Diplomacy in the Digital Age

By Brian Hocking and Jan Melissen
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Conclusion

Understanding the nature and implications of digital diplomacy is clouded by the varying usages that the term currently embraces. Whilst no single perspective is 'right' or 'wrong', it is important to appreciate the meanings and implications that each conveys. Having said that, it hard to predict how patterns of 'digital disruption' with their balance of constraints and opportunities are likely to play out. The picture is confused by the broader 'offline' evolutionary trends in all levels of diplomatic practice, and as the growing 'hybridity' of media is matched by a growing 'hybridity' of diplomacy in the digital era. More varied forms of diplomacy develop to deal with the growing range of global, regional and local challenges.

Table 3.1 Perspectives on Digital Diplomacy
 


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