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INF 390N – Information Policy: Strategic Communications For National Security

Unique ID:27849Syllabus:Room:SRH 3.312Days:MonTime:9:00 am - 12:00 pm Prerequisites: Graduate standing. Additional prerequisites may vary with the topic. Description: Critical examination of conflicts and trends in information policy in private organizations and in federal, state, and international public-sector organizations. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.Instructor: Alan Kessler Cross-listing of P A 388K, offered by the LBJ School of Public Affairs. Topic description from Public Affairs: This seminar will examine the history and modern practice of strategic communications, focusing on how government agencies use information campaigns to shape foreign perceptions of national security issues. Through selected readings, lectures, class discussions, and research, participants will examine how the U.S. government and, to a lesser extent, foreign governments develop and implement information campaigns to support strategic commu..

Funds for NGOs

www2.fundsforngos.org [scroll down entry] IOC Women and Sport Awards: Promoting the Advancement of Gender Equality in Sport Australia Awards in Indonesia: Seeking Applications for Alumni Grant Scheme Netherlands Enterprise Agency: Seeking Applications for SDG Partnership Facility (SDGP) Thomas Wall Trust: Grants for UK Registered Charities Applications Open for New Zealand Communities Growth Trust Grant Round 2018! UNESCO RFPs: Support to Girls’ Right to Education and Safeguarding Cultural Heritage through Education in Pakistan Efficiency for Access Coalition: Inviting Applicants for Research & Development (R&D) Fund U.S. Mission to Ukraine: Seeking Applications for Democracy Commission Small Grants Program U.S. Embassy in Marshall Islands: 2019 Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation Large Grants Competition U.S. Embassy in Marshall Islands: 2019 U.S. AFCP Small Grants Competition Australian Embassy in the Philippines: Seeking Proposals for 2018 Direct Aid Program (DAP) Call for Pr..

U.S. Mission to Ukraine: Seeking Applications for Democracy Commission Small Grants Program

www2.fundsforngos.org image (not from entry) from Deadline: 7 December 2018The U.S. Embassy Kyiv of the U.S. Department of State has announced an open competition for organizations to submit applications aimed at supporting free, fair, and transparent Presidential and Parliamentary Elections 2019 in Ukraine.ActivitiesProposals may include, but should not be limited to the following activities:Conducting voter education campaigns focused on election procedures, integrity, and the threat of disinformation.Organizing non-partisan “get-out-the-vote” drives to mobilize people to vote. Increasing young voters’ turnout with peer-to-peer activities.Identifying and encouraging special groups to educate voters and increase public participation, including internally displaced persons, Roma, veterans of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, and elderly populations.Protecting electoral rights for vulnerable populations.Funding InformationEstimated Total Program Funding: $200,000Award Ceiling: $20,000A..

Senior Public Affairs Specialist – Embassy of the United States of America

Senior Public Affairs Specialist The United States Consulate General invites applications for the Senior Public Affairs Specialist position located in our Public Affairs Section in Auckland.Directing an exciting spectrum of programs, the Senior Public Affairs Specialist is responsible for managing a team of three Public Affairs staff; leading Consulate General engagement with key opinion leaders in the media, science, business, political and other sectors; developing substantive programs to connect with these and other audiences on key policy issues; supporting visiting U.S. experts and speakers; supporting media outreach; and organizing public diplomacy [JB emphasis] programs in the Cook Islands and Niue. The incumbent reports directly to the Public Affairs Officer.If you are a communications/public affairs professional, and fostering ties between the U.S. and NZ in a range of areas sounds like your specialty, we would like to hear from you.The starting salary range for this position ..

The House of Traditions Took Over the Location of the Balassi Institute in...

TAG: GLOBAL PUBLIC DIPLOMACY NETWORK image from magyaridok.hu (translation) MONDAY, 19 NOVEMBER 2018 MONDAY 14:53 GPDNet was launched in 2014 with the initiative of South Korea with a view to launching a common platform for small and medium-sized countries to exchange cultural diplomatic experiences.

Visiting Research Chair in Public Diplomacy at the University of Southern California

killamfellowships.com US$25,000 for 4 months September or January Brad Hector Fulbright Canada Program Officer (Scholars) Resident in the Center on Public Diplomacy [JB emphasis] at the University of Southern California (USC), the Fulbright Visiting Research Chair will conduct research, write a paper for publication by the Center, and teach one course in the USC Master of Public Diplomacy Program. In addition, the Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Public Diplomacy will have opportunities to deliver public lectures, give seminar presentations, participate in conferences and related research, and otherwise contribute to the intellectual life of the university. The USC Center on Public Diplomacy at the Annenberg School (CPD) was established in August 2003 as a partnership between the USC Annenberg School for Communication and the USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences’ School of International Relations. It is a joint scholarly research, policy analysis and..

John H. Brown

A Princeton PhD, was a U.S. diplomat for over 20 years, mostly in Central/Eastern Europe, and was promoted to the Senior Foreign Service in...

Russia, North Korea discuss bolstering youth exchange programs – official

tass.com image (not from article) from According to the head of the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs Alexander Bugayev, they were interrupted due to some reasons PYONGYANG, November 18. /TASS/. Russia and North Korea are considering plans of stepping up cooperation to organize youth exchange programs, Head of the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs Alexander Bugayev said on Sunday. Bugayev said he plans to discuss with Pak Chol-min, First Secretary of the Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League, who is in charge of youth policy in North Korea, the idea of "intensifying youth exchange programs, including exchanges between the leaders of youth organizations and youth movements." According to the official, Russia and North Korea began youth exchanges a long time ago, but they were interrupted due to some reasons. The current visit of the Head of Russia’s Federal Agency for Youth Affairs to Pyongyang is held for the first time in the history of bilateral relations. Bugayev expects that this w..

Qatar elected as new president of Global Public Diplomacy Network

Joseph Varghese, gulf-times.com *The organisation’s 5th General Assembly gathers its members at Katara to discuss various topics and future projectsMembers of the Global Public Diplomacy [JB emphasis] Network (GPDNet) have unanimously elected Qatar as the next president of the organisation during the start of its fifth General Assembly at Katara – the Cultural Village on Sunday (November 18), it was announced.GPDNet, which was founded in 2014 in Seoul, South Korea, serves as a platform that contributes to international community through cultural and civil society initiatives by sharing knowledge and encouraging co-operation. It is comprised of non-profit national level institutions promoting cultural and public diplomacy.The Network’s current president, Turkey, will hand-over the leadership to Qatar in June next year for a three-year term.“The election was held after high level discussions, both on the cultural and diplomatic level. This time it was held in a new format to cover everyo..

Chair for diplomacy and cyberspace / cátedra de diplomacia y ciberespacio

Instituto Europeo de Estudios Internacionales (IEEI) Image from article, with heading, "The Director of the Chair is Shaun Riordan" The Chair for Diplomacy and Cyberspace will explore the full range of current and future interactions between diplomacy and cyberspace. It will do so through the focus of the three vertices of diplomacy: agency (who – or what – is doing the diplomacy), process (the tools and techniques of diplomacy) and subject matter (the areas to which diplomacy is applied). Agency will be explored in the sense of what kinds of human actors can count as diplomats in managing the problems of cyberspace. The increasing range of state and non-state actors participating in international debates has important implications for the practice of diplomacy. This is especially true in cyberspace, where digital tools and other technologies enhance the capacities of non-state actors. The Chair will explore the nature of these actors, how they interact with government diplomats, and w..