Sweden: An Old Hand At Gastrodiplomacy
One of the most successful and reliable tactics of diplomacy is negotiation, an act that often takes place over lunch or dinner when everyone...
Turkey may ban Facebook and YouTube if Erdoğan wins elections
The Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, said Facebook and YouTube could be banned following local elections in March after leaked tapes of an...
Seven reasons why the public sector should use more video
Public sector use of video could reduce costs and improve employee engagement. Photograph: Newmann/zefa/Corbis
The latest civil service employee survey shows that engagement across Whitehall...
A Journey Through Sao Paulo: Innovations In Brazilian Public Diplomacy
The following is a journal entry from student writers Helene Imperiale and Emily Schatzle, directors of the Master of Public Diplomacy Delegation to São...
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 Ukraine protesters being spied on through cell phones, reports say
Major mobile phone providers in Ukraine deny that they're working with the nation's government to spy on protesters, who've brought a fresh and intense...
A year on GOV.UK – HMRC’s experience
Robin Riley, HMRC Head of Digital Engagement and project lead for HMRC’s corporate content on GOV.UK.
This week marks exactly one year since HMRC moved...
Jamie Oliver and the Gastrodiplomacy of Simulacra
By Francesco Buscemi
This work aims to investigate the gastrodiplomatic objectives of food travelogues on TV, and more precisely of the food travelogue Jamieʼs Great...
Cooking Up A Conversation: Gastrodiplomacy in Contemporary Public Art
By Carly Schmitt
Food is one of the oldest forms of exchange. Our mutual dependence on food is often cited as the most basic element...
A politician’s guide to winning the Internet (and influencing people)
It used to be easy to get the American public to pay attention to presidents. You could get the nation huddled around their radio...
Gastrodipomacy: The Case of the Embassy of Greece
Gastrodipomacy: The Case of the Embassy of Greece
By Zoe Kosmidou
In December 2013, the Embassy of Greece will begin applying the idea and theories of...
