Publicly mediated diplomacy through online subsidies and the promotion of peace

Montoya Londoño, Catalina (2025) Publicly mediated diplomacy through online subsidies and the promotion of peace. In: News Media and War in the Digital Age: In the Shadow of Western Military Intervention. Routledge. (Accepted for Publication)

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Abstract

This chapter examines how various countries such as USA, Canada, Sweden and the UK and a range of international organisations aim to influence public perceptions about peacebuilding in targeted countries through public mediated diplomacy efforts. Specifically, it explores the role of online information subsidies (e.g., statements, press briefings, news stories and fact sheets) as a venue for perception management regarding the transition to post-conflict environments through spatial framing. Drawing on contemporary literature in the area, the author argues that online subsidies constitute a key mediated public diplomacy strategy for agenda and frame-building purposes, directed not only towards international news media but also publicly accessible to anyone with internet access. Framing through online subsidies in this fashion links traditional and contemporary diplomatic practice as well as news production and public relations transference of values. Underpinned by an understanding of mediated public diplomacy in a constructivist fashion, the author emphasises the role of international communicative engagement in fostering a public good such as peace, beyond national interests and image building.

Item Type:	Book Section
Keywords:	Public mediated diplomacy, Colombia, Peacebuilding, spatial framing, international cooperation
Faculty / Department:	Faculty of Creative Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities
Depositing User:	Catalina Montoya Londono
Date Deposited:	20 Jan 2025 14:27
Last Modified:	20 Jan 2025 14:27
URI:	https://hira.hope.ac.uk/id/eprint/4556

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