PART I: 2011 * The Political Revolution * The Media Revolution * PART II: Diplomacy Turned Upside-Down * Traditional Diplomacy and the Cushion of Time * The Arrival of Rapid-Reaction Diplomacy * The Expeditionary Diplomat and the Case for Public Diplomacy * PART III: Social Media and Political Change * The Promise of Networks * Ripple Effects * Looking Ahead
The political revolution -- The media revolution -- Traditional diplomacy and the cushion of time -- The arrival of rapid-reaction diplomacy -- The expeditionary diplomat and the case for public diplomacy -- The promise of networks -- Ripple effects -- Looking ahead
Summary
Real-Time Diplomacy explores the media's role in the process of political change. As a backdrop to the events of 2011, this book examines how diplomacy has evolved as media have gradually reduced the time available to policy makers. It analyzes the workings of real-time diplomacy and the opportunities for media-centered diplomacy programs that bypass governments and directly engage foreign citizens. The book also discusses the ways that lessons from recent electoral campaigns - such as Barack Obama's use of social media in his 2008 presidential race - are applicable to emerging democracies around the world. Also examined are the root causes of the public anger that led to revolution: the social inequities, out-of-touch autocrats, repressive tactics, and other factors that were the tinder set afire by media's sparks
