POLI 444 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Public Diplomacy, Autocracy, Nazi Propaganda
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A communications revolution: communications are not new to diplomacy, four aspects of the it revolution, increased speed. Cheaper now: increased transparency, when the telegraph was created communications was not bound, preserves networks. Increasing access because the day where everyone is wired is coming soon. Information flows so much more freely that transparency is achievable. Repression 2. 0 trying to block twitter. Britain riots in london caused cameron to find a way to censor social media to curtail communications amongst parties. Increased transparency creates reactions and the political fight moves to a new theatre. Our generation is born in a world where there is nothing particularly weird in engaging in social relationships. The public is getting increasingly involved in the activities of their: increased density, increased voice countries, a new political context, increased voice of political opportunities around the world. Adapting diplomacy: there is a fundamental incompatibility existing between speed and diplomacy.