April FMF: Trends in IR Studies: Opportunities for Public Diplomacy

Join us on April 6 at noon to discuss trends in International Relations curricula and the resulting challenges and opportunities for public diplomacy and diplomacy studies.

This hybrid event features a virtual panel of three Deans whose schools are members of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs [APSIA]. David Van Slyke, Dean of Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs at Syracuse University, is confirmed. PDCA Co-President Vivian Walker, Ph.D., will offer opening remarks and moderate the panel.

After the panel, we will host for our in-person audience an off-the-record conversation with representatives of local APSIA schools facilitated by a member of PDCA’s Academic Study Committee.

This event focuses on the definitional work needed to advance joint scholarship in international relations and public diplomacy. We envision discussion on public diplomacy’s fit within university departments and programs.

Continuing dialogue that took place at this year’s International Studies Association annual meeting, we expect the program will increase awareness of public diplomacy practice and scholarship among APSIA’s members, and surface opportunities for collaborative research and co-teaching in response to the 2025 national security strategy and contemporary geopolitics.

The event will take place at noon at GWU's Elliott School (1957 E Street, NW, Room 505, Washington, D.C. 20052). For those who arrive before 11:40 a.m., a light lunch will be provided.

The April 6 program is cosponsored by PDCA, the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs, the USC Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy, and the GWU Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication.

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