• PrefaceIntroductionChapter 1 Open DiplomacyChapter 2 The Rise of Public DiplomacyChapter 3 States and Non-StatesChapter 4 Staying on TrackChapter 5 Shaping Diplomacy's FutureIndex