Prerequisites: junior or senior standing. - Public diplomacy is the principal way in which states engage with overseas publics. The course examines the principles, functions, and practices of public diplomacy, as well as how they are affected by technological and political change. Effective Spring 2026, this course fulfills a single requirement in each of the following BU Hub areas: Digital Media Expression, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Social Inquiry 1.

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