April First Monday Forum - Trends in International Relations Studies: Opportunities for Public Diplomacy
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 at this year’s International Studies Association Annual Convention, 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.
To register to attend in-person, click here. (Please note that the in-person meeting will last until 1:30 p.m.)
To register to watch the Forum via Zoom, click here. (The Zoom meeting will end at 1:00 p.m.)