For centuries,diplomacy was the domain of an insular elite. The protagonists worked quietly,often secretly,until ready to unveil their accomplishments or lack thereof. Diplomats were comfortable in this closed environtment, speaking just to one another and paying little heed to those publics whose future might be shaped by their work. A central premise of this book is that the future of diploma…
The emergence of new media, concomitant with new democratic potentials and new forms of violence and terrorism worldwide, is not accidental. In the Al Jazeera effect, Philip Seib provides a thoughtful and sophisticated account of these salient political and media trends and how they interconnect. This book contains a wealth of information about the web, the blogosphere and satelite TV, with p…